Napa Cabbage and Ramen Noodle Salad
Napa Cabbage with carrots and green onions with a spicy dressing and crunchy ramen noodles
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 Napa cabbage
- 2 medium carrots
- 3 green onions
- snipped chives optional but adds colour
- 1 package instant Ramen noodles discard flavour packet
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 hot chili pepper, very finely minced optional but recommended
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ¼ cup oil, light tasting like vegetable or peanut not olive oil
- ⅓ cup soy sauce use reduced sodium if possible
- 2 Tbsp white sugar
- 2 Tbsp ketchup
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
- cracked black pepper
- pinch of salt if necessary depends on sodium level of soy sauce
Instructions
- Peel outer layers from cabbage if necessary. Thinly slice crosswise, avoiding very bottom area where vein is very thick and tough.
- Peel and grate or shred carrots.
- Mince green onion, saving some for topping. Mix with carrots and cabbage in large bowl.
- Snip fresh chives with kitchen scissors into small bits if using and add to cabbage mixture.
- Combine all remaining ingredients in jar and shake well. Pour over salad and mix.
- Crunch up Ramen noodles and add to salad right before serving. Mix well.
- Top with additional minced green onion if desired.
- Can be refrigerated over night and served the next day. Noodles will be soft.
- Will keep refrigerated for several days.