Chinese Cabbage Salad

Submitted by Suseme

"This is different because the noodles and nuts are roasted in butter. Quite a different taste!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 head napa cabbage (regular cabbage, too, will work, ~3 lbs) or 1 head bok choy (regular cabbage, too, will work, ~3 lbs)
• 1 bunch green onion, with tops, chopped

• Noodle Mix

• 2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles (not cooked and don't use seasoning mix)
• 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds or 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1⁄2 cup sunflower seeds (or could use sesame seeds if desired)
• 1⁄2 cup butter

• Dressing

• 3⁄4 cup oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

directions

1. Mix together cabbage and green onion.
2. Chill.
3. Melt butter.
4. Crush noodles, mix with nuts and butter and spread on baking sheet.
5. Brown lightly--350°F oven for 15-20 minutes (or can do this in microwave--3 minutes, stir, 3 minutes, stir, then every minute until all is light brown--watch carefully).
6. Blend dressing ingredients. Chill.
7. Before serving, mix cabbage mix, noodle mix and dressing together.

Reviews

[Maryland Jim]

Excellent salad! I made this recipe for a church pot luck dinner on Sunday. I used regular cabbage instead of the recommended Napa Cabbage. Everyone raved over the freshness of the salad. Will definitely make this again. Made for PAC Spring 2011.