Asian Noodle Salad With Cashews Recipes

ASIAN NOODLE SALAD WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Mix together salad ingredients. I don't usually measure, I just keep add as much as I want of each ingredient until it looks like the picture.
• Put dressing ingredients in a jar. Shake well and pour over salad. You can also add jalapenos to the dressing if you like it spicy.
• Mix with tongs or hands and serve in a large pasta bowl. I always use my hands to mix this. It's so much easier.
• As a side salad it probably serves more like 8 - 10. But if this is all you're eating then it will serve 4 - 6.

RAMEN NOODLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300*F.
• Place almonds onto a prepared baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes until almonds are fragrant but not golden. Remove and set aside.
• While almonds are baking, make dressing. Combine olive oil, vinegar, soy sauce & sugar into a medium bowl and whisk until sugar is dissolved and well mixed. Set aside.
• In a large bowl mix together the broccoli slaw and coleslaw together.
• Before opening the ramen noodle packages, break noodles into small pieces no bigger than 1/2 inch. Open and dump into slaw mix - reserving seasoning packets.
• Add cooled almonds and sesame seeds to slaw mix and mix well.
• Pour reserved seasoning packet contents into your dressing and mix again.
• Pour entire dressing over slaw mixture and mix well.
• Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Serve chilled.

CRUNCHY CABBAGE SALAD WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, combine the cabbage, carrots, green onions, and orange segments.
• Refrigerate until ready to toss salad Crush the ramen noodles into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Empty the ramen flavor packet into a small mixing bowl.
• Whisk in the canola oil, vinegar, sesame oil, and sugar, stirring until the dressing is well blended.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve When you are ready to serve the salad, pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat everything evenly.
• Add the cashews or peanuts and noodles, tossing again.
• Serve immediately.

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.

CHINESE CABBAGE SALAD I

Steps:

• In a preheated 350 degree F oven (175 degree C), toast the crushed noodles and nuts until golden brown.
• In a large bowl, combine the coleslaw, green onions, toasted ramen noodles and cashews.
• To prepare the dressing, whisk together the sugar, oil, vinegar and soy sauce. Pour the dressing over the salad, toss and serve.

CASHEW SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Make sauce:
• In a blender blend sauce ingredients with salt and pepper to taste until smooth. Sauce may be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring sauce to room temperature and stir before using.
• Just before serving, in a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti until al dente. In a colander drain spaghetti and rinse well under cold water. Drain spaghetti well and in a bowl toss with sauce and chopped coriander.
• Garnish sesame noodles with cashews and coriander.