If ever there was proof of alien life kohlrabi would have to be it! We love this little alien crop swollen stems and all! We have grown it for 3 years and we usually eat it as is or occasionally roasted. This year we thought we would do something fresh. So we decided to try a slaw. This was super easy and required no cooking skill whatsoever! Just a peeler and a shredder! It is so easy we decided to make a pictorial guide instead of our usual recipe format.

The Ingredients

From left to right we have our purple variety of kohlrabi. We harvested it a few days ago and stored it in the fridge until we were ready to make this dish. Next we have a very oddly shaped carrot (it was so sweet), one half of a red apple and one half of a small sweet onion.

The Light Work

For the kohlrabi separate leaves from bulb. Wash both. Remove the leaves from the stem and set aside. Peel bulbs and carrot. Set a little of the carrot tops aside for garnish or you may choose to chop them an add into your slaw. This depends on how much carrot flavor you want in your dish.

Shred kohlrabi, carrot and apple (we left the skin on). We thinly sliced the onion instead of shredding. Since we were not cooking the greens we made sure to mince them well. Mix all of your ingredients evenly. Here is the point where you can really make this dish your own. At this point you could use some apple cider vinegar, mayo, pepper and lemon to make this with the traditional flavor of a coleslaw. I however wanted to venture out a bit more. I added Sicilian Lemon White Balsamic Vinegar with some olive oil. It was the perfect mix of sweet from the kohlrabi and carrot with the tangy of the vinegar.

The Finished Product

Easy enough for ya’? We chose to store in a mason jar but a bowl will do just as well. We served it with grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. The flavor was just as I imagined it would be. This is a guilt free easy recipe that I’m certain we will recreate over and over again! You can add radishes even salad turnips! So will you make the BHG version or the traditional version? It is a win – win situation and in the year of 2020 we can all use that! From our family to yours!