Island-Style Coleslaw

This flavourful, creamy coleslaw is great with rice and peas and jerk (Jamaican spicy) chicken as part of an authentic West Indian menu.

• Slow-Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches

Chilling Time: 1 hour

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup (150 mL) regular or light mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) fresh lime juice
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp (5 mL) prepared mustard
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper
• 4 cups (1 L) shredded Ontario Green Cabbage
• 1 Ontario Carrot, shredded
• 1 small Ontario Onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh Ontario Parsley

Instructions

In large bowl, combine mayonnaise, lime juice, sugar, mustard, ginger, salt and pepper.  Add cabbage, carrot, onion and parsley; mix well.  Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

Nutritional information

• Protein: 1 gram
• Fat: 19 grams
• Carbohydrate: 8 grams
• Calories: 207
• Fibre: 2 grams
• Sodium: 260 mg