The faint nutty taste is prolly sesame oil - here are a few but nothing showed up with the Colonel's that I have, although it could be in the archived file. These all sound good to me - it more than likely the middle one. cheers Chet MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Thai Peanut Slaw Categories: Thai, Salads, Rice Yield: 8 servings 1 Head Nappa Cabbage, shredded 1 Cucumber, chopped 1 bn Green onions, sliced 1/4 c Salted peanuts, chopped 1 tb Sesame Seeds 2 c Bean sprouts MMMMM--------------------------DRESSING------------------------------- 1/2 c Salted peanuts; very finely - ground 1 1/2 ts Sugar 1 tb Red pepper flakes 1 ts Fresh garlic; finely chop 1 tb Peanut Oil 3 tb Rice vinegar or vinegar 1 tb Soy sauce In large bowl combine all salad ingredients. In small bowl stir together all dressing ingredients. Just before serving, pour dressing over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 8 servings. (1 serving): Calories 120, Protein 3g; Carbohydrate 6g; Fat 10g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 220mg. MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: Thai Slaw Categories: Side dish, Thai, Rice Yield: 7 servings 2 1/2 c Packaged coleslaw mix 1 c Cucumber; finely chopped 4 Green onions; sliced 4 tb Rice wine vinegar (or cider - vinegar) 2 tb Vegetable oil 2 tb Cilantro; minced 1 tb Sugar 2 ts Sesame oil 1 1/2 ts Fresh ginger; grated Combine all ingredients; mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serves 6 to 8. from the Providence (R.I.) Journal-Bulletin, published in Austin (Tx) American Statesman, Oct. 8, 97 typed and posted by teri Chesser 10/97 From: Teri Chesser Date: 10 Oct 97 National Cooking Echo Ä MMMMM MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05 Title: thai Coleslaw Categories: Salads, Thai Yield: 12 Servings 1 Head green cabbage -- Shredded 1/2 Head red cabbage -- Shredded 4 Green onion -- sliced 1 Jalapeno pepper -- seeded And diced 1/4 c Cilantro -- chopped 1 Cucumber -- seeded and Chopped 1 Red pepper -- chopped 1/2 c Peanuts -- chopped Dressing ---- 1/2 c Oil 1/4 c Rice wine vinegar 1/2 ts Curry powder 2 tb Sugar 2 Garlic cloves -- crushed Mix all of the ingredients for salad together in a large bowl. Whisk dressing ingredients together and toss with salad when ready to serve. Recipe By : Jan Brady From: "Margaret Plasker" <maggimae@paci MMMMM Frank J. Hashek wrote: >Hi, > >Could someone who has custody of the Colonel's recipes please see if he had >one for Thai Slaw. The local Thai eatery makes a simple slaw with cabbage, >a little green chile (probably jalapeno) and a little cilantro. The >dressing seems to be rice wine vinegar, maybe a little lime juice, a little >sugar and something that gives it a very faint nutty taste. The nutty taste >could either be a little peanut butter or maybe tahini. Not enough of it to >tell and the serving was not large enough for me to form an opinion. > >I found one recipe on <recipesource.com>, but it is more elaborate than what >I ate tonight. > >Any recipes for this stuff would be appreciated. > >Thanx, >Frank > > > > -- *-----------------------------------------------------------------* * Chet Bacon KA1ILH | Okay, who put a * * PO Box 284 | "stop payment" on my * * Southington, CT 06489 | reality check? * * E-Mail: | Homepage: * * chet@chetbacon.com | http://www.chetbacon.com * * chet_bacon@whps.org |<work> http://www.whps.org * *-----------------------------------------------------------------*