Pretty Bell Pepper Party Salad

Submitted by Wildflour

"Loaded with color and chock full of vegetables with a sweet mustard dressing."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped bite-sized
• 1 head red leaf lettuce, chopped bite-sized
• 6 green onions, sliced or chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, julienned thinly
• 1 red bell pepper, julienned thinly
• 1 orange bell pepper, julienned thinly
• 1 yellow bell pepper, julienned thinly
• 1 (6 ounce) package ocean spray craisins (dried cranberries)
• 2 (3 ounce) packages chicken-flavored ramen noodles, broken into small pieces
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sesame seeds
• 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds

• Dressing

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1⁄3 cup vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup sugar

directions

1. In a large bowl combine both heads of lettuce, green onions, bell peppers and cranberries.
2. Saute ramen noodles, seasonings from packets, sesame seeds and almonds in 1 stick butter. Stir constantly for 2 minutes over medium-low heat. Watch carefully,.
3. do not burn!
4. Drain on paper towel. Set aside to cool.
5. Dressing: (can make ahead).
6. Put in jar and shake very well to mix.

7. To serve:

8. Toss salad mixture with noodle mixture.
9. Drizzle dressing over the salad, toss to coat.
10. Serve immediately.
11. Serves 12-15.

Reviews

[lolsuz]

I made this yesterday for a party. The lettuces and colored peppers at the grocery happened to be quite large so the salad turned out HUGE. Not that I'm complaining; it was DELICIOUS and a great hit. I took the advice of others and cut the sugar back to half a cup, and I also cut back on the butter a bit for stir-frying the noodle mix and it worked just fine. Oh, and I used two green bell peppers instead of just one. A great recipe and we definitely won't be waiting for a party to make it again.

 

[Susie D]

As promised this is a pretty salad and I thought the crunchy topping awesome. What a great use for ramen noodles! I found the dressing a little lacking in mustard flavor, but I reduced the amounts to make a salad for 4. It was overly sweet, but definitely worth trying again because we loved the salad & topping. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

 

[magpie diner]

Just made this for a large casual dinner party. I must admit, I was hesitant to purchase the ramen noodles, but went for it none the less and it added a nice crunch and extra flavour (I'll continue to look for a healthier alternative in that respect). I doubled the recipe and used olive oil and veg ramen and about 1/2 as much sugar as in the recipe. It was a hit and there were NO leftovers!!! Thanks!

 

[A Good Thing]

This was a beautiful and yummy salad! I made it some time back and actually have photos - somewhere - and when I find them, I'll post. Thanks, Kelly.

 

[Jubes]

Great salad. Fantastic colours from the bell peppers, crunch from the noodles and sweetness from the cranberries and the mustard dressing. A simple salad with great flavours. I used gluten-free noodles to make the salad suitable for my diet. This salad was a good chance for me to use my new V-slicer. Thanks for a great recipe :)