Leave it to a church potluck to find something yummy. We were at such a function a while back and my husband tasted a salad made with ramen noodles. It had a nice unusual flavor combination, with a bit of a crunch. Here’s the recipe:
Oriental Ramen Noodle Salad – by Char Gibson
3 packages Ramen Noodles uncooked
1 lb package cole slaw mix
1 five oz package sliced almonds
6 green onions chopped, including greensDressing:
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
6 tablespoons rice vinegar (MUST BE RICE), any brand
1 pkg of the ramen seasoning (the oriental flavor is the best)Mix dressing. Toss other ingredients together.Hint: If the dressing doesn’t seem to be mixing well, mix as best you can, pour over salad quickly and toss. It will be fine.
Additional Notes: If you don’t have almonds you can almost any other kind of nut. We’ve used chopped walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, pine nuts just to name a few. You can be creative with this and add raisins or dried cranberries also.
My notes: The rice vinegar was hard to find. I think I found it in the Chinese food section of the grocery store. This is a good dish, but I think it could use a little less oil and less green onions. I also added sunflower seeds and it gave it a nice crunch and flavor. Enjoy! 
November 29: I forgot that I did not cook my noodles when I made this recipe. It makes it crispier this way. And actually, the dressing kind of makes the noodles a little soft anyway.
December 31: I have modified the recipe above to say “uncooked” noodles. I did not cook my noodles when I made this recipe and I have heard that cooking the noodles makes it a bit mushy. It really is better with some crunch.
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Thanks Kelly. I never dreamed it would be so successful. I guess you never know what people are looking for.
Looks like you hit a winner with this recipe. I haven’t seen another post do so well for so long. Good job, Karen!
Hey “Local Girl”. I had several friends ask me for this recipe, so I thought it would be a good idea to post the recipe for all to see.
What a great recipe. I have tons of ramen noodles in my pantry right now. I may have to try that tonight!
Thanks Sarah. I totally forgot that I didn’t cook my noodles last time. I’ll fix that.
I make this dish except I don’t cook the noodles. I smash the noodles to break them apart and add to the salad to give an extra crunch.