Honey Mustard Broccoli Slaw

Here is a delicious, easy broccoli slaw recipe for your next cookout, family reunion, or goodbye picnic for your dear friends who are moving several states away.

So why the broccoli slaw instead of cabbage? I love cabbage. I love it roasted, boiled, stuffed cooked in soups, in casseroles, stir frys. But… I don’t love coleslaw. I know! I’ll eat it, of course, and I definitely enjoy some recipes – like mom’s! My children, who will eat huge servings of roasted cabbage, don’t care for coleslaw either. Enter this easy, kid-pleasing broccoli slaw recipe that I found in a magazine (Woman’s Day?) years and years ago.

My children have brand loyalty regarding very few items, but honey mustard is definitely one of them. If it isn’t Ken’s Steak House Honey Mustard, it isn’t honey mustard (Editor’s Note: for a dairy-free and vegan honey mustard dressing without high fructose corn syrup, try Annie’s Lite Honey Mustard). The closest homemade version I’ve made is adapted from Family Feasts for $75 a Week. If you want a mayonnaise-free dressing for your broccoli slaw, Alton Brown’s honey mustard dressing is also good.

Special Diet Notes & Options: Honey Mustard Broccoli Slaw

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, optionally egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally vegan, and vegetarian.

For soy-free broccoli slaw, choose your mayonnaise wisely. There are olive oil and grapeseed oil options for both regular and vegan mayonnaises.

Mayo note: Since the dressing is mayonnaise-based, this is the time to use store-bought mayo to reduce the risk of food spoilage. Store-bought mayonnaise is high in acid and the eggs are pasteurized, making it a safe choice. Or you can avoid eggs all together and use a vegan mayonnaise, such as Vegenaise.