Lawn Mower Salad

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup canola oil
  • 0.5 cup white sugar
  • 0.25 cup water
  • 0.25 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
  • 0.25 cup roasted sunflower seed kernels

Steps

  1. Whisk canola oil, sugar, water, balsamic vinegar, and seasoning packets from ramen noodles in a bowl until thoroughly combined and sugar and seasoning packets have dissolved.
  2. 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, longer for softer ones. Just before serving, toss salad again with cashews and sunflower seeds.