Sesame and Ginger Coleslaw

The Korean bbq pulled pork seemed kind of lonely in the bun all by itself and it needed a friend. At first I was thinking of adding some shredded lettuce in a Korean sesame vinaigrette and onion and cilantro relish but then I thought, it's a pulled pork sandwich so it just has to be slaw. But with the Korean flavours in the bbq sauce I felt that it could not be just any old coleslaw so I set about coming up new a new Asian twist on coleslaw. I had recently come across the concept of a sesame mayo which sounded nice and so a mayo based slaw with sesame flavours in the form of sesame oil and sesame seeds became the base of the slaw. From there, I added some freshly grated ginger, some freshly chopped cilantro and some green onions to round things out. The sesame, ginger and cilantro flavours worked really well in this coleslaw and it paired nicely with the Korean flavoured bbq pulled pork in the sandwiches.

Sesame and Ginger Coleslaw

(makes 4 side servings or 8 sandwich filling servings)
Printable Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups cabbage (shredded)
1 carrot (shredded)
2 green onions (diced)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon ginger (grated)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (coarsely ground)
salt and pepper to taste
1 handful cilantro (chopped)

Directions:
1. Mix the cabbage, carrot and green onions in a large bowl.
2. Mix the mayo, sour cream, rice wine vinegar, honey, ginger, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, salt and pepper in a bowl.
3. Mix everything together.

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