Ellen's Easy Napa Salad
"This recipe has been handed down through my whole family, my mother-in-law gave it to me, she got it from her sister, who got it from another sister and so on. The last time i served it for my sister-in-laws family reunion and got raves. I had to pass it along to her family too. Everyone went back for bowl after bowl."
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
12-16
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds
- 1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
- 2 packages ramen noodles, crushed (discard packet)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup corn oil
- 1⁄2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 head napa cabbage
- 1 bunch green onion, sliced thin
directions
- Topping--melt butter in large skillet, brown sesame seeds, almonds, sunflower seeds and ramen noodles until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and cool.
- Dressing-- mix sugar, oil, vinegar and soy sauce in small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until sugar is disolved.
- Cool.
- Salad-- slice cabbage into ribbons and toss with green onions.
- To serve-- mound salad into bowl, sprinkle on desired amount of topping, and drizzle on desired amount of dressing.
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Reviews
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I've made this recipe for years, although I also add a can of mandarin oranges (drained). Everyone always devours this salad! -
by adding chicken fingers or grilled chicken (cut bite size) makes this a wonderful one dish meal-definitely my husband's favorite - when I'm not sure what to have for dinner...I can never go wrong with this...excellent!!!!! -
This is very good, and very easy. Out here on the east coast, at least up here in the boonies, we only have red or green cabbage, so I don't know if that makes a huge difference, but the recipe itself is phenominal! I will be making this throughout the summer as it's a light and yummy dish. Keeps the weight off! Thank you for sharing this with us! LA :-) -
This is one of those dishes that once you eat one bowl you always have to go back for a second...so be careful!!!!! It was the best side dish at the party.
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chilepepper1231
Chesterton, 53
<p>As of 3-31-13......I am now a working mom to a lively 15 year old. Wow, I have not updated this in 5 years. We have moved fron Valparaiso, to Chesterton, to South Haven and are in Portage,IN. This is my husbands home town. I am working, though not happpily at the McDonalds in Burns Harbor. We still have Rocky the Brittany Spaniel. We have 3 cats. Nilla Kiki, who came up to the door of the restaraunt I worked at when we lived in South Haven. We moved to Portage in 2011. Tony, my hubby, moved to our new trailer which needed some work. Our daughter Allegra stayed with Grandma and I, and Kiki stayed with a friend. In June of 2011 we all moved into where we live now. In January of 2012 a Facebook friend who lived in Kentucky, said she had White Kittens. I joked if she would deliver I would take a female. Well on 1-15-12 she brought us Gracie Lynn. Then on July 3rd a kitten showed up at our house who is now Samson Anthony Hughes. My husband, the cat hater decided to keep him as his own. I would rather own my own restaurant than work at Micky D's, but there are bills to pay. Ally, as we call her wants to be a Pharmacist, and she is an honor roll student know and I can't let her down.</p>
