Colorful cabbage-free coleslaw

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I always make a huge batch, because it is so yummy!


1 lb each peeled rutabaga, carrots, brocolli crowns
1 large can of crushed pineapple (15 oz?)
Mayo
Salt and pepper to taste

With the shredding blade in my food processer, I shred maybe a pound of peeled rutabaga and a pound of carrots. (Actually, I always make double that, but we eat unreasonable amounts here, and the dog loves it, too!)

With the chopping blade, I finely chop about a pound of broccoli crowns. Works best if you do the flowers separately from the chunky stems. Just trim the tougher bottom part of the stems and feed them to the goats.

Mix thoroughly in a big mixing bowl, one much too big, trust me on this one. Those broccoli bits love to escape.

Add a 15 ounce can of crushed pineapple with the juice.

Spoon in a few big globs of mayo, preferrably homemade, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir thoroughly, and add more mayo as needed.

If you like a less juicy coleslaw, drain the pineapple first. We love it juicy. The carrots will color the juice orange. If you are not off sugar yet, this may not taste as sweet as you are used to. Get used to real food , or add a bit of stevia to the first few batches.

I decided to add some beets last summer, and ended up with pink coleslaw!

We will eat this in 20 oz bowl with lunch and supper until it is gone! Talk about cholesterol-lowering power!
 

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Thanks for the recipe! :weee
Do you need to chill it for a certain period of time first?
 

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That only depends on your tastes. I like it somewhat room temp, and all the ingredients are from the fridge except maybe the rutabaga, so it is not really warm when just made. Of course, once we take a couple of big bowls out for ourselves, it goes right into a smaller bowl than needed for mixing, and into the fridge, covered.
 

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Thank you!! I'm going to post this in my CSA newsletter once I have those veggies going :) It's hard to find rutabaga recipes! I bet this could work with other root veggies, too. I'm thinking of parsnips and Jerusalem artichokes...
 

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Yes, anything would work. Beets will make it a very strange and unappetizing pink, though! :rolleyes:
 

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me&thegals said:
Thank you!! I'm going to post this in my CSA newsletter once I have those veggies going :) It's hard to find rutabaga recipes! I bet this could work with other root veggies, too. I'm thinking of parsnips and Jerusalem artichokes...
Have you tried cooking them with an equal amount of carrots and coarsely mashing them together will butter and salt? Our FAVORITE way to eat them. It changes them completely. DH hated rutabagas until I introduced him to this, and he loves this dish!
 
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