Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad is for Dinner.

Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad takes 5 minutes to cook.

Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad are:

1 (16 ounce) bag shredded cabbage (prewashed coleslaw mix)
2 (3 ounce) packages oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles, (We like 1 oriental and 1 chicken)
1 bunch green onion, chopped
4 ounces sesame seed, toasted
4 ounces slivered almond, toasted
1/2 cup sesame oil, olive oil will get solid in refrigerator
1/3 cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar (I like both)
1/4 cup Splenda (I usually use 3 Equal packets but both are good,I use less than 1/4 cupon Splenda as I like it more sour)
4 ounces dried cranberries or sour cherries

Here is how you make Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad:

Place sesame and almonds on a microwave safe plate and cook until browned. About 1 minute-Watch carefully! Allow to cool. Mix cabbage, sesame and almonds together in a large bowl. **I add in the dried cranberries or dried sour cherries here.**Dressing: Mix the spice packets from the noodles with the onions, oil, vinegar and sugar substitute. Shake or stir until well blended. Refrigerate seperately until ready to serve. When ready to serve:. Break RAW ramen noodles into small pieces and mix into cabbage mixture. DO NOT COOK NOODLES! Pour dressing over cabbage and noodles and mix well. NOTE: Can be made a meal by adding some cooked shredded chicken or thawed frozen salad shrimp if desired. Experiment! My family willeat it without any meat as a meal, especially if I make a crescent roll for DD.Toasting the seeds and nuts brings out the flavor- You can also add the RAW noodles to the toasting step for more added flavor. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOMMYDIVA.

The nutritional information for Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 257.4

• Total Fat: 17.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 380.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
• Protein: 4.3 g

The dietary needs meet for Hope's Crunchy Noodle Salad is Vegetarian