Make Hot Dogs with Pickle Slaw For Your Next BBQ!
We love this pickle slaw for any BBQ or cookout! It’s incredible on hot dogs and burgers, pulled chicken sandwiches, on tacos, on steak and more. Super easy to make and bring it any party too!
It’s picnic food season!
This is where I try to convince you that a hot dog is a recipe! We’re making pickle slaw to use on hot dogs (or burgers!) and it’s so crunchy, briney and delicious.
I’ve done this before, (not) shockingly. Hot cheeto hot dogs! Puff pastry wrapped hot dogs! An entire hot dog bar!
Okay, so this isn’t actually about the hot dog. But I always love one really good hot dog in the summer. It just TASTES like summer, you know? Toasty brioche bun, maybe a mix of ketchup and mustard and even a drizzle of relish.
That’s really what this is: relish slaw. But that doesn’t sound as cute as pickle slaw. It actually sounds awful, so pickle slaw is what we’re going with.
Plus, relish IS pickles… so there’s that.
That’s what we’re talking about here. The pickle slaw!!!
Even though I’ve loved pickles my entire life, it took me a really long time to realize that relish is a version of pickles. So I missed out on relish for many many years! But now I’m so fully invested that I love both sweet and dill relish.
I also LIVE for a good, crisp refreshing slaw. I crave it on tacos, sandwiches, as a salad and more. I’ve made a few versions for hot dogs before and I’ve even made pickle slaw a few times.
This one is classic and simple enough for hot dogs that any pickle or relish lover will LOVE it. The slaw is a tangy, vinegar based one – I love that more than creamy slaws – and it works with pretty much any condiment that you love.
Also works with cheese! If you’re into that sort of thing for your hot dog. Or burger. Or sandwich.
This is such a great recipe to have on hand because:
- You can make it ahead of time
- It adds fun to the arsenal of hot dog toppings
- It’s easy!
- And it’s a great dish to bring to any party in the summer where grilling is involved.
Now we’re coming upon Memorial Day weekend… time to start thinking summer!
Pickle Slaw
Pickle slaw
Ingredients
- 4 cups thinly sliced green cabbage, very thinly sliced
- ¼ cup fresh chopped dill
- 3 tablespoons sweet relish
- 2 tablespoons dill relish
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons dill pickle juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- kosher salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the cabbage and dill with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
- Whisk together the relishes, olive oil, vinegar, pickle juice and honey. Pour over the cabbage and toss well to combine.
- Taste and season with more salt and pepper if needed. This stays great in the fridge for a day - you can also make it a few hours ahead of time and refrigerate, then bring it out for a party.
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