Food: Cool salad

Coleslaw is served with all manner of foods, from barbecue and hot dogs to fried chicken and fish tacos.

Despite the popularity of the basic cabbage, carrots, mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar mixture, there are as many variations on this cool salad as there are opportunities to serve it, writes Kelly Brant.

Whether you like it cool and creamy or piquant and peppery, there’s a slaw for almost every summer meal. No Independence Day spread would be complete without it.

We’ve gathered some of our favorite variations — Asian Slaw With Ginger-Peanut Dressing, Not Quite Classic Slaw, Carrot, Cilantro and Chile Slaw — of the refreshing salad.

For the recipes, read Wednesday’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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