Tart Apple and Cabbage Toss

I made this with our Oktoberfest meal.  It was a great addition to the smoked chicken and lentil and potato salad.  The original recipe called for thinly sliced apples, but I liked the smaller diced version in mine.

1 - 1 1/2 t. caraway seeds

1/2 - 1 t. fennel seeds

1/2 t. freshly ground pepper

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 t. sugar

8 cups finely shredded purple cabbage (1 medium head)

1 cup matchstick carrots

2 Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced or diced

1/3 cup chopped fresh chives

Place caraway and fennel seeds in a mortar bowl or spice grinder; grind using a pestle or grinder until seeds became a medium powder.  Combine pepper, vinegar and crushed seeds in a small bowl and cover.  Let stand 1 hour.  Whisk in mayonnaise and sugar.  Season with salt to taste.

Combine cabbage and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl.  Add vinegar mixture and toss until blended.  Let stand  10 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

From Southern Living October 2012