The Art of Creating a Visually Appealing Salad for Potlucks: A Recipe for Napa Cabbage Salad with Ramen Noodle Topping

Whenever you take a salad to a potluck, it's always good to take one that's colorful and visually appealing. This is the key to making your dish stand out from the crowd. In this article, we'll be focusing on a unique recipe for a Napa Cabbage Salad with Ramen Noodle Topping that's sure to impress.

One of the key ingredients in our recipe is the topping itself, which starts with a package of ramen noodles. These noodles are just the basics - you can usually find them in regular old packets at most grocery stores. However, we're going to use them as the base for something truly special: a crunchy and flavorful topping that will add texture and depth to our salad.

To make this topping, we'll start by breaking up the ramen noodles into smaller pieces. This will help them cook more evenly and give them a better texture when they're done. Next, we'll add some slivered almonds and sesame seeds to give the topping an extra boost of flavor and crunch. We'll also add some dehydrated garlic to add a savory element that will complement the other flavors in our salad.

Now it's time to bring everything together. We'll drizzle over some melted butter - yes, you read that right: melted butter! This may seem like an unusual ingredient, but trust us when we say that it makes all the difference in this recipe. Finally, we'll add a little bit of honey for good measure, just to give our topping a hint of sweetness.

To finish off our topping, we'll sprinkle some additional sesame seeds on top and toss everything together with a bit of flair. This is where the magic happens: as you mix everything together, the flavors will meld together and the texture will become even more appealing.

Once our topping is complete, it's time to move on to the salad itself. We'll start by shaving thin slices of Napa cabbage - this is where the real magic happens. When you slice the cabbage thinly enough, it becomes incredibly crunchy and adds a delightful texture to our salad. From there, we can add in some sliced multicolored peppers (the kind you usually find in grocery stores) for a pop of color and flavor.

Next, we'll add in some edamame for added protein and fiber. We'll also throw in some shredded carrots for an extra boost of vitamins and minerals. And finally, we'll top it all off with some sliced green onions and cilantro leaves - the perfect finishing touches to our salad.

Now that our salad is almost complete, let's talk about how to bring everything together. We'll make a simple mason jar dressing using just four ingredients: olive oil, rice vinegar, low-sodium soy sauce, and honey. This dressing is easy to make and tastes amazing - the key is to not be afraid to experiment with different flavor combinations until you find one that works for you.

So how do we use our dressing? Well, it's simple: just pour everything into a bowl and toss it together until everything is coated in that delicious dressing. The key is to let every ingredient shine through - don't be afraid to add extra ingredients or try out different flavor combinations until you find one that works for you.

Now that we have our salad and dressing, it's time to think about how to serve them. We can either just serve everything in a bowl, or we can get creative with presentation. Our recipe calls for serving the salad on a large platter, topped off with a generous helping of the crunchy Ramen Noodle Topping.

As you serve your salad, be sure to let everyone know what's going on - this is definitely a showstopper! And don't worry if people try to steal some of the topping - it's all part of the fun. After all, that's what potlucks are all about: sharing delicious food with friends and family.

