Asian Salad

This is an amazing salad to use as a side dish to a great Chinese theme. It has great texture and a wonderful flavor. Cashews are also great if you aren’t into sliver almonds.

Ingredients -

2 Packages Ramen Noodles (crushed)
1 Cup Almonds (slivered)
2 Teaspoons Sesame Seeds
1/2 Cup Butter (melted)
1 Pound Napa Cabbage (shredded)
1 Bunch Green Onions( sliced)
3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
1/4 Cup Vinegar
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

Preparation:

1. Over low heat in a medium skillet brown the ramen noodles, sesame, almonds and sesame seeds with melted butter.

2. Once browned remove them from heat and cool.

3. In large bowl add the shredded Napa cabbage and chopped green onions.

4. Bring vegetable sugar, vinegar and oil to a boil for 1 minute.

5. Cool.

6. Add the soy sauce mixture.

7. Toss to coat.

8. Serve.

Cooking Tip

Cabbage Tip

If you are in a hurry a good tip is to use the pre-shredded cabbage. It’s not Napa but it’s just as good and it will speed things up. Plus, you won’t have made a mess of your kitchen.

Cooking Tip

Sesame Seeds

A money saving tip is to go buy untoasted sesame seeds at the market and toast them yourself. You can get a lot more sesame seeds to use at a later time. To toast them just put them in a skillet over medium heat with some butter and remove them from the skillet when they are a nice golden color.