Overnight Oriental Salad

This recipe works well for the very sweet Napa cabbage. It was given to us by two different friends and disappears first at a potluck. Serve as a side dish or add slices of marinated grilled chicken for a main course. Napa cabbage is also great cooked up lightly in a stir fry.

For 8 servings, you will need:

• 2 lbs Napa cabbage, shredded very thin
• 2 pkgs Oriental Ramen noodles, uncooked
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Rice vinegar
• 1 cup canola or olive oil
• 1 cup sunflower seeds (optional)
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional)

Open the noodle packages and set aside the flavor mix envelops for later. Break and crush the dry noodles in the bottom of a large bowl. Sprinkle green onion over them. Layer on the shredded cabbage.

Whisk together oil, rice vinegar, sugar and Ramen spices. Pour mixture over the layered items in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. (It stores well for several days -- if it lasts that long!)

Before serving, toast the sunflower seeds and almonds with a little salt and pepper, then add them to the bowl. Toss everything together and enjoy a refreshing summer twist on a slaw-salad.

Please enjoy our fresh organic produce.
Anne Tisbert