Ham salads are different. Some people prefer hearty combinations, for example, with meat and cheese, while others like to combine ham and fresh cucumber in one recipe. And others even prefer exotic cooking options for this kind of salads, which can easily surprise guests. Therefore, among the recipes presented below, almost everyone will be able to find something interesting for themselves.
A very simple and hearty whip salad
To prepare a very interesting ham salad, the photo of which shows how few ingredients are needed, you need to have a minimum amount of products:
- a can of peas, small;
- two hundred grams of grated cheese;
- as much ham;
- one pickle.
Ham and cucumber are cut into strips of about the same size, a jar of green peas is opened, the liquid is drained, and the contents are sent to the salad bowl to the previous ingredients. Sprinkle with grated cheese. You can fill up such a dish with sour cream or mayonnaise. A prescription ham salad is being prepared very quickly, so it can help out if guests are already on the doorstep.
Another quick option when guests are on the doorstep
For another option of a very tasty and tender salad, you need to take:
- 250 grams of ham;
- two tomatoes;
- 100 grams of cheese;
- two hard boiled eggs.
Dice ham, tomatoes as well. Chopped eggs and cheese. You can add a couple of cloves of garlic. Season salad with mayonnaise or sour cream, to taste. It is also good to add canned corn or fresh greens to such a salad.
Salad with olives, ham and mushrooms
This salad option, on the contrary, has a large number of different ingredients. For him you need to cook:
- 200 grams of crab sticks;
- 150 grams of ham;
- 150 grams of pickled mushrooms, any;
- one onion;
- dressing mayonnaise;
- two potato tubers;
- one red bell pepper.
To decorate a delicious salad with ham, you can add olives or fresh dill. You can also take fresh mushrooms, but they will have to be additionally fried in vegetable oil, which not everyone likes. Since the calorie content of the salad will increase dramatically. In this embodiment, the mushrooms are fried along with onions, salt and pepper until cooked.
How to cook such a bright salad?
First, take a deep salad bowl. The potatoes are peeled, boiled, and then cooled down, cut into small cubes. Crab sticks are grated or finely chopped and added to potatoes. Cut ham into small cubes, and mushrooms into halves. Particularly large - in four parts.
Paprika is peeled from seeds, cut into strips, and then each time again cut in half. All season with mayonnaise. Olives are cut into circles, finely chopped greens, this is sprinkled on top of the salad so that it acquires an interesting combination of colors.
Salad with crackers and beans
Another ham salad, which can be a real find for housewives, also contains few ingredients:
- a can of canned beans in its own juice;
- 200 grams of ham;
- a pack of crackers with a taste of cheese or sour cream;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- mayonnaise.
Cooking such a delicious ham salad is a pleasure! Beans are removed from the jar, washed if necessary, put in a salad bowl. Dice the ham, chop the garlic on a grater, put crackers, and then season with mayonnaise.
Fried champignon salad
To prepare such a delicious dish, you need the following ingredients:
- 250 grams of ham;
- 200 grams of fresh mushrooms, better than champignons;
- some vegetable oil for frying;
- large onion;
- two fresh tomatoes;
- salt and mayonnaise.
Photos of salads with ham, the recipes of which we consider in the article, confirm that in most cases the main ingredient is cut into strips. In this form, ham is the most attractive. This recipe is no exception.
How to make a delicious salad
First, cut the ham into strips, put in a salad bowl. Tomatoes are cut into small pieces, the stem is removed. Onions are cut in half rings, sent to a preheated pan with vegetable oil, fried for several minutes, then the temperature is reduced and the mushrooms cut into slices are added. Fry until tender. When this ingredient has cooled, send it to the salad bowl. Salt at will and season with mayonnaise.
Very light salad. Summer option
For such a salad you need to cook:
- 300 grams of ham;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- two tomatoes;
- a large bunch of any greenery;
- another bunch of green onions;
- a little bit of cheese.
