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Ramen noodle salad: prep now, serve later
One of our favourite things about this noodle salad is how simple it is to prep in advance. The idea is that you prep all the ingredients then layer them up in a jar (or two, if you want a couple of lunches sorted at once!), then keep them in the fridge to serve up as a cold ramen noodle salad later. Why not recycle an old jam jar and use that as a container? Of course, this won’t keep for ages, as there are a lot of fresh veggies in the mix, so a couple of days in the fridge is probably your best bet. However, the salad dressing can be made in a big batch, for you to come back to later! Bring the salad to work with you in a jar, dump into a bowl so the dressing can spread out over the ingredients, and enjoy! And if you like the sound of meals in jars, you should also check out our noodle soup in a jar!
Oodles of health benefits!
As ever, we have designed this cooked ramen noodle salad to be as healthy as possible. We’ve included a whole range of fresh veggies, to provide lots of vitamins and nutrients. The addition of boiled eggs helps to bring protein levels up to 18g, which is almost half the recommended daily intake for the average woman (though of course this varies). We keep fat levels low, but not non-existent, by using only small amounts of peanut butter and sesame oil in the dressing. What’s more,you could use soba noodles instead of ramen, which are made from buckwheat and are therefore gluten free, so anyone for whom gluten poses an issue, we got your back! We would also recommend this salad if you are trying to lose weight, because it is light and filling, so it makes a perfect calorie-controlled lunch. It would fit right into one of our Vegetarian Weekly Weight Loss Meal Plans. But for now, enjoy your cold Asian noodle salad!
