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Zydeco Coleslaw
by Melanie Foster
serves: 6
  Crisp and tangy, perfect with rich southern food.
Ingredients:
  1/4 cup   red wine vinegar
  1 tbsp   sugar
  1 tsp   mustard
  1/2 tsp   salt
  1/2 tsp   pepper
  1 clove   garlic, minced
  1/4 cup   olive oil
  10 oz   shredded green cabbage
  1   cucumber, seeded, peeled if waxed
  1/2 cup   sweet or hot yellow pepper rings
  1/2 cup   sliced green salad olives
  15 oz   green beans, canned, drained
  4   green onions, chopped
  1   tomato, chopped
  4 oz   black olives, canned, sliced
Directions:
  In the bottom of a salad bowl mix the vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic until the sugar is dissolved. Add the olive oil, whisking slowly until combined. (Alternatively, add all the dressing ingredients into a screw-top jar and shake until combined.) Chop the cucumber, pepper rings, onions and tomato. Mix all the veggies into the dressing and refrigerate until serving.

Optional: Add 2 tbsp Miracle Whip to the dressing for a creamy salad.