Asian Ramen Salad

Asian Ramen Salad is quick, easy and full of flavor! It’s the perfect salad to take to a potluck, holiday or summer party. It is easy to throw together and has a delicious homemade Asian dressing. It’s packed full of cabbage, carrots and crunchy ramen noodles.

It seems like during the summer I’m always needing a big salad to bring to a party, potluck or BBQ! This Asian ramen salad is one of my favorites to bring. I usually just mix the coleslaw and toasted ingredients together in a big bowl before I go somewhere. When it’s time to serve the food I just pour in the salad dressing I’ve already made and its’ ready to go!

This is also a fabulous side dish when we have Asian food too. We love orange chicken around our house, and this is a great side to serve with it. So if you need a yummy side dish, or just something extra fun to bring to parties, this recipe fits the bill for sure!

Why You’ll Love this Asian Ramen Noodle Salad

• You can throw this together in just 20 minutes. A great last minute addition to your menu!
• Serve this as a side dish or a main dish. If you add some yummy protein as a topping, you’ll have a wonderful main course salad!
• This is a great shareable salad. Make an extra large batch and bring it to parties, potlucks and any other gathering.

Ingredients for Asian Ramen Salad

• Coleslaw mix – A pre-packaged colelslaw mix is the easy button for this yummy Asian ramen salad.
• Ramen noodles – You only need the noodles, not the seasoning packet. So the flavor doesn’t matter!
• Sesame seeds – The crunch that sesame seeds provides adds so much to this yummy salad.
• Sunflower seeds – I love the flavor of sunflower seeds and they are especially tasty in this crunchy Asian ramen salad.
• Sliced almonds – Slivered almonds are a nice touch to this yummy side dish.
• Green onions – Add a touch of diverse flavor with some chopped green onions as a topping.
• Vegetable oil – The salad dressing needs an oil base, so use something like vegetable oil, olive oil, or avocado oil.
• Truvia or white sugar – Sweeten the Asian ramen salad dressing with a touch of sugar or Truvia. Any other natural sweetener would work too.
• Rice wine vinegar – Rice vinegar has a very distinct flavor, so I don’t recommend swapping it out for something else.
• Soy sauce – To keep the sodium levels in check, use low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos.
• Sesame oil – The distinct flavor of sesame oil is super tasty in this dressing!
• Black pepper – Add a bit of warmth to the dressing with a pinch of black pepper.
• Garlic powder – Everything tastes better with a bit of garlic powder mixed in!

How to Make Asian Ramen Salad

1. First, let’s make our easy Asian salad dressing. Grab a small bowl and mix together all the ingredients for the dressing, then set it to the side.
2. After that you will want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and toast your ramen noodles, sunflower seeds and sliced almonds on a baking sheet for 3-5 minutes.
3. While they are toasting toss your coleslaw mix in a bowl. Once the toasted mixture is cooled a bit toss, then those into the lettuce and stir.
4. Right before serving add the dressing and stir to combine.

How to Store Leftover Asian Ramen Noodle Salad

Leftovers won’t last too long, but you can store them in the fridge for up to 24 hours. For best results, leave the ramen noodles, nuts and seeds out and store them separately. After about 24 hours, the noodles will get soggy.

If you want to make it ahead of time and store it, you can assemble the dressing, prepare the crunchy topping and prep the lettuce and store it all separately. Then throw all of the ingredients together just before serving.

Can Asian Ramen Salad be served as a Main Dish?

Of course! Our favorite way to make this salad a main dish is to add leftover grilled chicken to it. Another way to make it a main dish is to grab some rotisserie chicken and add that to it! The meat from these Asian steak kebabs would be delicious as well.

You could also add shrimp or grilled salmon to it too if you have that! Another great option would be tofu!

Can I substitute the Truvia for Sugar?

You can! This recipe calls for 2 Tbsp of Truvia, but if you’d rather use white sugar you can. Just replace the Truvia with 4 Tbsp of granulated white sugar.

Do I need to add the packet of seasoning in the Ramen package?

Nope! I get a lot of questions about this. Just throw the packet away or keep it for a different use. The homemade Asian dressing is plenty of flavor for this salad. That packet has a lot of sodium in it too!

What Can I add to Asian Ramen Salad?

The great thing about easy salad recipes is that they are super adaptable! Whether you’re serving this ramen salad recipe as a side dish or main dish, there are tons of different toppings and mix-ins you can add:

• shredded or grilled chicken
• mandarin oranges
• edamame
• napa cabbage
• thinly sliced snow peas
• diced red bell pepper
• diced onion

What to Serve with Asian Ramen Salad

Need some main dishes to serve with this salad? barbecue chicken drumsticks would be super simple and pair well with Asian ramen salad. Crock Pot pulled pork and barbecue ribs also pair great!

These balsamic steak skewers are incredibly tasty and would also go great with this crunchy salad.

This crunchy and flavorful Asian ramen cabbage salad is seriously so tasty! I hope you enjoy!

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