Easy Oriental Salad

Name: Easy Oriental Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 cups, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 head cabbage, shredded or 1/2 head romaine lettuce, mix; 1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped; 1/4 cup sliced almonds; 1 (4 ounce) can mandarin oranges (optional) or 1 -2 tomatoes, instead; 1 (3 ounce) package chicken-flavored ramen noodles; 1 -2 cooked chicken breast, charbroiled (leftovers work great); 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; ramen seasoning (dry pouch from 3 oz ramen noodles); 1 cup red wine vinegar; 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 3/4 cup sugar; kosher salt; fresh ground black pepper; 1 1/2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

Submitted by hollywall

"we used to have this at church functions - easy to prepare for a crowd"

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 8 cups
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₂ head cabbage, shredded or 1/2 head romaine lettuce, mix
¹⁄₄ bunch cilantro, chopped
¹⁄₄ cup sliced almonds
1 (4 ounce) can mandarin oranges (optional) or 1 -2 tomatoes, instead
1 (3 ounce) package chicken-flavored ramen noodles
1 -2 cooked chicken breast, charbroiled (leftovers work great)
Dressing
¹⁄₂ cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon sesame oil
ramen seasoning (dry pouch from 3 oz ramen noodles)
optional dressing
1 cup red wine vinegar
¹⁄₄ cup apple cider vinegar
³⁄₄ cup sugar
kosher salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons dark sesame oil

directions

toss greens and cilantro together and just before serving add 1 pkg crumbled dry ramen noodles over the top and toss to distribute - garnish with oranges (or tomatoes) and almonds - add leftover chicken breast (dice or cube if using).
stir together 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar, 2 TB water, 1 TB sesame oil, add dry seasoning packet from the ramen noodles and mix well - pour over salad when ready to serve.
optional dressing:
combine vinegars, sugar, salt and pepper to taste in mixer bowl and mix at low speed until sugar and salt are dissolved.
add oils and continue to mix until blended, refrigerate until ready to use,.