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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.
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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
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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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