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The Tangy Ingredient That Will Have Your Coleslaw Stand Out From The Rest
By Ashlyn Frassinelli
A coleslaw salad in a white bowl.
If you love the deep, tangy flavor vinegar imparts in coleslaw, you can make it even more pronounced by adding chopped pickles and a splash of pungent pickle juice.
A bowl of coleslaw on a counter.
This ingredient will elevate your coleslaw with maximum tang and crunch, infusing each bite with a flavor that pickle lovers and classic coleslaw fans will adore.
A variety of canned pickles.
Whether you prefer dill, bread and butter, sour, or hot pickles, each of these varieties can be infused into your slaw to imbue a variety of different flavor profiles.
Dill pickled in a jar.
Classic dill pickles make for an excellent standard, and their dilly taste can be augmented with a touch of fresh dill in the slaw mix as well.
A forked pickled above a jar of pickles.
Adding chopped pickle pieces directly into the coleslaw also adds a variation in mouthfeel, providing a different sort of crispness compared to the shredded cabbage.
Smoked meat on a wooden board.
This combination also helps balance out the richness of main dish foods coleslaw is often paired with, such as smoked, fatty meats.