THIS IS THE RECIPE THAT I MOST CLOSELY FOLLOWED IN MAKING MY COLESLAW FOR THE 11/7/09 FISH FRY. I FOUND THIS ON ALLRECIPES.COM. MY CHANGES TO THIS RECIPE ARE AT THE VERY BOTTOM. anita

Original Recipe Yield: 8 servings

 
 
INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup butter
2 (3 ounce) packages Oriental-flavor ramen noodle soup, seasoning packets reserved
1/2 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 (16 ounce) package broccoli coleslaw mix
1/2 cup chopped green onion

DRESSING: 
1/2 cup salad oil
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Seasoning packets from soup pkgs
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce 
 
DIRECTIONS:

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Melt butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Crush the ramen noodles into small pieces; stir the crushed noodles, almonds, and sesame seeds into the butter. Spread the mixture onto a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crunchy, 8 to 10 minutes; allow to cool completely.
Toss together the coleslaw mix and the green onion in a large bowl.
Whisk together the salad oil, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and reserved seasoning packets in a separate bowl; stir the noodle mixture into the dressing. Pour the dressing over the coleslaw mix and toss to coat.

Nutritional Information:
Amount Per Serving  Calories: 409 | Total Fat: 29.3g | Cholesterol: 15mg

CHANGES I MADE:

1. No butter. I toasted the crushed noodles and sesame seeds on a cookie sheet @350 for about 15 minutes.

2. I used 2 Ramen soups AND 2 pkgs broccoli slaw. (I zapped the slaw in a food processor for a second or two so it would be easier to eat.)

3. No almonds and no onions.

4. White vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar.

5. Extra light olive oil instead of regular vegetable oil

6. For oil and vinegar measurements, I used one of those bottles that comes with a powdered dressing mix like Good Seasons brand. There is a V, W (water), & O line. Those were my measurements.

7. For sugar, I used 3 packets of "sun crystals" (1 packet = 2 tsp. sugar), 6 t = 2 T. I also used 4 T Splenda. So total sweetner (6 tablespoons) was 2 teaspoons over 1/3 cup. I will definitely back off to no more than 1/3 cup of sweetner next time, because it was too sweet for me on 11/07/2009.

8. Instead of adding the noodle mixture to the dressing, I mixed it into the coleslaw, and then poured the dressing over all and mixed throughly. The adding of these 3 parts is done right before serving so the noodle mixture does not get soggy.