This coleslaw packs a punch! It’s a spicy, tangy, and creamy but also very simple to make side dish. Buffalo Coleslaw is not for the faint of heart, it takes traditional coleslaw and kicks it up a few notches. This side dish is perfect for summer BBQ’s.
The dressing combines spicy hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, and some mayonnaise. I think a buffalo style sauce is the best for this, but you could make a spicy coleslaw with any pepper sauce. You might want to adjust the amount if using a different brand. Taste the dressing before mixing it in with your cabbage to be sure.
Buffalo Coleslaw is great fresh when the cabbage is still crunchy, but I’ve held this for a couple of days and found that it held up well even as the leaves start to soften in the sauce. This recipe yields 6 generous 1 cup servings of coleslaw and it’s perfect to serve along with Low-Carb Crispy Fried Chicken, or Perfectly Crisp Baked Chicken Wings.
Yields 6 (1 cup) servings of Buffalo Coleslaw
The Preparation
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup hot sauce, like franks
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 large green cabbage, sliced thin
- 80 grams celery, finely diced
- 1/2 medium onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
The Execution
1. In a medium size bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, and salt.
2. In a large mixing bowl toss together the green cabbage, celery, white onion, half the chives, and half the blue cheese.
3. Add the dressing to the cabbage and toss together.
4. Serve the coleslaw with a drizzle of hot sauce, and the remaining chives and blue cheese sprinkled on top.
This makes a total of 6 servings of Buffalo Coleslaw. Each serving comes out to be 178 calories, 13.5g fats, 5.4g net carbs, and 6.6g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 1/4 cup mayonnaise | 374 | 41.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1/4 cup hot sauce | 6 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar | 13 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 1 teaspoon garlic powder | 10 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 1/2 teaspoon salt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/2 large green cabbage | 156 | 0.4 | 36.2 | 15.6 | 20.6 | 7.9 |
| 80 gram celery | 13 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 1/2 medium onion | 19 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| 2 tablespoon fresh chives | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1 cup blue cheese | 477 | 38.8 | 3.2 | 0 | 3.2 | 28.9 |
| Totals | 1069 | 80.8 | 50.6 | 18.3 | 32.3 | 39.5 |
| Per Serving (/6) | 178 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
Buffalo Coleslaw
Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup hot sauce like franks
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ large green cabbage sliced thin
- 80 gram celery finely diced
- ½ medium onion diced
- 2 tablespoon fresh chives chopped
- 1 cup blue cheese crumbled
Instructions
- In a medium-size bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl toss together the green cabbage, celery, white onion, half the chives, and half the blue cheese.
- Add the dressing to the cabbage and toss together.
- Serve the coleslaw with a drizzle of hot sauce, the remaining chives, and the blue cheese sprinkled on top.
Looks great but I wish you had a Pinterest button.
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Made this to go with pork chops tonight. Came together quickly and easily and was very tasty! Thanks!
Would this get too soggy if made the day ahead or is it better after sitting a day?
It gets soggy, but I still eat it lol. I like it either way honestly.
We made this tonight to go with some burgers. Holy smokes is it ever delicious! We can’t stop eating it!
Yes!!! I’m so happy to hear that!
I’m planning on making this for somebody who doesn’t like blue cheese. Any recommendations for what to use instead?
Feta cheese might be a good option. Mozarella is always tasty, too 🙂
This was so simple and really delicious. I try to incorporate cabbage into my diet more since keto is often low on fiber. Cabbage is so healthy. The only sub I used was purple cabbage. Super delicious.