Too EZ Coleslaw

My wife and I ate at a Claim Jumper Restaurant earlier this summer. I ordered a salad that was basically coleslaw, but with dried cranberries, golden raisins and almonds, plus some sort of meat (I forget, probably chicken or fish) and some fancy chutney stuff. It was great! It got me looking for a way to liven up plain old coleslaw. The result is that we use coleslaw as an almost daily snack. It's inexpensive, good for you and very easy to prepare. Here are our basic recipes. Once you try a few of these you'll quickly come up with your own variations. We split the recipe into roughly 6 oz portions and store them in 9.5oz Ziplock storage containers.

The basic no-brains recipe:
16 oz bag Coleslaw
½ jar (6.5 oz) 13 oz Lighthouse Coleslaw dressing (or your favorite brand)
1/3 cup Dried cranberries
1/3 cup Golden raisins
1/3 cup Almond slivers

Mix it all together. Refrigerate an hour before serving, if possible.

And Endless Variations:
Variation #1
¼ cup Raisins
¼ cup Coconut
8 oz Pineapple tidbits

Variation #2
1 cup Diced apple
1/3 cup Toasted walnuts
1 cup Halved red grapes
¼ cup Blue Cheese (optional)

Variation #3
½ lb Shrimp (bite size)
1 can Pineapple tidbits, or sliced mandarin oranges

Variation #4
2 cups Cantaloupe

Variation #5
¼ cup Chopped, toasted walnuts
1 Small orange, chopped
2 Tbsp Raisins

Variation #6
½ can Mangoes
½ Red pepper, diced
½ Yellow Pepper, diced
3 Green onions, sliced

Variation #7
1 Mango
1 cup Green apple, diced or julienned
1/3 cup Dried cranberries
¼ cup Halved red (or green) grapes

Variation #8
½ cup Golden raisins
½ cup Dried cranberries
2 Green onions, sliced
3 Tbsp Shredded coconut
½ cup Halved red (or green) grapes (optional)
½ cup Dried apricots, chopped

Variation #9
1 Diced green apple
½ cup Celery
2 Tbsp Chopped, toasted walnuts
2 Tbsp Raisins
1 Tbsp Honey