Vegan "KFC Cole Slaw" Copy Cat Recipe

Not eating animal products doesn't mean you have to give up your past indulgences!

I've found I just make little adjustments to recipes and I never even feel like I'm missing anything - and I feel great knowing that even if dishes are higher in fat sometimes, they are still lower in cholesterol and don't contribute to the horrible factory farming industry and animal suffering this country is known for.

This recipe takes only simple ingredients, the only one you might not know is Vegenaise, which is a vegan mayo that you can easily buy at Whole Foods in the refrigerated section for a few dollars.  It's worth it.  In  my opinion, other vegan mayo is just plain gross.  Vegenaise tastes like a nice, mellow deli mayo you're probably used to getting at a sub shop or diner anyway.  :)  No one I know who has tried it, vegan or not, hasn't like it.  Some non-vegans I know use it over any other mayo anyway!
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Not the most flattering picture, but what cole slaw is "beautiful"?

Ingredients:

1 bag pre-shredded coleslaw with carrots, shredded even finer in a food processor, until the size of grains of rice

1/2 Red Onion - Process in a food processor until the size of grains of rice, then combine with coleslaw mix that has already been processed (above)

1/2 c. Vegenaise

1/4 c. PLAIN Soymilk (I use Silk unsweetened) whisked with 1 1/2 TBSP White Vinegar and let set 5-10 minutes (most people don't know this, but this makes a vegan "buttermilk" anytime a recipe calls for buttermilk, such as in cupcakes etc.)

1/4 c. additional PLAIN soymilk (separate from the "buttermilk")

2 1/2 TBSP Lemon Juice

1/3 c. Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

1/8 tsp Black Pepper

Method:

In a large bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients, including salt and pepper

Fold in finely shredded cabbage/carrot/onion mixture and stir

Ready to serve, or you can refrigerate

No one will ever know it's vegan unless you tell them!  Promise!

Serve alongside some Gardein Crispy Tenders and yummy mashed potatoes and then watch this and smile...you'll never want "real" KFC again!

(Note: Video is humorous and a music video, but may not be appropriate for little ones)