Up until I became an enthusiastic home cook, I thought coleslaw was defined as that milky sweet stuff in a styrofoam cup from a certain fried chicken chain restaurant and only a few if any bites were eaten. Now, I've got an all new take on "slaw". I've made it a few times in the past and recently created a new recipe. While technically to be coleslaw it should contain cabbage, I suppose, if asked, I'd (potentially incorrectly) broaden the definition to include earthy, grated vegetables such as beets, carrots, and now kohlrabi.
This was my first time cooking with kohlrabi. I had never seen or heard of it until about five years ago. I found one over the weekend at a farmstand for only 25 cents... so I decided to give it a whirl.
First, I looked for some information on it in my favorite reference cookbook for vegetables, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. While kohlrabi didn't have its own entry (surprisingly, because Madison's book is very thorough) it was found in the index among recipes for grated vegetable salads. Which, if you are a purist, my recipe would be called rather than a slaw. Next, I went to my favorite visual internet resource, Foodgawker, to search for kohlrabi slaw recipes.
After searching for inspiration and some thinking about what would taste good for lunch, this is what I ended up with:
2 cups raw kohlrabi, grated
2 medium sized carrots, grated
2 apples, grated
1 Tablespoon grated ginger
1/2 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon mustard
3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
3-4 Tablespoons olive oil
grate kohlrabi, carrots and apples in food processor with the grating attachment, or box grater.
grate ginger using a finer grater, such as a microplane.
place vegetables, ginger and walnuts in a bowl. mix well... hands work best to get separate and combine the tiny match-stick pieces of vegetables.
in a separate bowl, mix mustard, vinegar and oil to make a dressing then add to salad.
serve right away at room temperature or cover and refrigerate until lunch time.
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This was my first time cooking with kohlrabi. I had never seen or heard of it until about five years ago. I found one over the weekend at a farmstand for only 25 cents... so I decided to give it a whirl.
First, I looked for some information on it in my favorite reference cookbook for vegetables, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. While kohlrabi didn't have its own entry (surprisingly, because Madison's book is very thorough) it was found in the index among recipes for grated vegetable salads. Which, if you are a purist, my recipe would be called rather than a slaw. Next, I went to my favorite visual internet resource, Foodgawker, to search for kohlrabi slaw recipes.
After searching for inspiration and some thinking about what would taste good for lunch, this is what I ended up with:
Kohlrabi Slaw aka "kohl slaw"
or
Grated Kohlrabi, Carrot and Apple salad
2 cups raw kohlrabi, grated
2 medium sized carrots, grated
2 apples, grated
1 Tablespoon grated ginger
1/2 cup walnuts
1 teaspoon mustard
3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
3-4 Tablespoons olive oil
grate kohlrabi, carrots and apples in food processor with the grating attachment, or box grater.
grate ginger using a finer grater, such as a microplane.
place vegetables, ginger and walnuts in a bowl. mix well... hands work best to get separate and combine the tiny match-stick pieces of vegetables.
in a separate bowl, mix mustard, vinegar and oil to make a dressing then add to salad.
serve right away at room temperature or cover and refrigerate until lunch time.
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