Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: n/a
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp low-sodium ramen spice packet
- 2 tbsp of ground ginger (or Chinese 5 spice)
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 cube/packet low-sodium/no salt added chicken bouillon (if you are using water)
- 1 cube/packet low-sodium/no salt added beef bouillon
- 1 oz grapeseed, peanut, or sesame oil or 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 12 oz package ramen noodles, crumbled
- 1 head of lettuce, chopped
- 1 head of cabbage, chopped
- Protein of your choice: hard-boiled egg, rotisserie chicken, roasted chicken, pork
Dressing:
- 2 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil, peanut oil, olive oil
- 1 tsp honey (or stevia if you are diabetic)
- Juice of 1 lime
Optional toppings: 1 cup shelled edamame defrosted; 1 cucumber, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 2 scallions, chopped; 2 tablespoons mint, chopped; 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Make a salad in a large bowl by combining lettuce, cabbage, and any optional chopped vegetables.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and lime juice. Add to salad and toss to combine.
- To season the ramen noodles, toss them in the melted butter or oil and the 1 tbsp of ramen noodle spice packet. Place them on top of the salad and add protein.
Nutrition Facts
- Number of Servings Per Container: 8
- Serving Size: 153g
- Calories: 260
- Total Fat: 10g, 13%
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g, 22%
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 960mg, 42%
- Total Carbohydrate: 37g, 13%
- Dietary Fiber: 3g, 10%
- Total Sugars: 4g
- Added Sugars: less than 1g, 1%
- Protein: 8g, 15%
- Vitamin D: 0mcg
- Calcium: 50mg, 4%
- Iron: 1mg, 7%
- Potassium: 300mg, 6%