Cabbage and Ramen Noodle Salad • 05.13.10
First of all, let me just get the obvious out of the way. My child is not wearing a shirt in the photo. This is fairly common dinner attire around here in warmer weather, and while I’m not exactly proud of the fact that he’s not wearing a shirt while eating, it doesn’t trouble me much. This year, produce. Next year, manners.
Anyhoo… the salad wars rage on here at the Circus. One of my favorites, precisely because it is complete trash, is a salad made from shredded cabbage and some other stuff, topped with crunched up ramen noodles and almonds that have been sauteed in butter and then sprinkled with that packet of death that comes with it. Ramen isn’t so bad you say? Let Maki over at Just Hungry give you the rundown on why ramen is very, very bad for you. I could top the salad with Doritos for the same nutritional effect.
Let it never be said that I’m high-brow over here. Here’s what we started with: