Super-Simple Tangy Buttermilk Coleslaw

This is one of the easiest recipes I've ever published. No big secret techniques, no strange ingredients, in fact, without counting salt and pepper, you only need seven extra things from the supermarket aside from the buttermilk you probably already have in your fridge and been wondering how to use up.

Tossing the shredded vegetables with a pinch of salt before you form the dressing helps them break down just enough to soften while retaining plenty of fresh crunch.

A combination of buttermilk and mayonnaise gives the dressing fresh buttermilk tang, but enough thickness to coat the vegetables.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds green or red cabbage, cored and finely shredded in a food processor or mandoline (about 10 cups of shredded cabbage)
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced in a food processor or mandoline (about 1 cup)
• 1 medium carrot, grated on the large holes of a box grater (about 3/4 cup)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar