This excellent side dish salad is full of wonderfully crisp vegetables. The ramen soup mix is the perfect flavoring addition and you don't even have to measure anythingThe toasted sesame seeds and nuts add a wonderful flavor and texture to this crunchy salad. And the flavoring packet from one of the ramen noodle packages adds more wonderful flavor. You can add or subtract vegetables as you'd like to this easy recipe. Use sliced summer squash or zucchini, or add some frozen peas or sliced mushrooms. Serve this salad as an accompaniment to grilled steak, chicken, or salmon in the summer, or with meatloaf or a roasted chicken in the winter.