Creamy Blue Cheese and Walnut Coleslaw
This Blue Cheese Coleslaw is a delicious low carb and gluten-free side dish to serve with beef or pork. The slaw is filled with blue cheese, walnuts, dill and peppery radishes to make it truly irresistible.
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Why We Love This Recipe for Creamy Blue Cheese and Walnut Coleslaw
All summer long, you’ll find me coming up with new ways of mixing it up in the side dish department. Like this Brussels Sprouts Slaw with Bacon and Blue Cheese and this Red White Blue Potato Salad Horseradish Bacon. I have nothing against Helathy Classic Coleslaw, it’s just that I like to experiment!!
I first had coleslaw with blue cheese back in the late nineties! It was so good that ever since then, I’ve wanted to create my own version with a few twists. I decided to add peppery radishes, toasted walnuts and a little fresh dill. And it all comes together in a light Greek Yogurt and mayonnaise dressing.
The other night I served this blue cheese slaw with grilled pork tenderloin, which was a perfect pairing. However, it’s worth mentioning that all of the flavors involved are really great for serving with beef. I think this Cajun Flank Steak would be off the hook with this coleslaw.
This coleslaw goes great at a barbecue or backyard cookout, but it is also a good side to make for game day because it is great with sliders, chili and appetizers.
Key Ingredients for This Recipe
Greek yogurt
Greek Yogurt is the best kept secret to making slaw creamy and delicious tasting without all the extra fat from mayo. Plus, you get so much added protein! I like using non-fat plain Greek Yogurt, but you can use 2% or even full-fat if you’d like.
Cabbage
I used both red cabbage and Napa cabbage for this recipe, but if you can only find one or the other that is fine too. I just love how the colors contrast one another and how the flavors vary slightly. Try to buy organic if you can. Check out this Ultimate Guide to Cabbage for more cabbage information!
Walnuts
Walnuts, as mentioned above, go really well with blue cheese since they’re so earthy and sweet. Toasting them even adds an extra layer of flavor. If you don’t like walnuts or have a nut allergy, use sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds instead.
Blue cheese
You can find blue cheese in the fancy cheese section of almost any grocery store. Although any will do, I would recommend spending a few extra dollars and getting a block of blue cheese instead of the pre-crumbled. It’s so much better and fresher tasting! If you don’t like blue cheese, use goat or feta instead.
Additional Ingredients
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 small clove garlic, grated with a microplane zester
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 8 dashes tabasco sauce
- 1 bunch scallions, very thinly sliced
- 1 bunch radishes, trimmed and julienne cut
How to Make This Cabbage Blue Cheese Salad
- Whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, dill, vinegar, garlic, Dijon, salt, pepper and tabasco sauce in a large bowl.
- Add the scallions, radishes, cabbage and walnuts and stir to coat.
- Add blue cheese and stir again to combine. Serve and enjoy!
FAQs and Expert Tips
This coleslaw is best made within 8 hours of serving, otherwise it can get too soggy. Assemble it, cover with plastic wrap and store in the fridge until ready to serve. If you want to make it the day before, simply assemble the slaw without the dressing. Make the dressing separately and pour over slaw before serving.
To shred cabbage, either slice it thinly with a knife or use a mandolin for super even and thin slices. You can also use a food processor with a grater attachment if you have one.
Additional Coleslaw Recipes
- Make this Cucumber and Napa Cabbage Coleslaw for your next lunch!
- This Sesame Coleslaw is full of flavor and so tasty.
- If you want to show off your cooking skills, definitely make this Maple Flank Steak Tacos.
- You cannot go wrong with this Hot and Sweet Slaw with Jerk Spice Salmon.
- This Kohlrabi Slaw is perfect for kohlrabi beginners. It’s easy to make and super refreshing for summer!
- This Easy Holiday Slaw with Apples and Pomegranate is a bright and cheerful dish that’s great any time of the year!
