Easy Delicious Old Fashioned Cole Slaw Dressing

Just what I wanted--a basic coleslaw recipe. It's very good and EXTREMELY simple.

I didn't have buttermilk or pickle juice so Iused 1/2 cup milk + 3 tbsp vinegar, and it still turned out great! Perfect amount for 8 servings of cole-slaw.

Very good basic coleslaw. I will make this again. Next time, though, I will omit the salt. I think it would be salty enough with the Miracle Whip.

We thought this was good. But I added a little sugar because I thought it was a little tart. A teaspoon of sugar made it perfect. Thanks!

I prepared this for a backyard barbecue. I thought that it needed to be a little sweeter, so I added extra sugar. (I am also the person that adds a cup of sugar to two quarts of tea, so take that recipe hint with a grain of ... sugar!) I prepared in the morning and mixed right before serving meal.

Good dressing - very easy. I like it better if you omit the salt and pepper and add a tablespoon of sugar. I used fat-free maynonaise instead of salad dressing.

I have been making the same cole slaw recipe for years and everyone in my family loves it and actually requests it for any family gathering. I decided to look for something new because even though my whole family loves it my hubby never really cared for it and I wanted to find something he would like too. When I saw the ingredients I thought to myself "No way." Honestly it ended up being my only alternative for that day due to the ingredients I had available. I decided to try it. I changed the original recipe a little. I used mayonaise instead of creamy dressing and I used 1 cup of whole milk instead of 1/2 cup of buttermilk and 1/2 whole milk. Because of that I also added more vinegar. Look up substitutions on google and you'll see why. The recipe turned out awesome!!! This is the first time in over 35 years of marriage that my hubby actually liked cole slaw. He even asked me to save him some for his lunch the next day! The recipe calls for buttermilk.... you don't need it. Just use whole milk and then add vinegar to taste. There is a formula to substitute whole milk for buttermilk but trust me, just add vinegar to taste. The only other person who had anything to say about this recipe was my Dad who thought there should be some horse radish added. I hate horse radish. My Dad thought it would have been PERFECT with a little "smidge". All in all, I give this a 5. I will use this recipe from now on BTW.. it tastes even better the next day.

Okay, but most of the cole slaw I've had through the years has been better. Not having a ratio of dressing to slaw is a clear disadvantage, especially for novice cooks like me. I had no idea how much dressing I needed for a head of lettuce and several carrots. As it turned out, I used a head of cabbage and four carrots--and the dressing just didn't seem strong enough--it was sort of bland. It wasn't horrible, and my mother-in-law said it was the perfect counterpoint to the BBQ we had, but I thought it was just okay.

This dressing was just OK. We were not wild about it. I substituted sugar for the salt, but did add the pepper and omitted the dill pickle juice. Couldn't see buying dill pickles for such as small amount of juice. Would maybe use it again.

Excellent. I substituted sour cream for the buttermilk. Very good.