Napa Cabbage Salad With a Crunch

Chef Buggsy Mate's Note:

A nice refreshing salad for the summer. I do not care for coleslaw but this salad is wonderful. It does not have the heavy mayo base. The dressing also works wonderfully on a tossed green salad or steamed veggies.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

SALAD

• 2 heads napa cabbage , thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles , crunched
• 1 tablespoon sesame seed
• 3 -4 garlic cloves , crushed
• ½ cup sunkist almond accents sliced almonds (flavor of your choice)

DRESSING

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ¼ cup cider vinegar
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:

1. In a small saucepan, combine the soy sauce, cider vinegar, sugar, canola oil, pepper and ground ginger and simmer for 1 minute.
2. Remove from heat and refrigerate.
3. In a small saute pan, heat oil over low heat and add noodles, sesame seeds and garlic; stirring frequently, cook until golden brown.
4. In a large salad bowl, toss the noodle mixture and sliced cabbage together.
5. Add dressing and sprinkle with the Almond Accents.

Reviews

[Southern Bug]

This is very similar to an asian-style oil/vinegar coleslaw recipe that I make often. We enjoyed this as a side dish to dinner. For the dressing, I only used 1/4 cup sugar and it was still very good. I also used a mixture of shredded cabbage & romaine, and added in chopped avocado.

[Tracy3906]

We loved it! Including my kids! It made a huge batch and I knew there would be some leftover, but we gobbled it up. I made it 3 days ago and can't make it again soon enough. The toasted ramen noodles really set this apart. Very versitile too. I used what I had on hand: reg. vinegar and peanuts instead of almonds. Didn't ruin it!

[Maeven6]

Good salad, I changed a few things. First I used fresh julianned ginger, mixed with the ramen noodles and ginger in a wok. I also used 1/4 cup of splenda in place of the sugar. Next time I will try using 1/3 cup splenda brown sugar to see how that works. I also added 1/3 cup almond slivers