Warm Mango Coleslaw

Sometimes you just stumble into a good recipe. That's what happened here. The plan was to make a coleslaw with mango, served cold. But the mango I bought was quite unripe, so I decided to cook everything up and see what happens. Well, happy little accident, it was a huge success! Not only did the mango soften up but the jalapeño and allspice gave this slaw a decidedly Caribbean spin!

Ingredients:

1 mango, a little on the green side, peeled and diced

1 apple, unpeeled and shredded on a box grater

1 1/2 - 2 cups shredded cabbage or store bought coleslaw mix 

1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeño

1 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp celery seed

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 - 1/3 cup water

Juice of 1/2 a lime

Combine everything except the lime juice in a medium saucepan. I must say the mango had no juice at all when dicing it, it was that unripe! Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover. Add a little more water if needed. Simmer for 5-10 minutes or until tender to your liking. Remove from heat and add the lime juice.

Beautiful as a salad course with chopped romaine.

Or as a side with fish or chicken. Here we had it with open faced chicken tacos.

Makes 4 side salad servings.

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