Firecracker Coleslaw

My Carolina Kitchen

½ cup natural rice vinegar (unseasoned)

½ cup canola oil

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons sugar

4 cups finely shredded red cabbage

4 cups finely shredded white cabbage

2 red bell peppers, cut into thin slivers

½ cup toasted sliced almonds

In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar together with the oil, mustard and sugar. Just before serving, add the two cabbages, bell pepper and almonds and toss well. Season with fleur de sel and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Serves six to eight. Easily doubled.

Adapted from Simply Shellfish by Leslie Grover Pendleton