Best Water Chestnut Salad With Asian Dressing Recipes

MY FAVORITE ORIENTAL COLESLAW

My Favorite Oriental Coleslaw image

I know there are other recipes for Oriental Coleslaw here. I mentioned in a thread on "everything else" that my local grocery store makes the best one I've ever tasted, and one of the girls behind the counter gave me the recipe!

Provided by yooper

Categories Black Beans

Time 10m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 packages chicken-flavored ramen noodles (reserve seasoning packets for dressing)
1 (1 lb) bag coleslaw mix
1 (4 ounce) bag sunflower seeds
3 bunches green onions, chopped
2 (4 ounce) cans sliced water chestnuts
1/2 cup vinegar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Steps:

In a large bowl, break up ramen noodles into smaller pieces.
Add coleslaw mix, sunflower seeds, green onions, and water chestnuts.
Stir to combine.
To make dressing: In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, sugar, soy sauce and seasoning packets until combined.
Pour over salad, toss well to make sure dressing is evenly distributed.
If you want the noodles to soften, refrigerate overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 473.4, Fat 27.4, SaturatedFat 5, Sodium 922.4, Carbohydrate 52.1, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 23.6, Protein 7.7

PEA AND WATER CHESTNUT SALAD

Pea and Water Chestnut Salad image

This salad is a delicious crunchy combination. I especially like this for summer barbeques for something different. I clipped it from Quick Cooking magazine a couple years ago.

Provided by Chris from Kansas

Categories Summer

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 medium carrots, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package frozen peas, thawed
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup prepared ranch salad dressing
5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

Cook carrots in a small amount of water until crisp-tender; drain and rinse in cold water.
Place in a serving bowl; add the peas, water chestnuts, onions and cheese.
In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, bacon and pepper; mix well.
Pour over salad and toss to coat.
Chill until serving.

WATER CHESTNUT RAMEN SALAD

Water Chestnut Ramen Salad image

Make and share this Water Chestnut Ramen Salad recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories Low Protein

Time 20m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

chicken-flavored ramen noodles (4 packages)
1 cup diced celery
1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 cup chopped red onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 cup peas
1 cup mayonnaise

Steps:

Break each package of noodles into 4 pieces. Cook noodles in water according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water.
In large bowl, combine noodles, celery, water chestnuts, onion, pepper and peas.
Combine mayo with 3 of the seasoning packets. Fold into salad.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 318.6, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 446.4, Carbohydrate 33.5, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 10.6, Protein 4.1

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