Addicted.....

....to cabbage salad. Again, I will say this is not a cooking blog, yet here I am writing again about food. I am totally addicted to this salad and thought that perhaps writing about it might help me break the addiction.

Bok Choy Salad from Southern Living

2 3oz. packages Ramen Noodle mix

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

3 Tb. almonds

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup olive oil

1/4 cup cider vinegar

2 Tb. soy sauce

1 head bok choy

green onions

Remove seasoning pack from noodles(not used); crumble noodles and spread with almonds and sunflower seeds on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 8 - 10 minutes until golden. In small sauce pan bring sugar through soy sauce to a boil over medium heat; stirring occasionally. Cool this for dressing. Place torn bok choy and chopped onions in a bowl, drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with noodle mix. Toss and serve.

Now here is the easy way: Buy premade cole slaw greens (green and red cabbage and carrot). Make the dressing and store in a pourable container. Make the crunchy mix and store in an airtight container. When it is time for a meal, pour the amount of salad mix you want in Tupperware type bowl; add dressing and noodles to taste. Close the lid and toss the salad. Eat. The only trick to this salad is that once the ingredients are mixed they must be eaten--they get soggy and inedible within 2 hours. I have been making this salad for lunch everyday just using a small Tupperware bowl and eating right from the bowl (the kids are home-lunch is usually while making theirs or while they play outside). Maybe now that I have spoken about my addiction to this salad I can break the cycle of eating it twice a day.

love and hugs and I think I will go have lunch now. What am I having? I'd rather not talk about it. B