My delicious homemade coleslaw dressing is creamy, tangy, and easy to make using simple ingredients. You can make my easy coleslaw recipe in about five minutes with only four ingredients, salt, and black pepper.
After one bite, you’ll agree this is the best coleslaw dressing, even better than KFC coleslaw dressing!
This is the dressing I used to make my easy homemade cole slaw.
Ingredients to make Coleslaw Dressing
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make my Creamy Coleslaw Dressing Recipe. In Chef Speak, this is called the “Mise en Place,” which translates to “Everything in its Place.”
Not only does setting up your ingredients ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
Made with Basic Ingredients
- mayonnaise
- apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)
- fresh lemon juice
- granulated sugar
- salt
- black pepper
For another delicious salad, add the dressing to shredded broccoli to make broccoli slaw.
How to make my Coleslaw Dressing Recipe
Add mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to a large bowl. It really is that easy to make this mayo-based dressing.
Once you see how easy it is to make my classic coleslaw dressing, you’ll never buy store-bought coleslaw dressing again. Making homemade dressings lets you control the ingredients.
Just shred a head of cabbage with a box grater or food processor, and add cole slaw dressing, shredded carrots, or red cabbage for the perfect balance of flavors with just a couple of minutes of work.
How to make Coleslaw
Mix the dressing with 6 cups of shredded cabbage and one shredded carrot to make delicious homemade coleslaw. Or use one 14-ounce bag of store-bought coleslaw mix for a quick and easy coleslaw, perfect for your next backyard barbecue or get-together. Add my homemade macaroni salad, and you’ve got a party!
My easy recipe for coleslaw dressing makes the best coleslaw and the perfect side dish for hot dogs, hamburgers, pulled pork sandwiches, barbecued ribs, fried chicken, or just about anything you can think of.
Store the dressing in an airtight container, refrigerated for up to one week. You can also use slaw dressing as a sauce for sandwiches, a dip for vegetables or chicken tenders, or as a dressing for other types of salads.
Recipe FAQ’s
Yes, you can make slaw dressing without mayonnaise. Instead of mayonnaise, you can use alternatives like Greek yogurt, sour cream, buttermilk, or a combination of these ingredients to achieve a creamy texture.
To make a healthier version of my slaw dressing, you can use reduced-fat or light mayonnaise, substitute some or all of the mayonnaise with Greek yogurt or sour cream, and reduce the amount of sugar or use a natural sweetener like honey or maple syrup.
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Homemade Coleslaw Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt more or less to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper more or less to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Mix until smooth and creamy.
Gloria J
This is by far the best coleslaw recipe I’ve ever made or ever tasted. My go to recipe that I look up on your website over and over, so finally today I wrote it down in my recipe files!
Chef Dennis Littley
I am very happy to hear you’ve been enjoying my coleslaw recipe. I just made a batch to go with my chicken wing recipe. Here in the Philadelphia area, coleslaw is a Thanksgiving favorite so I’ll be making it again soon.
Lori San Martin
Thank you. Often simple is the best!
Chef Dennis Littley
Absolutely.I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the dressing.
US Govt Liars
Simple. Perfect. (Avocado Mayo).
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you! It’s good to know it works well with avocado mayonnaise.
Kimberly
Tastes like grammas n mommas b blessed
carolyn ackmann
I am diabetic so I substituted 2 packs of Splenda for the sugar. I did not add salt. Still, it was delicious. I also used half cup of mayonnaise plus half cup of sour cream. Thank you, Chef. My husband even liked it!
Chef Dennis Littley
I’m happy to hear you were able to make adjustments so it fits your dietary needs. It’s amazing how easy it is to make and how much better it is than store bought.
Patricia Drake
Pretty much how I’ve made mine all my life but now I have the measurements! Thanks Chef D.! Sometimes you can add just a splash of cream for a nice smoothness. Look forward to trying more of your recipes.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks for letting me know you tried my coleslaw dressing. I hope you find more delicious recipes on my website to try.
Denica Morris
This is the best recipe for coleslaw dressing that I have found. In my opinion it is better than KFC or any other restaurant that offers Coleslaw. I don’t need to look further.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks for letting me know you’ve been enjoying my coleslaw dressing. It was my mother in laws recipe.
Beckie
This is not only the simplest recipe to make, it is the best.
I have made this over and over and over again, and everyone loves it.
I always purchased premade slaw dressing not realizing it’s such a breeze to make.
Thank you for sharing.
Chef Dennis Littley
I’m happy to hear you like my slaw dressing. It is so much better than the jarred variety!
Paula Sklazeski
Your coleslaw recipe is my “go to”, as are many of your other recipes.
Thank you!
Judith
To Chef Dennis:
💕Thank you 🎶
Love the recipes!
Kathy
Can I wait until morning to put the coldslaw dressing on? This recipe is for church lunch about 12:30 tomorrow morning!
Chef Dennis Littley
You can wait until tomorrow, but cole slaw is best after it has set for a day in the dressing. The cabbage isn’t as crunchy and it gives the dressing time to add flavor to the cabbage.
DEBBIE KNUDSLIEN
This seems runny. I hope it thickens up in the refrigerator. I followed the recipe.
Chef Dennis Littley
It’s actually going to get looser as it sits with the cabbage, as the cabbage releases moisture. It should have been fairy thick when the dressing was finished. It could be the brand of mayo as some are not as thick.