Jalapeno Coleslaw With Bacon Aioli

Last Updated on January 3, 2024 by Carne Diem

Sides and Salads

Origin: North American, American South

You can't have proper American BBQ without some killer slaw. Our take on this BBQ classic fuses a little bit of heat from some jalapenos with the salty, smoky flavor of bacon aioli. It make the prefect side for pulled pork, smoked fried chicken, or burnt ends, or as a topping for BBQ sandwiches or our spicy, smoked sloppy Joes. It is a quick recipe that can be whipped up in minutes.

Making the Jalapeno Coleslaw with Bacon Aioli

Ingredients needed for the jalapeno bacon coleslaw

To make the Jalapeno Bacon Coleslaw to will need a few common ingredients:

• 14 ounce Package of coleslaw mix with shredded carrots
• 3 Jalapenos thinly sliced
• ½ Red Onion thinly sliced
• ½ cup Bacon Aioli
• 2 Tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar preferably honey
• 4 teaspoons Sugar
• 4 teaspoons Lime Juice
• ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
• ¼ teaspoon Cumin
• ¼-1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper (depending on how spicy you want the slaw)

Cabbage- If you want, you can certainly make the coleslaw with a fresh head of cabbage and fresh carrots, but we like the simplicity of just using pre-shredded coleslaw mix.

Apple Cider Vinegar- Feel free to use any apple cider vinegar that you have on hand, but we really like the added touch of sweetness from the Honey Blend. If you are using straight apple cider vinegar you can certainly add a squeeze of honey to the slaw to recapture the sweetness.

Prep and mix the homemade coleslaw

Be sure to thinly slice the onion and jalapenos. The thinner the better, large slices can be distracting from the proper texture of the coleslaw.

Toss the coleslaw mix with the sliced jalapenos and sliced red onion in a medium sized bowl.

Next, in a separate bowl, combine the sugar, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne with the apple cider vinegar and lime juice and mix well to combine, then stir the bacon aioli into the apple cider vinegar mixture. The bacon aioli from Terrapin Ridge Farms has been our go to for this recipe, but feel free to use what is available to you.

Finally, pour the dressing over the coleslaw mix and stir to combine.

The Jalapeno Coleslaw with Bacon Aioli will keep in the refrigerator for several days.

Serving the Jalapeno Bacon Coleslaw

As mentioned earlier this slaw goes great with just about any American style BBQ, but it really shines with pork. We like to serve it on top of our sweet pulled pork sliders along with some spicy cornbread and Hatch Mac and Cheese.

For more great BBQ side dishes be sure to try our Fried Mashed Potato Cakes with Herbes de Provence Butter, Spanish Inspired Pasta Salad, and Smoked Jalapeno Twice Baked Potatoes.

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📖 Recipe

Jalapeno Bacon Coleslaw

Carne Diem Culinary

Our Jalapeno Coleslaw with Bacon Aioli is the perfect side for your next BBQ. It is inexpensive and super easy to make and really brings out the best in you BBQ meats, and everything is better with bacon. It has just a little heat but you can certainly kick up the heat factor by adding a couple more jalapenos.

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, American South

Servings 8

Calories 92 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 14 ounce Package of coleslaw mix with shredded carrots
• 3 Jalapenos thinly sliced
• ½ Red Onion thinly sliced
• ½ cup Bacon Aioli
• 2 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar preferably honey blend
• 4 teaspoon Sugar
• 4 teaspoon Lime Juice
• ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
• ¼ teaspoon Cumin
• ¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

Instructions

 

• In a medium bowl, toss the coleslaw mix with the sliced jalapenos and sliced red onion.
• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, black pepper, cumin, and cayenne with the apple cider vinegar and lime juice and mix well to combine.
• Stir the bacon aioli into the apple cider vinegar mixture.
• Pour the dressing over the coleslaw mix and stir to combine.
• Refrigerate until ready to eat, or for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 140mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 134IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Aioli, Apple cider vinegar, Bacon, carrots, jalapeno, slaw

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