Sumi Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Combine coleslaw, chopped scallions and broken noodles in very large bowl.
• Bake almonds& sesame seeds onto ungreased cookie sheet at 300 degrees for 5-7 minutes, then toss into slaw-scallion-noodle combo bowl.
• Mix the salad oil, sugar, Accent, rice wine vinegar, salt & pepper in separate bowl.
• Mix into salad mixture.
• Marinate overnight, stir occasionally.
• *Make sure noodles are very broken up, and very soft when serving this; important to marinate overnight!
• *I usually double the ingredients in step #3; add 1/2 of dressing to salad for overnight marination and add other half upon serving, to freshen up the salad if needed. The noodles tend to soak up the dressing overnight, especially if using 5 packages of noodles.

Steps:

• Dressing:.
• Mix sugar, rice vinegar and salt together in small saucepan. Heat over medium until sugar and salt dissolve. Let mixture cool and then combine with remaining dressing ingredients. Set aside.
• Salad:.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet. Toast almonds and sesame seeds until lightly browned. Combine with onions, cabbage, and dressing. Approximately 30 minutes before serving, crush ramen noodles in their package and combine with salad.
• Note: This salad is best if you make it the night before you plan on serving it. The sweet and salty flavors develop overnight and although the cabbage softens a bit, it still retains it's crunchy texture. A good summer salad for picnics since it travels well and doesn't contain mayonaise.

Steps:

• Toast almonds and sunflower or sesame seeds in butter.
• Cool and set aside.
• Break up 2 packages (uncooked Ramen noodles).
• Just before serving, toss slaw mix, green onions, almonds and seeds.
• Mix dressing ingredients in a covered container and shake well to dissolve all the sugar.
• (You can heat up the vinegar to help dissolve the sugar) Pour dressing just before serving.
• This dressing recipe is for one batch slaw mix, but I have used it for almost double the amount of slaw mix and it is plenty and still taste good.

Steps:

• Peel 4 strips off each cucumber using a vegetable peeler, leaving some of the peel in place for a striped look. Slice off the ends and cut cucumbers in half lengthwise.
• Slice cucumbers into very thin slices using a mandoline, or carefully with a knife. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Stir until well combined and set aside for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk sugar, ginger, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl until well combined.
• Squeeze excess liquid out of cucumbers using your hands or a clean tea towel. Toss cucumbers with the dressing. Stir well and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
• Just before serving, sprinkle each portion with sesame seeds. Enjoy!