Healthy Colorful Coleslaw Recipe

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Every time I prepare this colorful salad, I adjust the ingredients a bit. This version tastes the best with the fewest calories. -Jeanette Jones of Muncie, Indiana

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Healthy Colorful Coleslaw Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

5 cups shredded cabbage
1 each medium green, sweet red and yellow pepper, julienned
2 cups julienned carrots
6 green onions, thinly sliced
DRESSING:
2/3 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cabbage, peppers, carrots and onions. In a blender, combine the dressing ingredients; cover and process until smooth. Drizzle over vegetables and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Toss; serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 8 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Splenda no-calorie sweetener.

Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup equals 153 calories, 10 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 362 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Colorful Coleslaw in Light & Tasty August/September 2005, p33