Keto Coleslaw
Creamy keto coleslaw that stays crunchy for three days, because the cabbage is salted and squeezed dry before it ever meets the dressing. No sugar, celery seed for the flavor that makes it taste like coleslaw. 3.7g net carbs per serving, makes 8.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Salting & Chilling 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 168 kcal
- 1 1/2 lb green cabbage 680 g, about half a large head, finely shredded
- 1 tsp fine sea salt for salting the cabbage, mostly rinsed away
- 1 small carrot 50 g, grated
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise 165 g, full-fat with no added sugar
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp powdered allulose blend powdered, never granulated
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard plain yellow, not grainy
- 1 tsp celery seed do not skip it
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper freshly ground
Shred: Quarter and core the green cabbage and slice it as thinly as possible, on a mandoline or with a food processor disc. Grate the carrot on the large holes of a box grater and set it aside separately.
Salt: Toss the cabbage with the fine sea salt in a colander set over a bowl and leave 30 minutes. Do not salt the carrot.
Rinse and squeeze: Rinse the cabbage under cold water to wash the salt off, then wring it out hard in a clean kitchen towel, in batches, until it is damp rather than wet.
Dressing: Whisk the mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, powdered allulose blend, yellow mustard, celery seed, onion powder and black pepper together until smooth. It should taste slightly too sharp on a spoon; the cabbage will dilute it.
Toss and chill: Add the squeezed cabbage and grated carrot, toss until every strand is coated, cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
The salting step is the recipe. Thirty minutes in salt, then rinsed and squeezed, is what keeps this crunchy for three days instead of watery in three hours.
Rinse the salt off before dressing, or the finished slaw is far too salty. The nutrition figures assume it is rinsed.
Powdered sweetener only. Granulated will not dissolve in a cold mayonnaise dressing.
Storage: airtight in the refrigerator 3 days. Tip off any liquid that gathers and stir. Do not freeze.
Leaving the carrot out brings a serving to about 3.3g net carbs. Keyword creamy cabbage salad, Gluten-Free, keto coleslaw, keto side dish, low carb coleslaw, sugar free coleslaw