Dressing

3

tablespoons vegetable oil

3

tablespoons peanut butter

1/4

cup rice vinegar

2

tablespoons soy sauce

1

teaspoon grated gingerroot

1/8

teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Salad

2

cups thinly sliced Chinese (napa) cabbage

1

cup thinly sliced red cabbage

4

oz fresh snow pea pods, trimmed, cut in half diagonally (1 cup)

1

cup fresh baby carrots, quartered lengthwise

1

small red bell pepper, cut into thin strips

1

package (3 or 3.5 oz) any flavor ramen noodle soup mix

1/4

cup coarsely chopped dry-roasted peanuts