Asian Ramen Cabbage Salad

For the last 6 years, I’ve done a weekly bible study called Bible Study Fellowship. If you are looking for a study to help your faith grow or to learn how to better study the bible, BSF is worth checking out. It’s an interdenominational bible study and there are groups that meet all over the world. Each week we spend time discussing our lesson in our discussion groups, then the entire class hears a lecture on the passage we’ve studied that week. My kids get to go and have a lesson of their own. During my years of BSF I’ve grown in my faith and made lots of wonderful friends.  The blessings that I’ve received have been numerous.

Each discussion group that I’ve been a part of has been a blessing. Spending 9 months studying the Bible with a group of other women always draws you together but this year was special. The words of wisdom shared and the encouragement provided was a precious blessing. I adored my group and was so sad to see the year come to a close.

Thankfully, after our final class, each discussion group enjoys one last lunch together. It seems that lunch often consists of an assortment of salads and this year was no different. One of the salads was similar to this Asian Ramen Cabbage Salad and I decided to be adventurous and give it a try. Oh my goodness! It was love at first bite!

I immediately knew that I wanted to recreate this salad. I had received cabbage in our Door to Door Organics box so I thought it would be fitting to make Asian Ramen Cabbage Salad. A quick Google search showed that there are countless versions of this salad. I decided to put my own spin on this recipe and we were wowed by the results.

Instead of using a bag of coleslaw mix, I chopped red and green cabbage. If you are looking to make this recipe even easier then feel free to use a bag mix. I opted to add the crushed ramen to the salad and let it sit overnight. The dressing softened the noodles, which I liked. If you prefer, you could toast the crushed noodles and add them to the salad with the sunflower seeds and cashews. My family has loved this recipe so much we’l be enjoying it again for lunch this week.

For me, this recipe is a reminder that it’s good to try new things.  Whether a new ingredient or a different cooking style, you won’t know if you like something until you give it a try.  I’d love to know what new foods you’ve tried and ended up loving.