Spicy coleslaw. Why is this not a more popular thing? Why just have the boring, standard coleslaw when you can make this spicy number for a change? I honestly couldn’t stop eating it the first time I made it!

Originally published August 4, 2012.

Right off, I have to admit that I never planned on making this to post the recipe. In fact, I hadn’t planned to make spicy coleslaw at all.

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I had half a cabbage to use, so I just chopped it up and coleslaw seemed the easiest plan. I didn’t even shred the cabbage nicely, so it’s not very pretty! (The original photo is the one below, but I’ve re-shot the rest of them.)

Here’s the reason I shared it: this spicy coleslaw was so delicious, I couldn’t stop “taste-testing” it! I honestly must have eaten half the bowl!

After chopping the cabbage and carrots, I thought it needed something other than the usual bit of mayo (I cannot stand the stuff on its own or in sandwiches).

I always add lots of vinegar to my coleslaw, regular potato salad, and Korean potato salad, so that was a given. However, I remembered I had just bought a bottle of milder green pepper Tabasco sauce, which I’d recently tasted at a friend’s house and loved it!

Here’s another side dish you may enjoy, green garlic potato salad

So, I added some. Okay, I added quite a bit, and the flavor of the spicy coleslaw was fantastic!

This is one of those “recipes” that is just a rough guide. Honestly, the amounts are so fluid, you really can’t mess it up. Make it how you like it with more mayo, or less vinegar. Just don’t skip the salt, it really adds a lot of flavor.

Spicy Coleslaw

Recipe by Christina Conte serves 6

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Ingredients

cabbage
carrots
mayonnaise
yellow mustard (mild)
vinegar
McIlhenny’s Green Pepper Tabasco
celery seed
salt
black pepper

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix everything together.

Refrigerate the spicy coleslaw for at least an hour before serving (if you can wait that long).

If you like spicy food, check out my penne arrabbiata recipe, too!

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Spicy Coleslaw

Servings:

Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

A great twist on boringly normal coleslaw! Spice it up with this super easy recipe.

4.8 from 59 votes

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Ingredients

½ head cabbage (shredded)
3 carrots medium size (shredded or julienned)
2 Tbsp mayonnaise real
1 tsp yellow mustard mild
2 Tbsp vinegar I used apple cider vinegar
2 tsp McIlhenny's Green Pepper Tabasco if you can't find this, try a couple of squirts of the original
¼ tsp celery seed couple of shakes
⅛ tsp salt to taste
⅛ tsp black pepper (OPTIONAL, to taste)

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Instructions

Mix everything together, using as much hot sauce as desired.
Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving (if you can wait that long).

Notes

Refrigerate before serving for best results.

Nutrition

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