Ramen Noodle Salad

ByJennifer Osterholt June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

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A nice crunch from Ramen noodles compliment a simple Asian inspired dressing that coats shredded cabbage to create an easy salad recipe.

Light apple cider dressing over a flavorful Ramen Noodle Salad in a white serving bowl with a silver serving spoon on the side on a yellow napkin.

Commonly called Ramen Noodle Salad, Oriental Salad or Chinese Salad we love serving this recipe as a side dish or adding a juicy sliced chicken breast for a main dish.

Apple cider vinegar is tangy, sugar sweetens the mixture and the flavor packets from the Ramen noodles give that oriental flavor accent to set this salad apart from others. The firm, thin pieces of cabbage also give more structure to the salad base than a traditional Chop Salad has.

Ramen Noodle Salad is a regular meal in our family’s menu. We have tested different versions and shared it at our big family reunion as well. The salad is always complimented for being unique and flavorful. It’s a great way to change up the meal time routine

Salad tongs reaching in a bowl of flavorful and crunchy Oriental salad with ramen noodles in a white bowl on a yellow and white plaid napkin.

Ingredients Needed

Coleslaw Mix – we like the bags with a little red cabbage and shredded carrots mixed in, but plain shredded cabbage works fine too.
Green Onions – slice a few or the whole bunch.
Sunflower Seeds – deepen the flavor and add fiber to this great salad.
Almonds – a bag of sliced almonds mixes in the flavors the best.
Ramen Noodles – we like the traditional oriental flavored noodles or soy flavored over the chicken flavored.
Oriental Salad Dressing Recipe – oil (we like canola for salad dressings), apple cider vinegar, sugar and the seasoning packets from the ramen noodles.

Ingredients to make ramen noodle salad are shredded cabbage in a coleslaw mix, almonds, sunflower seeds, ramen noodles, canola oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar and sliced green onions on a wooden counter top.

Similar ingredients are used in our Instant Pot Chinese Chicken Salad.

How To Make Ramen Noodle Salad

Pour all of the coleslaw mix and sliced green onions in a medium to large sized mixing bowl.

Put dry ramen noodles in a self sealing bag and pull out the seasoning packets. I use my rolling pin to lightly crush up the noodles. Some wavy pieces are fine, but bust up chunks so they blend into the cabbage better.

Crushed ramen noodles stirred into a coleslaw mixture.

Sliced toasted almonds and sunflower seeds on top of coleslaw mix in a white bowl.

Reserve about 1/2 a cup of the seeds, nuts and noodles to garnish the top of the finished salad.

Take the majority of mix ins and toss them into the cabbage.

Two packets of crushed ramen noodles poured on top of an Asian salad base.

Small white mixing bowl of ramen salad dressing made with canola oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar and ramen noodle packet seasoning with a whisk next to it.

In a small bowl vigorously stir the dressing ingredients together until the sugar is dissolved. I like to chill the dressing and stir again before pouring over the dressing.

Garnish with the reserved toppings and serving with 30 minutes of tossing with the dressing.

Side view of a pretty bowl with crunchy Ramen noodles that compliment a simple Asian inspired dressing coating shredded cabbage in a white bowl with salad tongs on a yellow and white napkin.

Recipe Tips

Chilling all ingredients before mixing and chilling again for an hour or two before stirring in the dressing works best for us.
Wait to stir the cold dressing in the Ramen Noodle Salad until about half an hour before serving.
Our OXO salad dressing shaker makes prepping and storing the dressing so much easier.
We decreased the sugar and oil used in the original recipe shared from a community cookbook.
While the noodles will soften and loose their crunch over time we have enjoyed this salad for up to two days after preparing. Store leftovers tightly sealed in the refrigerator.

Sliced tender chicken breast resting on a bed of flavorful ramen noodle salad with the bowl full in the background.

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Jennifer Osterholt

I share how to make life easier while raising a busy family! From delicious desserts to easy dinners and simple breakfast recipes. I’m here to make your time in the kitchen more efficient while building confidence!