- My Napa Cabbage Ramen Noodle Salad is made with carrots, scallions, toasted almonds, crunchy uncooked ramen noodles, and an easy Asian-inspired soy sesame dressing.
- This Asian Coleslaw has a super yummy sesame flavored dressing that turns the crunchy cabbage and carrots into a mouth-watering bite.
- I love this quick Mexican Coleslaw. It’s made with cabbage, cilantro and lime. It’s a super simple (and healthy) side dish to go with Mexican food.
Additional Blue Cheese Recipes
- This Healthy Cobb Salad is one of my go-to’s.
- My all time favorite Blue Cheese Dressing!
- This Grilled Corn and Peach Cobb Salad is such a great summer recipe.
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Happy Cooking! ~Katie
PrintCreamy Blue Cheese and Walnut Coleslaw
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 10 cups 1x
Description
Creamy coleslaw recipe with blue cheese and walnuts added in. It has a little dill and peppery radishes. It is a delicious low carb and gluten free side dish to serve with beef or pork.
Ingredients
- ½ cup fat-free or low-fat plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 small clove garlic, grated with a microplane zester
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 8 dashes tabasco sauce
- 1 bunch scallions, very thinly sliced
- 1 bunch radishes, trimmed and julienne cut
- 8 cups shredded cabbage
- ¾ cup chopped toasted walnuts
- 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
Instructions
- Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, dill, vinegar, garlic, Dijon, salt, pepper and tabasco sauce in a large bowl.
- Add scallions, radishes, cabbage and walnuts and stir to coat. Add blue cheese and stir again to combine.
Notes
How to shred cabbage:
To shred cabbage, either slice it thinly with a knife or use a mandolin for super even and thin slices. You can also use a food processor with a grater attachment if you have one.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Side dish
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup each
- Calories: 163
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 302 mg
- Fat: 14 grams
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
Keywords: Blue cheese coleslaw,
Any chance could be made night before.?..
You can, but it will be a little wilted. You could chop everything and keep the dressing separate, then toss before serving.
God bless America was this delicious!
Small deviation; I was out of Tabasco so I used Frank’s. It was so good and so keto!
Thanks for sharing.
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Oh my gosh, absolutely love the blue cheese coleslaw! Thank you for this great recipe
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Honestly, want sure about the dill… but this is fantastic!! Perfect balance, great crunch…thanks!!!
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Just had this for dinner, and it was spectacular! Crunchy and flavourful.
Blue cheese in coleslaw?! That sounds amazing! I cannot wait to try this. It looks super delicious and colourful 🙂
This looks great — and the photos are awesome! Thanks for the link love!
Oh, jeez, thanks so much and thank you for coming by Rachel.
I love the idea of coleslaw with blue cheese. So perfect with radishes too! Thanks for featuring my Asian Coleslaw with Peanuts too!
Thanks so much Kalyn. I had a feeling you would have some good healthy coleslaws to feature. That Asian Coleslaw looked so good to me! Thank you for coming by for a visit.
Your new lake cottage sounds so dreamy! Boating, swimming, and hiking — and having a lovely place to come home to afterwards — sounds like my parents’ idea of bliss. They actually just bought their very first cabin and got the keys yesterday! I don’t know how many friends they’ll have over, but it’ll sure be a challenge keeping their guests as well-fed as yours. Your coleslaw looks incredible, and the bleu cheese twist sounds so creative!
This is such a lovely comment, Amy. How fun for your parents. Surely you’ll be some of their first guests! Thank you for your kind words and for coming by for a visit here on the blog.
My pleasure Katie! I’m actually headed up to the mountains today to visit them. Great minds must think alike! 😉 Enjoy the rest of your time at your lake cottage!
This looks delicious, Katie! Thanks for including me in the list of yummy cole slaws, too. Oh, and can I come visit this weekend? 🙂
Thank you David. I am glad to include your coleslaw here. Yes, yes, come one come all! Ha ha!