In conclusion, our recipe for Napa Cabbage Salad with Ramen Noodle Topping is sure to be a hit at your next potluck. With its unique combination of flavors and textures, it's the perfect dish for anyone looking to mix things up and try something new. So go ahead - give it a try and see what all the fuss is about!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhenever you take a salad to a potluck it's always good to take one that's colorful visually appealing and this is the key really crunchy and fresh I just perfectly described napa cabbage salad this is a play on a classic old salad lad's grandmother Edna May used to make it all the time and it is one of the best salads in the world I'm just making the topping that goes over the salad and it starts with a package of ramen noodles these are just the noodles out of a regular old packet of ramen and this is going to be the base of the most incredible crunchy Salad Topping I broke them up into smaller pieces and then I have some slivered almonds and I'm adding some sesame seeds and dehydrated garlic just to add a little extra flavor and then I'll toss this together with my fangers and then to bring all of this together I'll drizzle over some melted butter I'm laughing because this is a salad and I'm drizzling melted butter over one of the elements and then why not little bit of honey too just a touch and then I'll stir This Together definitely one of those salads that everyone's Grandma had in their recipe box this has a couple of little spins on the old classic and that's what what I love to do with potluck recipes just kind of give them little twists and turns now and then all right I have a little sheet pan with some parchment and I'll sprinkle this mixture evenly all over the pan and I'll spread it out just so it all has a chance to get golden in the oven all right I'm going to put these into a 350 degree oven for about 6 or 7 minutes until they're nice and golden brown and then I'll move forward with the rest of the salad all right the topping is finished baking and look at this golden color it caramelized a little bit on the underside so I'm just going to break it up a little bit so when it cools it's all separated oh it smells so good too little bit nutty just m don't let me snack on this it's for the salad all right so for the salad it's napa cabbage and it's shaved really thin you just take a sharp knife and slice it as thin as you can and you wind up with this kind of ruffly Nappa cabbage it's very crunchy and I have some sliced multicolored Peppers the kind you just get in a bag at the grocery store they're not spicy they're just like sweet peppers I'm adding edamame as well shredded carrots and then two more green things some sliced green onions and cilantro leaves I love cilantro it's so good all right and then I'll just mix these ingredients just to kind of get them all distributed and mixed together before the dressing goes on and speaking of that I'll go ahead and make that dressing now it's just four ingredients and it's really really easy and so flavorful it's just a quick mason jar dressing with 2/3 a cup of olive olve oil 3 tbsp of rice vinegar 3 tbsp of low sodium soy and a tablespoon of honey when everything's in I just put the lid on and shake it together so this is a potluck salad that you take to the potluck party in kit form but I'm going to go ahead and show you what to do once you get there so the dressing goes over and Napa cabbage does stay pretty crunchy but it's still best just wait until right before the potluck begins to mix it together so you want to just kind of take your time tossing it with tongs bringing what's underneath up on top because you want every last ruly piece of Napa cabbage to be covered in that delicious dressing so at church or wherever you're potluck is you can either just serve it in the bowl or if you don't mind wrangling another little serving piece I like to put it onto a pretty big platter so everybody can really see what the salad's about and you guessed it so you just grab these crunchy slightly sweet very salty clusters of this ramen noodle and almond mixture and you just go all over the edges of the platter all over the top of the salad it looks like a lot but everyone who serves a bit of this salad is going to get a handful of these and everyone who sees this if they understand napa cabbage salad they're probably going to steal some extra pieces around the edge all right napa cabbage salad it's crunchy it's tasty it's a little bit retro and it has stood the test of time for a reason a potluck sensation uhoh here I gowhenever you take a salad to a potluck it's always good to take one that's colorful visually appealing and this is the key really crunchy and fresh I just perfectly described napa cabbage salad this is a play on a classic old salad lad's grandmother Edna May used to make it all the time and it is one of the best salads in the world I'm just making the topping that goes over the salad and it starts with a package of ramen noodles these are just the noodles out of a regular old packet of ramen and this is going to be the base of the most incredible crunchy Salad Topping I broke them up into smaller pieces and then I have some slivered almonds and I'm adding some sesame seeds and dehydrated garlic just to add a little extra flavor and then I'll toss this together with my fangers and then to bring all of this together I'll drizzle over some melted butter I'm laughing because this is a salad and I'm drizzling melted butter over one of the elements and then why not little bit of honey too just a touch and then I'll stir This Together definitely one of those salads that everyone's Grandma had in their recipe box this has a couple of little spins on the old classic and that's what what I love to do with potluck recipes just kind of give them little twists and turns now and then all right I have a little sheet pan with some parchment and I'll sprinkle this mixture evenly all over the pan and I'll spread it out just so it all has a chance to get golden in the oven all right I'm going to put these into a 350 degree oven for about 6 or 7 minutes until they're nice and golden brown and then I'll move forward with the rest of the salad all right the topping is finished baking and look at this golden color it caramelized a little bit on the underside so I'm just going to break it up a little bit so when it cools it's all separated oh it smells so good too little bit nutty just m don't let me snack on this it's for the salad all right so for the salad it's napa cabbage and it's shaved really thin you just take a sharp knife and slice it as thin as you can and you wind up with this kind of ruffly Nappa cabbage it's very crunchy and I have some sliced multicolored Peppers the kind you just get in a bag at the grocery store they're not spicy they're just like sweet peppers I'm adding edamame as well shredded carrots and then two more green things some sliced green onions and cilantro leaves I love cilantro it's so good all right and then I'll just mix these ingredients just to kind of get them all distributed and mixed together before the dressing goes on and speaking of that I'll go ahead and make that dressing now it's just four ingredients and it's really really easy and so flavorful it's just a quick mason jar dressing with 2/3 a cup of olive olve oil 3 tbsp of rice vinegar 3 tbsp of low sodium soy and a tablespoon of honey when everything's in I just put the lid on and shake it together so this is a potluck salad that you take to the potluck party in kit form but I'm going to go ahead and show you what to do once you get there so the dressing goes over and Napa cabbage does stay pretty crunchy but it's still best just wait until right before the potluck begins to mix it together so you want to just kind of take your time tossing it with tongs bringing what's underneath up on top because you want every last ruly piece of Napa cabbage to be covered in that delicious dressing so at church or wherever you're potluck is you can either just serve it in the bowl or if you don't mind wrangling another little serving piece I like to put it onto a pretty big platter so everybody can really see what the salad's about and you guessed it so you just grab these crunchy slightly sweet very salty clusters of this ramen noodle and almond mixture and you just go all over the edges of the platter all over the top of the salad it looks like a lot but everyone who serves a bit of this salad is going to get a handful of these and everyone who sees this if they understand napa cabbage salad they're probably going to steal some extra pieces around the edge all right napa cabbage salad it's crunchy it's tasty it's a little bit retro and it has stood the test of time for a reason a potluck sensation uhoh here I go\n"