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Cross-era - The American South cooks and food communities connected to salad dressings and creamy american classics.
Celery Seed Slaw Dressing is a dressing with real American table personality: Sweet-sour dressing for coleslaw, especially Midwest and Southern picnic tables. It brings flavor from the American South to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
10 minutes plus chilling
Servings
About 1 1/2 cups
Region
The American South
Era introduced
Cross-era
Introduced by
The American South cooks and food communities connected to salad dressings and creamy american classics.
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Celery Seed Slaw Dressing proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. Sweet-sour dressing for coleslaw, especially Midwest and Southern picnic tables. Across the American South, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.
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