Leslie’s Dinner Party Coleslaw

This smaller, slightly different version of the slaw above is easy to make and super-quick! Both salads are a pleasant surprise at any gathering, especially for guests who’ve never tasted 

Dinner Party Coleslaw

a dried noodle salad. My friend Leslie Davis borrowed this recipe from The Johnson Lake Resort Cookbook. As I often do, I’ve tweaked it ever so slightly to reflect my personal taste. The resort meets my personal taste, too. A remote fishing camp partway up a mountain, the Johnson Lake Resort boasts two of the clearest, most pristine trout lakes in British Columbia, Canada.  

Leslie’s Dinner Party Coleslaw:

To Prepare the Salad: 

One 16-oz. (454 g) pkg. coleslaw mix

2 green onions, angle-sliced fine

1 tsp. (5 mL) canola or sesame oil

1 c. (250 g) sliced almonds, toasted

3 tbsp. (45 mL) sesame seeds, toasted

One 3-oz. (85 g) pkg. single-serve dry instant noodles (any brand)

Preheat oven or toaster oven to 325 deg. F. Combine coleslaw mix with green onions in medium bowl. Cover and set aside in cool place. Warm oil in toaster or regular oven, lightly toasting almonds and sesame seeds in oil separate from one another, stirring to prevent burning. Watch carefully: Toasting time for seeds will be shorter than for nuts. Set aside. 

Moments before serving, break raw noodles into roughly 2-in. (5 cm) pieces. Add to slaw with nuts and seeds, combining well before and after adding dressing. 

Enjoy immediately - noodles should be crunchy, not soft. Serves 6-to-8.

To Prepare the Dressing:

1 spice packet from noodles

½ c. (125 mL) olive oil

1 tbsp. (15 mL) sugar

½ tsp. (2.5 mL) salt (do not reduce or omit)
½ tsp. (2.5 mL) soy sauce

Combine dressing ingredients. Pour over salad, tossing well. Serve immediately.

Pour coleslaw mix into bowl.

Chop and add green onions. Set aside.

Toast nuts at 325 deg. F until lightly browned. 

Toast sesame seeds, too. Keep an eye
on them! They toast quickly!
Set nuts and seeds aside.

Use any brand of instant noodles you like.

Break them apart; set them aside.

Add noodles’ seasoning packet to dressing.

Shake dressing ingredients vigorously to combine.

Add nuts, seeds, and broken dried noodles to coleslaw.

Add even the last few bits.

Dress and serve immediately. You’re done!