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 nice to have some delicious ways to use the ham, and this salad is one of them. It uses ingredients you may already have from 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: 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 a plate.
- Add dried cranberries, candied almonds, mandarin slices, and ham on lettuce as desired.
- Drizzle the prepared salad with the maple dijon vinaigrette.
- Enjoy!
Candied Almonds
- Place the almonds and sugar in a small saute pan and turn the heat to medium-low.
- Stir often until the sugar begins to melt (about 10 minutes).
- When sugar starts to melt, stir continuously to avoid burning and to coat evenly. The sugar will be caramel in color. Don't overcook and burn the sugar.
- Remove the candied almonds from the pan and spread them on wax paper to cool.
- Break and crumble the candied almonds on the salad.
Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
- Place the Dijon mustard, maple syrup, rice vinegar, salt, and thyme in a blender and mix on high for a few seconds.
- Keeping the blender on high, open the pour spout and slowly drizzle in the olive oil until it is fully blended.
- When the dressing is emulsified, turn off the blender and put the dressing into the desired container.
- Store dressing in the fridge.
- Makes about 1 cup.
Have a beautiful day!
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