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Japanese-Style Noodle Salad

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Crunchy cabbage, edamame, kale, almonds, and crumbled instant noodles meet a ginger-sesame dressing in this make-ahead salad.

Ingredients

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  • Instant noodle seasoning (the little pouch found in the package with the noodles)
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp . garlic paste
  • 2 Tbsp . rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp . salt
  • 1/2 tsp . pepper
  • 1 tsp . sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp . ginger paste
  • 2 Tbsp . honey
  • 1 Tbsp . soy sauce
  • 1 small cabbage (sliced thinly)
  • 2 Tbsp . black sesame seeds
  • 100 gm. pkg. slivered almonds
  • 16 oz . pkg. edamane (cooked and shelled)
  • 3 cups baby kale
  • 1 red pepper (sliced)
  • 1/2 cup cilantro (chopped)
  • 3 green onions (sliced)
  • 1 pkg. instant noodles (crumbled)

Instructions

  1. Cook and shell the edamame. Slice the cabbage, red pepper, and green onions; chop the cilantro.
  2. Whisk the noodle seasoning packet, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper. Stream in the canola oil while whisking.
  3. Combine the vegetables, kale, edamame, almonds, sesame seeds, and crumbled dry instant noodles.
  4. Keep dressing and salad separate until about 30 minutes before serving, then toss well.