In a saucepan, combine all of the dressing ingredients and heat until the sugar has dissolved.

Set aside to cool.

In a salad bowl, combine the cabbage, almonds and shallots.

Pour cooled dressing over and toss to coat.

Just before serving, toss through the fried noodles.

Notes

• This salad gets devoured by my kids. They have no idea that there are vegetables in it. They can’t see past the fried noodles!
• This is a great salad to take to a party. Just keep the dressing and noodles separate from the rest of the ingredients until serving time.
• To toast almond slivers,to keep an eye on them, you can just place them in a frying pan over low heat until they take on a golden colour. Be careful to watch then on the heat as they can burn easily.
• This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.