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Jalapeño-Lime Slaw

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Course Side Dish, Salad
Keyword easy, vegetarian, make-ahead, work-lunch, beginner, meal-prep, low-calorie, healthy, salad, gluten-free, quick meals, red onions, jalapeño, limes, coleslaw
Chill 1 hour
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 16-ounce package cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw
  • 4 jalapeño peppers (halved crosswise)

Instructions

  • Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
  • Gradually add olive oil, stirring constantly with a whisk.
  • Add onion, cilantro, and coleslaw.
  • Thinly slice 1 jalapeño half crosswise (keeping seeds), and remove seeds from remaining jalapeño halves.
  • Cut the remaining halves into thin crosswise slices.
  • Add the jalapeños to onion mixture, and toss well to coat.
  • Cover and chill at least 1 hour.