Oriental Cabbage Salad Food

ASIAN/ORIENTAL CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix cabbage, onions, carrots, green onions and celery.
• Melt butter in small sauce pan and saute almonds and sesame seeds until golden brown (watch carefully as they will quickly burn).
• Remove from heat and add, sugar, oils, vinegar, soy sauce and minced ginger.
• Cool slightly.
• Pour dressing over vegetables.
• Sprinkle noodles on top and serve.

ORIENTAL CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and oil in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• (Can be made a day in advance,) Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Break up Ramen noodles (discard seasoning packets or save them for another use).
• Saute noodles, almonds and sesame seeds in oil until they brown.
• Stir often.
• Remove from heat.
• Combine cabbage, onions and noodle mixture.
• Toss with the dressing about 20 minutes before serving (this allows the noodles to soften).

ORIENTAL CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine cabbage, scallions, sesame oil and vinegar.
• Toss well and chill until ready to serve.
• Toss with sesame seeds before serving.

ORIENTAL GREEN CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Crumble the ramen noodles.
• Heat butter in skillet over medium high heat until melted.
• Add the crumbled ramen noodles and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the seasoning packet and mix well.
• Set aside and let cool.
• Mix cabbage and green onions together in large bowl.
• Whisk dressing ingredients together in small bowl.
• Pour dressing in the salad 15 minutes before serving.
• Add the sesame seeds, slivered almonds and crumbled noodles right before serving.

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.

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• For the salad: Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti to al dente according to the package directions. Drain, rinse and let cool.
• Mix together the cooked spaghetti, carrots, peppers, bean sprouts, cucumbers, scallions, cilantro, napa cabbage, purple cabbage and kale. Add the peanuts and toss together.
• For the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, sesame oil and garlic in a medium bowl.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and mix together with tongs or your hands. If the salad seems a little dry, just mix up a little more of the wet ingredients of the dressing and throw it in. It's a very organic process.
• Transfer to a large platter and serve.

ASIAN CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Place cabbage in very large bowl. Add vinegar, cilantro and oil; toss. Season with salt and pepper. Cover; chill at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours, tossing often.
• *Also known as sushi vinegar; available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.

CHINESE CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Shred cabbage if not using coleslaw mix, and place in salad bowl with green onions.
• Crumble noodles onto broiler pan, add almonds and sesame seeds and broil for about 2 minutes.
• Careful not to let sesame seeds burn.
• In a glass jar with a lid, combine oil, sugar, vinegar, salt, and contents of seasoning packet.
• Pour dressing over salad, and toss well.
• Add toasted noodles, almonds, sesame seeds and fresh basil (if using) RIGHT before serving.

CHINESE CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet, toast sesame seeds over medium heat until golden brown and fragrant.
• In a small bowl, mix together vinegar, sesame oil, olive oil, sugar, salt, pepper, and ramen seasoning packet.
• In a large bowl, mix together cabbage, carrots, and crushed ramen noodles. Toss with dressing to coat evenly. Top with toasted sesame seeds.

ORIENTAL SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cabbage, bean sprouts and onions in large bowl.
• In small bowl or dressing container, combine dressing ingredients. Mix well.
• Half an hour before serving add seeds and noodles.
• Ten minutes before serving add dressing.
• Stir to coat.
• Enjoy!

CRUNCHY ASIAN CABBAGE & PRAWN SALAD

Steps:

• Shred the cabbages, celery and carrot finely on a mandolin or grate them on the largest holes on a grater. Add the mint and coriander to the vegetables along with the prawns. Toss everything together.
• Make the dressing by whisking all the ingredients together. Dress the salad and tip it into a bowl, sprinkle over the peanuts and serve straight away.

ORIENTAL CABBAGE SALAD WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine cabbage, scallions, ramen noodles (reserve ramen flavor packet for dressing) and chicken; refrigerate for up to six hours.
• Just before serving shake together canola oil, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and ramen flavor packet; pour dressing over salad and toss; add sesame seeds and almonds; toss until evenly mixed.
• NOTE: I like to make the salad and salad dressing seperately a few hours in advance of whatever party I'm going to ~ I just dress the salad at the last minute so that it stays nice and crunchy.

ORIENTAL CHICKEN AND CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring broth to simmer in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and simmer until just cooked through, about 7 minutes. Transfer to work surface to cool. Add snow peas to broth and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer peas to bowl of cold water. Drain. Set aside.
• Boil broth until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 7 minutes. Transfer to bowl; cool.
• Combine vinegar, cilantro, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, chili, sesame oil and sugar substitute in medium bowl. Whisk in reserved broth.
• Place cabbages, mushrooms, carrots and onions in large bowl. Pour dressing over and toss to combine.(Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)

ORIENTAL CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl mix the cabbage, uncooked ramen (break into small pieces), and onions.
• 2. In a small bowl mix sugar, oil, vinegar and packets of dry soup mix.
• 3. Pour dressing over salad 2 hours before serving, add the nuts and seeds just before serving.

LIZANN'S ORIENTAL CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss togehter vegetables.
• In a jar with lid add all dressing ingredients.
• Refrigerate.
• When ready to serve mix all ingredients together and serve.
• Ramen noodles will loose their crunch after awhile so it is always best to mix everything together right before you serve it.
• MMM--.