Lawn Mower Salad

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Description

This delicious salad recipe came from a friend of my mom’s. I make Barbara’s salad often in the summer and have shared the recipe many times. I shared this salad at the Buckeye Bash – June 2012

Ingredients

  • ½ cup canola oil
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages chicken-flavored ramen noodles, crushed, seasoning packets reserved
  • 1 (12 ounce) package broccoli coleslaw mix
  • 1 bunch green onions, sliced
  • 1 cup roasted cashews
  • ¼ cup roasted sunflower seed kernels

Instructions

  1. Whisk canola oil
  2. sugar
  3. water
  4. balsamic vinegar
  5. and seasoning packets from ramen noodles in a bowl until thoroughly combined and sugar and seasoning packets have dissolved.
  6. Toss ramen noodles in a large salad bowl with broccoli slaw mix and green onions. Pour dressing over the salad and let stand 1/2 hour to 4 hours – shorter for crunchier noodles
  7. longer for softer ones. Just before serving
  8. toss salad again with cashews and sunflower seeds.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 6

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