This is not your typical coleslaw. It's actually one of my very favorite side salads. It's so tasty, crunchy, and satisfying, you might find yourself making it all the time! It’s chock full of great-for-you ingredients thanks to fiber-rich cabbage, and fall ingredients such as chopped apples, and dried cranberries. In addition, it’s tossed in a dreamy, low-fat, homemade honey mustard dressing. Each ½ cup serving has 55 calories and 1 gram of fat. This is sure to become your favorite go-to side salad for chicken, turkey, beef, pork, or fish. Add some chicken or turkey and serve it as a main-course salad.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Coleslaw:
- 1 (12 oz) bag coleslaw, about 5 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 cups (~1 large) red apple, chopped, (not peeled) such as Honeycrisp, Gala, or Fuji
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Honey Mustard Dressing Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise, I like Best Foods Light (Hellman’s)
- 3 tablespoons nonfat plain Greek yogurt or nonfat plain yogurt
- 2½ tablespoons spicy brown mustard or yellow mustard (not Dijon)
- 1½ tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add all coleslaw ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Toss coleslaw with dressing just before serving.
- This recipe can easily be cut in half or doubled for a crowd.
- It makes a delicious main course salad. To turn into a large salad, see serving tips below.
Notes
Makes 6 cups total (each side serving ½ cup)
Healthy Benefits
Cabbage contains a good amount of vitamins C, A, and fiber. Apples are a rich source of flavonoids and polyphenols. Both are powerful antioxidants. Cranberries have been valued for their ability to reduce the risk of urinary infections for hundreds of years.
Prep Tips
To make this salad easy to prep, buy an already shredded bag of cabbage. This slaw and dressing can be prepared earlier in the day. To keep this coleslaw or any slaw from getting soggy, don’t toss in the dressing until ready to serve.
Serving Tips
This coleslaw makes a yummy side for chicken, beef, pork, or fish. In addition, it makes 4 vegetarian main course salads. Each main course salad (1½ cups) has 164 calories, 3g fat, and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS!  You can add a little reduced-fat cheese to make it more substantial. Chicken also tastes great added to this coleslaw.
WW SmartPoints 2-Blue
WW SmartPoints 2-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 1
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Healthy Benefits
Cabbage contains a good amount of vitamins C, A, and fiber. Apples are a rich source of flavonoids and polyphenols. Both are powerful antioxidants. Cranberries have been valued for their ability to reduce the risk of urinary infections for hundreds of years.
Prep Tips
To make this salad easy to prep, buy an already shredded bag of cabbage. This slaw and dressing can be prepared earlier in the day. To keep this coleslaw or any slaw from getting soggy, don’t toss in the dressing until ready to serve.
Serving Tips
This coleslaw makes a yummy side for chicken, beef, pork, or fish. In addition, it makes 4 vegetarian main course salads. Each main course salad (1½ cups) has 164 calories, 3g fat, and 4 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS!  You can add a little reduced-fat cheese to make it more substantial. Chicken also tastes great added to this coleslaw.
WW SmartPoints 2-Blue
WW SmartPoints 2-Green
WW POINTS PLUS 1
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| SKINNY FACTS: for ½ cup serving 55 calories, 1g fat, 0g sat. fat, 0mg chol, 1g protein, 11g carbs, 2g fiber, 78mg sodium, 7g sugar |
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Skinny Facts
Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 55kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 78mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gBlue Smart Points: 2Green Smart Points: 2Plus Points: 1
Made this tonight along side chicken wings. So Good! So Easy! Thanks
Sounds like a wining combination Cheryl. Thanks for your feedback!
My best,
Nancy