After Christmas Salad
After Christmas Salad. December 29, 2023.
We usually have ham leftovers after Christmas which isn’t a problem as we love ham! However, it is always is nice to have some delicious ways to use the ham up though, and this salad is one of them. It uses some things you may have around already from the holiday feasting such as dried cranberries, almonds, or mandarins. It is definitely lighter fare after all the holiday food and casseroles which my stomach needs.
The dressing for this salad is one of my favorites! It is so yummy and flavorful that it never lasts long! In fact, here it is in two more autumn-themed salads that you can find here and here.
And now for the After Christmas Salad recipe!
Ingredients
Salad
- desired lettuce (clean and chopped)
- dried cranberries
- candied almonds (see below)
- fresh manadarin slices
- leftover chopped ham
- maple dijon vinaigrette (see below)
Candied Almonds
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 2 tbsps. sugar
Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
- 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
- 3 tbsps. maple syrup
- 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/8 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
- 3/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
Salad
- Place clean, chopped lettuce on plate.
- Add dried cranberries, candied almonds, mandarin slices, and ham on lettuce as desired.
- Drizzle with maple dijon vinaigrette.
- Enjoy!
Candied Almonds
- Place almonds and sugar in small saute pan and turn heat to medium-low.
- Stirring occasionally allow the sugar the melt and coat the almonds (about 10 minutes).
- When sugar starts to melt stir continuously to avoid burning and to coat evenly.
- Remove almonds from pan and spread on wax paper to cool.
- Break and crumble on salad.
Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
- Place dijon mustard, maple syrup, rice vinegar, salt, and thyme in blender and mix on high for a few seconds.
- Keeping the blender on high, open the pour spout and drizzle in olive oil slowly until it is all blended.
- When emulsified turn off blender and put dressing into desired container.
- Store in fridge.
- Makes about 1 cup.
Have a beautiful day!
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