Splendid Salads equal Super Salads! To be eaten with or without accompanying dishes, salads make a perfect nutritional collection of ingredients for all-year-round consumption.

Dawn: Summer is almost here! And with the sunny, warm and long days ahead, our attention is drawn to thoughts of picnics, walks, playing outdoors and barbeques. 

Andrew: And what better a way to celebrate this season than pulling together some easy to follow and delicious dishes to enjoy underneath Mother Nature’s canopy?!?

Dawn: My sentiments, exactly! Before we trundle headlong into the glorious season that Summer is, I want to add that salads aren’t just for Summer and can be an excellent and filling meal or accompaniment to a main meal throughout the year. 

Andrew: Exactly! So, what are we preparing today to tantalise the taste buds, Dawn? 

Dawn: A very easy, filling and healthy version of coleslaw that I dreamt up. So, without further-ado, I’m crack on. 

Ingredients

Serves 4 persons as a main dish or generously, 8-10 people as an accompaniment

Half a white cabbage, washed, sliced and chopped

1 carrot, washed, peeled and grated

3 eating apples, washed and grated

50g of sultanas

14 dried prunes, chopped or cut into small pieces

300g-400g low fat or fat free natural yoghurt

Salt and pepper to season

Method

• Put the white cabbage into a large mixing bowl.
• Gradually add the natural yoghurt and mix these two ingredients well together until you have achieved a consistency and texture you like.

Andrew: No mayonnaise, Dawn?

Dawn: No. I’ve just used a natural yoghurt which gives a very healthy ‘take’ on the traditionally used mayonnaise. So, offering a low fat and healthy version of coleslaw which benefits with extra taste being infused from the apples, prunes and sultanas. 

Andrew: And this substituting natural yoghurt for traditional mayonnaise doesn’t negatively impact the flavours of the dish? 

Dawn: Absolutely not, Andrew. What the natural yoghurt does do is add a similar consistency of texture as mayonnaise while not distracting in flavour from the other ingredients. And is a very low fat and healthy alternative. 

• Next, add the shredded carrot and apples, sultanas and chopped prunes. Mix all these ingredients together until the ingredients are coated with the yoghurt.
• Season with salt and pepper as per your personal preference.
• Serve either as a small standalone meal for up to 4 people or as an accompanying dish to other salads, fish and/or meat dishes.

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