This avocado and sour cream laden vegetable 'slaw is the perfect addition to fajitas, enchiladas and tacos!
Cool off
The weather this summer has been insane. In the UK we are usually lucky if we get a week or two of sunshine with temperatures in the high 20s but this summer we've been having a heatwave. After two weeks of respite it seems temperatures are set to soar again and this weekend it had certainly warmed up.
Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed the good weather but I have been struggling to find ways to cool off.
As I sat out in the garden yesterday (hiding in the shade of course) I could hear and smell that at least one of our neighbours was having a BBQ. I was very, very jealous. I couldn't justify firing up the BBQ for just me but after raiding the fridge I decided I would have a Mexican feast, complete with my own hot Mexican pickles and this cool Mexican slaw.
The perfect side dish
Whether you're having black bean tacos, traffic light fajitas or slow cooked beef barbacoa, my Mexican slaw is the perfect addition to the table. If you usually serve avocado and sour cream then this is the perfect way of turning them into something extra special.
It also works really well served alongside grilled meats on the BBQ.
As an added bonus, fussy eaters will never know that there are two types of cabbage, coriander and carrot hidden inside. If that's not a reason to give this a go on your next taco Tuesday then I don't know what is!
The recipe
Mexican Slaw
Ingredients
- 2 avocados ripe
- 5 tablespoon sour cream
- 2 limes juice only
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 2 carrots julienned
- 0.5 red cabbage thinly sliced
- 0.5 white cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 bunch coriander roughly chopped, including stalks
Instructions
- In a small food processor, blitz together the avocado, sour cream and lime juice.
- In a bowl, toss the carrot, cabbage and coriander with the salt and pepper.
- Stir through the avocado and sour cream mix.
Nutrition
Serve with...
In the mood for a Mexican banquet? You'll need to add these dishes and drinks to the Mexican slaw.
Noel Lizotte says
Oh my! I love Mexican style foods, so this slaw had me intrigued ... then I got to the end of your post and you offered up those other recipes to serve the slaw with. My Oh My. I know what we're having for dinner this week!!
Emma Walton says
You're in for a real treat 😀
Caitlyn Erhardt says
Mexican is our favorite style of food! I love this approach and look forward to trying it! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon says
Your slaw looks a great way to stay cool! It ridiculous hot here in New England also and I'm definitely interested in a creamy cool slaw to have with my tacos. (And maybe that mango margarita too!)
Emma Walton says
Yes!!! Great combinatiin. You won't regret it 😉
Heidy says
I can honestly say I've never had the pleasure of eating Mexican Slaw. Definitely something I might of been missing out on all these years. Looks awesome!!!
Amy | The Cook Report says
I love a good slaw as a side dish and this one with Mexican flavours sounds perfect!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh yum, that looks so good Emma. I've not been tempted by coleslaw as much as this in a long time. It looks totally yum!
Emma Walton says
Thanks Jac - I can't stress enough how awesome it is. You'll never want regular coleslaw again!
Heidi Roberts says
I love Mexican food - this post made me want to be back in Mexico City!!
Janice says
I love this Mexican Slaw, all my favourite flavours.
Kavita Favelle says
Why have I never thought to do this? I LOVE this! Whenever we have anything even vaguely Mex-inspired, I always insist on both crunchy veg for the texture and sour cream and avo for their creaminess and flavour. Combining them is a genius move!