How To Make Mexican Coleslaw

This Mexican Coleslaw recipe uses cumin, lime juice and agave syrup to put a Mexican spin on this traditional salad. This is a nice, bright side dish for for a molé dinner or enchiladas.

This recipe is naturally gluten free.

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Ingredients For Mexican Coleslaw:

• 1/2 Head of Cabbage, grated
• 2 Large Carrots, grated
• 1/2 Cup Cilantro leaves, chopped
• 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Pepper
• 1/3 Cup Lime Juice
• 1 Tablespoon Agave Syrup

Grate the Cabbage and Carrots

We use our food processor to grate the cabbage and carrots because it is so much easier. You can grate them by hand if you prefer.

Add the Cilantro

Next we’ll add the chopped cilantro. You can adjust the amount of cilantro to suit your taste or even omit it entirely. We’ll stir all the vegetables together before making the dressing.

Make the Mexican Coleslaw Dressing

We’ll start our dressing by putting the oil and garlic into a small food processor. You can use whatever blender you have for this job.

Season With Salt and Pepper

Cumin

We’ll add some cumin to help build the Mexican flavors in our dressing.

Lime Juice

We know that limes are not just for margaritas! We’ll add some lime juice to our dressing.

Agave Syrup

We’ll add a little splash of agave syrup to sweeten the salad just a bit and we’re ready to blend it all together.

Pour On the Dressing

The final step is to pour the dressing over the vegetables and mix everything thoroughly.

Let Sit For At Least 1 Hour

We want to give the vegetables some time to soak up all the flavors so we’ll put the Mexican Coleslaw in the refrigerator for at least an hour. You can make this a day ahead because it’s even better the next day.

For another coleslaw idea you can try our Pineapple Coleslaw Recipe.

Mexican Coleslaw is a great side dish for any of our Mexican Main Dish Recipes.

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