Thursday, January 14, 2010

Chinese Chicken Salad

1 small - med. head of green cabbage, shredded
1-2 pkgs. ramen noodles, uncooked, crushed
4-6 green onions, chopped
4 c. cooked, diced chicken breast
1/4 c. sunflower seeds
1/3 c. sliced almonds, toasted
2-3 cans mandarin oranges, drained

Dressing:

3/4 c. olive oil
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. rice vinegar
1 tsp. garlic salt
1-2 seasoning packet(s) from ramen noodles

Directions:

Toss salad ingredients together. Mix dressing ingredients together. I usually add just a few teaspoons of the juice from the mandarins to the dressing to thin it out a bit.

Note: You can toss the salad and dressing all together at once if it will all be eaten in one sitting. We like to pour the dressing on the salad as we eat it, to keep the cabbage from wilting and the ramen from getting too soggy.