More Crunch For Your Munch Chinese Salad Food

20 CHINESE SALADS YOU'LL LOVE

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a Chinese salad in 30 minutes or less!

CHINESE SALAD

Steps:

• Toss veggies in a bowl.
• Mix vinaigrette in a separate bowl and allow to marinate for an hour.
• Pour vinaigrette over salad just before you are ready to serve and toss.
• Bon Appetit.

CRUNCHY CHINESE SALAD

Steps:

• First mix cabbage and onions in a large bowl, set aside.
• Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Break noodles in small pieces and brown along with sesame seeds and almonds. Cool and drain on paper towels.
• To make dressing, mix together all ingredients and microwave to dissolve the sugar. Let cool (about 20 minutes) before serving. Dressing can be made a day ahead of time.
• Toss together all salad ingredients and add dressing, just before serving.

MORE CRUNCH FOR YOUR MUNCH CHINESE SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, scallions and carrots in a large bowl, set aside.
• Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Break noodles in small pieces and stir to brown and get crispy, along with sesame seeds, almonds and sunflower seeds. Seeds and nuts will start to brown. Remove from pan, drain and cool on paper towels. Or alternatively, place on baking sheet-without the butter, and broil for just a few minutes, watching carefully so they don't burn(lower your fat intake!).
• To make dressing, mix together all ingredients in a jar with lid and shake to dissolve the sugar. Dressing can be made a day ahead of time.
• Toss together all salad ingredients and add dressing, just before serving. You may have dressing leftover to use for another salad.

CRUNCH AND MUNCH

Steps:

• Spread popcorn and peanuts on a baking sheet and keep warm in your oven set to 300 degrees while you prepare the butter toffee.
• You don't need to preheat the oven.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat.
• Add sugar and corn syrup and simmer, stirring occasionally.
• Pop a candy thermometer into the mixture and watch it closely.
• When the thermometer reaches 300 degrees pour the candy over the warm popcorn and peanuts.
• Stir well so that the candy coats the popcorn.
• Put the popcorn back into the oven for 5 minutes, then stir it again to coat the popcorn.
• Repeat if necessary to thoroughly coat all of the popcorn.
• Pour coated popcorn and peanuts onto wax paper.
• When cool, break up the chunks into bite-size pieces and store it all in a covered container.

CHINESE CRUNCH SALAD

Steps:

• Toss cabbage and green onions together.
• Melt butter in large skillet.
• In the melted butter, brown the crumbled ramen with sesame seeds and almonds, being careful not to burn them.
• Cool.
• Keep dressing and noodles separate until ready to serve.
• Toss all ingredients together just before serving.
• NOTE: You can also add chopped cooked chicken or mandarin oranges if desired.