Try This Coleslaw!

 I made coleslaw.

It was unconventional - as in no mayonnaise.

I made two versions.

 Here's the first recipe:

Rosie's Coleslaw

 1 cup shredded cabbage

1 TB finely chopped red onion

2 TB finely chopped Fuji apple

1 TB shredded carrot

2 TB poppy seed dressing

Mix all together.

Rosie's Poppy Seed Dressing

 Makes 1 cup.

1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup sugar

1 tsp ground mustard
juice of 1 lemon
3/4 cup canola oil
1 heaping TB poppy seeds

½ tsp kosher salt, or to taste

few grinds of pepper

In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, and lemon juice.  Whisk to dissolve sugar.  Drizzle in oil in slow, steady stream, whisking constantly, to make a nice emulsion, or you can combine everything in a mini-processor and have a go at it.  Stir in poppy seeds and season to taste with salt and pepper.  Shake vigorously before pouring.

  It was really good.

 And then I made it over, because I wanted more and I wanted different.

I slightly modified the recipe.

Made more of it.

Made it different.

And made it really, really good.

 Rosie's Modified Coleslaw

 2 cups shredded cabbage

1 apple, peeled, cored, and finely chopped, and bathed in juice of 1/2 lemon

3/4 cup chopped red onion

1/2 carrot, shredded

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup poppy seed dressing

Mix all together.

 Even better.

Sweet and salty!

Ahhhh...

That's the ticket!

Now, what to do with that extra poppy seed dressing?

 Make a fruit salad!