Sumi Sumo Fumi Salad!

Actually, it's just "Fumi Salad" but I think the above title is much more fun.  This salad is probably the CHEAPEST salad you could ever make, being that cabbage is about 85 cents a pound and roman noodles are about twenty cents a package, not much else is really needed. The only really expensive ingredient is almonds but I got mine on sale, so if you wait until that sale comes around, you really will have a cost efficient, not to mention mondo, salad on your hands, or in your mouth rather.  I love the vibrancy of this salad, because let's face it, if it doesn't look good, no one will eat it!  So here she is!

Ingredients:

• 1 head regular cabbage
• 1 small head red cabbage
• 2 packages Roman Noodles *oriental flavor*
• one 11 oz. canister of smoked whole/slivered almonds (if you use plain slivered nuts you will have to toast them yourself, if you buy them pre-smoked you won't)
• 1/2 one ounce container toasted sesame seeds (these you'll have to toast for sure)

Dressing Ingredients:

• 1/2 C vegetable oil
• 6 T rice vinegar (only rice vinegar, don't interchange)
• 4 T granulated white sugar
• dash of pepper, fresh ground if possible
• 1 packet seasoning from Roman Noodle package

Directions:

1. Toast and/or roughly chop almonds if necessary. In separate pan, toast sesame seeds (different cook times)
2. Finely chop all cabbage - more of a slaw texture, not typical salad size, toss all together.
3. Crush noodles inside bag, remove seasoning packet.
4. Mix all dressing ingredients using a container that is "shake friendly."
5. If serving salad immediately: dress, add nuts, sesame seeds, and crushed noodles. 
6. Toss again, plate and enjoy!
7. If eating over several days, keep cabbage, nuts, noodles, and sesame seeds separate and combine right before consuming.

Total cost of this salad: less than ten dollars.  

Serving size: 12-15 people.  

That's 0.83 - 0.67 cents per serving! 

Talk about pinching pennies!