Isaac's Cabbage Slaw

In celebration of KOHO Radio's Cooking in the KOHO host Isaac Kaplan-Woolner's great news that he took a job as a producer for Rick Steves, I am posting his cabbage slaw recipe.

Isaac is like me: he's a concoctionist, and although he has a basic recipe in his head, it is not the same recipe every time he makes it. I recently asked him for the ingredient list, and wrote down amounts as I made it. I checked with him and he thought they seemed about right, but feel free to change up the amounts to your tastes.


Cabbage Slaw
1/2 small head of cabbage
1/3 cup finely diced green onion
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
1/2 cup shaved carrots

Dressing
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon celery seed or 2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
1/4 cup olive oil
OR
1/8 cup olive oil
1/8 cup plain yogurt

Combine all the ingredients for the slaw in a large bowl. Set aside.

To make the dressing, crush the garlic, brown sugar and sea salt in a bowl with the back of a spoon until you form a paste. Add mustard, lime juice, vinegar and celery seed. Mix until well blended.
Add either 1/4 cup of olive oil, or olive oil mixed with plain yogurt. Combine throughly, then mix into the cabbage slaw. Refrigerate and let sit to allow the flavors to marry.

Serve with fish, fish tacos, or barbecue...or pretty much anything else.