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After Christmas Salad

This is a delicious way to use up some of that Christmas ham!
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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.