KFC-style coleslaw with yogurt dressing

Name: KFC-style coleslaw with yogurt dressing
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 g Grated carrots; 200 g Celery root (celeriac); 200 ml Plain yogurt; 2 Apples; 500 g Cabbage; 5 Garlic cloves; 1 tbsp Olive oil

Shredded cabbage, carrots, celery root, and apples tossed with yogurt, garlic, and olive oil. Let rest at least 1 hour. Serves 4.

American cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 30 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy

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KFC-style coleslaw is a cabbage salad that became popular as a fast-food side dish. This homemade version combines finely grated carrots, celery root (celeriac), and apples with finely shredded cabbage, plain yogurt, crushed garlic, and olive oil. Let the salad rest for at least an hour before serving so the flavors can blend. You can replace the yogurt with mayonnaise and serve the salad with meat or grilled dishes.

Instructions

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Finely grate the carrots, celery root, and apples. Add the finely chopped or shredded cabbage and mix well. Pour in the plain yogurt, add the crushed garlic and olive oil, and season as needed.
Let the salad rest for at least 1 hour so the flavors can blend.
Tip: Use mayonnaise instead of plain yogurt if you prefer.

Tip: Salt the cabbage, massage it with your hands, and squeeze out the liquid after 15 minutes to soften it and keep the salad from becoming watery. Taste before adding any more salt.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 216 kcal
Protein: 5.9 g
Carbohydrates: 39 g
of which sugars: 21 g
Fat: 5.8 g
of which saturates: 1.7 g
Fiber: 9.6 g
Salt: 0.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Coleslaw ako z KFC – kapustový šalát s jogurtom