Thanks for joining me and Sarah for Meatless Monday today. Hope you all had a fabulous long weekend and found some time to do something fun for Labor Day. I realized the other day, while making lunch, that I have been making variations of this delicious Asian Slaw with Crunchy Noodles and Oranges for years but I have not yet shared the recipe with you. This is one of those really easy salads that literally takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish.
Asian Slaw with Crunchy Noodles and Oranges
I don’t know what we did before the days of pre shredded broccoli slaw mix! If you use a few of those, you really can whip up this salad in just a few minutes with little prep and clean up. Of course the icing on the cake, so to speak, and what makes this Asian slaw so satisfying are the “crunchy noodles”. I always need to have a little crunch in my salads to feel satisfied. My magic mix of crunchies in this salad is a combination of slivered almonds, sun flower seeds and crushed ramen noodles. Simple yet oh so yummy when sprinkled on top. Make the crunchy noodles in advance and store in a baggie until ready to eat.
I love the addition of the orange slices on top as it creates a really nice balance of sweet and salty. Not an orange fan? I think sliced pears or apples would work really well as a substitute. If you are not serving this Asian Slaw with Crunchy Noodles and Oranges right away, keep the dressing and the fruit separate to avoid making the slaw soggy.
Hope you enjoy this super simple Asian Slaw with Crunchy Noodles and Oranges. Vegan and dairy free. Happy Labor Day and thanks for stopping by today.
Do you have any salads that you make over and over again? Crunchy noodles on top?
Asian Slaw with Crunchy Noodles and Oranges
Ingredients
- 1 package of ramen noodles crushed up (discard seasoning pack)
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds unsalted
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds unsalted
- 1 Cup edamame
- 2 packages of broccoli slaw or rainbow slaw
- 1 navel orange sliced
- 1 cucumber diced and peeled
- Dressing:
- 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 tsp fresh ginger
- 2 Tbl honey
- 1 Tsp chopped garlic
- 1 Tbl chili sauce (optional)
Instructions
- for crunchy noodles:
- preheat oven to 350
- on a baking sheet combine almonds, ramen and seeds
- sprinkle w olive oil to coat
- bake 15-20 min set aside
- In a large bowl mix:
- slaw mix, oranges, cucumber and edamame
- In a small bowl whisk together remaining ingredients
- drizzle on top
- Sprinkle on crunchy noodles
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I LOVE Asian dishes – this looks really yummy!
me too thanks so much. Have a great day
This looks great! Very refreshing for summer
Thanks so much-it is definitely still warm enough for salads!
I love all the colors in this dish! I used to love crunchy noodles on top but it’s been so long since I’ve had them, I’m not sure if I’d still like them. Surely I would, though!
I can safely say that they are still as good as you remember!
I’m all about that fresh orange on top too!
It was a nice touch!
I feel like my recipe pinterest board is full of your recipes! Another winner!
well that’s always nice to hear!
Oh, I’m making this today! I’ve been looking for a healthy recipe that used the ramen noodles ever since I had a salad at a potluck.
Those ramen noodles are addictive!
This sounds great! I’m all about salads in this hot weather we’re still having.
I cannot believe how hot is still is out there!
I haven’t eaten ramen noodles since college, but I bet this tastes a whole lot better than what we lived on LOL. Great combination of flavors!
Ha ha I know! Just don’t eat the spice pack that stuff will kill you 🙂
I really like slaw. Way to make ramen fancier!
Thanks a bunch!
Definitely agreed with you on pre-shredded broccoli slaw adding some simplicity to life! 😛 This looks delicious! I love the addition of the mandarin oranges! :]
it does make salad prep 100 times easier for sure
Looks delicious, full of flavor and texture! Happy Meatless Monday!
Thanks so much-right back at you
You had me a little scared with the word “slaw,” but this looks legit 😉 (I’m not a coleslaw fan). I bet the oranges are a great sweet feature…I’d probably use mandarin oranges (canned) for pure laziness LOL
You lazy? no way! You can certainly used the mandarin oranges. This salad is super quick to throw together
This looks so yummy! I love the mix of oranges with the crunchy noodles 🙂
Thanks I did too!
Sounds delicious! I love that pre-shredded slaw, it makes things so easy. I haven’t tried making those crunchy ramen noodles yet, I’ll have to give that a try.
The preshredded salads are a life saver and the cruncy noodles are delish
You had me at crunchy noodles. I adore crunchy noodles.
I think I do too I have some extras for this week 🙂
This looks so good and easy to make. I think my husband would love this one, not sure about my young kids….however I may try.
I hope it works for you all!
Mmm, that slaw looks yummy!
Thanks so much! Hope you had a fabulous weekend
Oh this looks so yummy! I’ve pinned this one!
Fabulous hope you try it out!
I am loving all of your recipe ideas! My youngest son is away at school and loves to cook, so I keep forwarding your recipes to him!
OH that is so sweet of you thanks!
This salad looks like the perfect meatless monday! Awesome combination of flavour and texture! I’ll be making this next monday for sure!
Great thanks hope you enjoy it
This recipe looks so creative! I love using almonds on my salad as a natural crunch in my salads 🙂
Almonds are always great in my book too!
This sounds awesome! I will definitely have to try this soon!
Thanks so much have a great rest of your week
Yum! This really looks tasty!
Thanks I realized I had been making variations of it for a while and never shared it
I’ll have to give this salad a try, though I’m not a fan of oranges but switching those out with oranges or pears sounds like a really tasty alternative.
Both pears and apples would certainly work!
Wow, sounds great and these noodles are vegan and dairy-free. I like the crunchy part. Thanks for hosting another party,
Thanks for coming!
The crunchy noodle blend sounds awesome.
It is the best part for sure 🙂
I really cannot get enough Asian food in my life. We have sushi over here at least 4 times a week and it’s actually slightly embarrassing at this point, but the cravings are HARSH! LOL! Oh well, there are worse things in life. Will have to try a variation of this slaw for sure 🙂
It would go well with your sushi 🙂
This looks delicious, what am interesting way to use Ramen!
Thanks! I think it adds a nice little touch
This is one of my faves! Pinning because I’m definitely gonna make it!
Fabulous let me know if you do!