Crunchy Recipe | Sweet and Crunchy Salad

This is an easy and delicious summer salad. I usually double the recipe for parties. You can also use oriental flavored ramen noodles, if you like.

Ingredients

• 2 (3 ounce) packages chicken flavored ramen noodles
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup white sugar
• ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
• 1 (16 ounce) package shredded coleslaw mix
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• ½ cup sunflower seeds
• ½ cup cashews

Cooking Directions

1. Place noodles in a bowl of warm water and soak for 15 minutes or until soft.
2. Whisk together the oil, sugar, vinegar and seasoning packs.
3. Drain the noodles and combine in a large bowl with the coleslaw, oranges, water chestnuts, green onions and sunflower seeds.
4. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat evenly. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours. Add cashews before serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories611.7
• carbohydrateContent76.1 g
• cholesterolContent7.2 mg
• fatContent31.2 g
• fiberContent5.5 g
• proteinContent9.7 g
• saturatedFatContent4.5 g
• sodiumContent489 mg
• sugarContent32.8 g