I combined what I liked from several recipes to come up with this.
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 green onions chopped
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 bag cabbage slaw mix
- 2 red apples firm
- 1/2-1 cup nuts of choice - i like pecan coarsly chopped and toasted
- 2 packages ramen noodles - baked chicken flavor crushed
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar i use 6-8 pkgs of sweet and low
- 1-3 cloves fresh garlic, peeled i use a garlic press
- Carbohydrate 56.7193187555435 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 14.8185999898065 g
- Fiber 11.4480003103942 g
- Protein 4.31240000651867 g
- Saturated Fat 0.995798749370391 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (569g)
- Sodium 18.6443750122042 mg
- Sugar 45.2713184451493 g
- Trans Fat 1.0819362496995 g
- Calories 349 calories
Step-by-step
- Put slaw mix, apples, onions, and nuts in large bowl. I don't add the apples or the nuts until I'm ready to serve, so the apples don't get brown and the nuts stay crunchy.
- Crush the ramen noodles and set aside. I don't mix in my salad, I serve in a separate bowl and let guests put them on if they would like.
- Mix together the vinegar, water, oil, sweetner/sugar, garlic, and flavor pkgs. Set aside.
- When ready to serve, add apples, and noodles and nuts and pour dressing on and toss well,
Operating on a strict budget often leads straight to packaged ramen noodles, which provide an inexpensive crunch when crushed and toasted properly. The primary mistake cooks make with this style of salad is dressing the greens too early, resulting in a soggy texture within twenty minutes. Reserve the cider vinegar and vegetable oil dressing in a jar until the exact moment of service. Firm red apples turn brown rapidly when exposed to oxygen, so slice them immediately before tossing and coat them lightly in the acidic dressing to slow oxidation.
Keeping the crushed ramen noodles and pecans in separate bowls preserves their structural integrity until eating begins, preventing moisture absorption from the cabbage. Toasting the nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat for four minutes releases their essential oils before they join the mix. Dietary modifications are simple to execute here since vegetable oil replaces dairy fats naturally, and gluten-free ramen alternatives can easily substitute for traditional wheat-based blocks without altering the flavor profile of the garlic and sugar emulsion.
