This is the quickest and easiest version of the recipe for ramen salad with cabbage. This ramen salad recipe uses ready made ingredients and cuts out the extra ingredients in the Best Recipe for Ramen Salad with Cabbage to save time. You can have this great dish ready in about 10 minutes. This is healthy fast food with little to clean up. This recipe uses bagged coleslaw mix and pre-toasted or dry roasted almonds and sesame seeds.
Course Salads & Dressings
Cuisine Asian
Keyword Asian coleslaw, Asian Noodle Salad, Asian Salad, Coleslaw with noodles, Ramen Salad With Cabbage, Recipe for Ramen Salad With Cabbage and Beans
1/8teaspooncayenne pepperoptional, or 1/2 tsp. pepper flakes
1/2teaspoononion powderoptional
Instructions
TOASTING: [Omit?] toasting the ramen noodles is optional as they are already crispy and if you're using roasted and toasted almonds and seeds you can skip that step to save time. But if you want to toast them, break up noodles and layer on cookie sheet with sesame seeds and almonds and toast around 5-10 minutes at 425°F, stirring halfway through and watching closely to keep from burning.
DRESSING - make the dressing in the serving bowl to save time and clean-up. Add dressing ingredients to the serving bowl and whisk until well blended.
VEGGIES - add all vegetables and dried fruit (if using it) to the serving bowl. (Everything except the crunchy nut/seed/noodle mixture)
TOSS well to blend thoroughly.
TOP OR REFRIGERATE: If serving right away, add crunchy mixture, toss well and serve. If not serving right away, refrigerate to marinate until ready to serve, then toss in crunchy mixture right before serving.
Notes
We save the ramen seasoning packet for making homemade ramen or stir fry and in need of some seasoning for a quick dish. See substitution ideas list further above for ingredients replacements for items you may not have, or for which you might have other preferences.