A few weeks ago our neighbor and friend became an American citizen. He’s English but married to an American, and so we threw a party involving gun magazines, fanny packs, and all kinds of tacky-as-hell American flag nonsense. It was kind of amazing, and of course American food was on the menu. Cheez-Its were practically the main course.
Now, I don’t know if slaw is necessarily American originally, but it sure as heck feels like a native food at this point. Plus, it’s easy to make and can be a healthy side dish alternative for this time of year when grilling out is starting to happen a lot. On this particular night we ended up with about 5 starchy side dishes (ain’t nothing wrong with that), so this was a nice light addition to the mix. Plus – the apple + grainy mustard is a combination I have a feeling I’m going to be using a LOT this year. It was really delicious and there were zero leftovers of this dish, which I think speaks volumes about slaw, which is sometimes more of an afterthought.
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