This salad with ham and cucumbers diversifies the summer menu. It remains light and fresh, but the ham brings satiety to the dish. It is cut into strips, finely chopped greens, all put in a salad bowl. Cucumbers are peeled and cut into half rings. Tomatoes are also cut large enough. All sprinkled with grated cheese. Salt and pepper are added to taste. Such a salad is very well seasoned with vegetable oil, but sour cream sauce will also be in good harmony with the ingredients.
Exotic version
This ham salad can really be considered original, because it contains unexpected ingredients;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- some pine nuts;
- 200 grams of ham and canned pineapple;
- mayonnaise.
To start, pineapple is diced. Do the same with ham. But the cucumber is cut in stripes. All mix, season with mayonnaise. Sprinkled with nuts on top. You can also serve such a salad on a plate decorated with lettuce.
Fragrant and juicy salad
To prepare such a fresh and at the same time hearty salad, you need to take the following products:
- a small can of peas;
- 250 grams of ham;
- two fresh cucumbers;
- two bell peppers, preferably different colors;
- red onion - one piece;
- 200 grams of white cabbage;
- a bunch of greens, better parsley;
- 100 ml of nine percent vinegar;
- some mayonnaise, salt and black pepper;
- two pieces of cloves.
In one hundred grams of the dish, only 132 calories. This salad is obtained both fresh and fragrant. If necessary, you can use ordinary onions, but then the taste will be less interesting.
How to cook a salad with cabbage and ham?
Preparation for cooking must begin with onions. It is cut into rings, put in a bowl, add cloves and a little pepper. Boil 100 ml of water, dilute it with vinegar. The resulting mixture is poured onions for fifteen minutes. At the end of this time, he will completely marinate and become tender and not at all bitter.
Cabbage is cut into a strip. It is better to use a special shredder. After that, be sure to crush her hands so that she releases the juice. Sent to a salad bowl. Peppers are peeled and cut into thin strips, added to cabbage. It is also better to cut ham into strips, so it will look more appetizing. It is better to peel the cucumber, cut into slices. Filter the onion from the marinade and add to the rest of the ingredients.
Peas are taken out of the can without using liquid. Finely chopped greens, add to the salad. All season with mayonnaise, put salt and pepper and mix thoroughly.
Nastenka salad with egg pancakes
To prepare a dish with such an interesting name, you need the following products:
- 300 grams of ham;
- three raw eggs;
- some flour and milk;
- one boiled chicken breast;
- about 200 grams of carrots in Korean;
- head of Beijing cabbage;
- a handful of any nuts;
- mayonnaise.
To begin with, it is worth preparing the pancakes directly. To do this, they hammer eggs in a bowl, put a little milk and flour. You can also add salt and pepper. The mixture is stirred and sent to fry in a pan. It can be slightly oiled. It is advisable to fry pancakes on both sides. Out of this number of eggs, two products should be obtained.
Chop cabbage in arbitrary pieces, put in a salad bowl. The ham is cut into strips. Chicken meat is sorted into fibers. Pancakes are also cut into strips. All mix, season with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with nuts before serving. If cedar is taken, then they are left whole. And walnuts can be chopped into pieces. Also, such a dish can be decorated with fresh herbs.
Interesting salad with squid
No less intriguing is the ham salad, which includes the following ingredients:
- 300 grams of ham;
- 200 grams of any hard cheese;
- two squids, carcasses, already boiled;
- four boiled eggs;
- one onion head;
- greens and mayonnaise.
This salad is cooked quickly. If desired, boiled squid can be replaced with canned or pickled. Squid and ham are cut in strips. Eggs are rubbed on a grater, onions are cut as small as possible into cubes. Cheese is rubbed on a fine grater. Greens are cut large. All mix and season with mayonnaise. You can also put garlic in such a salad instead of onions.
Salad with green beans: healthy and satisfying
This dish is not only hearty, but also healthy. For him you need:
- 250 grams of ham;
- 400 grams of frozen or fresh beans;
- two tomatoes;
- one hundred grams of cheese;
- sour cream;
- salt and pepper;
- onion quarter.
Beans need to be boiled. Raw is simply washed, the ends are cut off, and especially long pods are divided into two parts. With frozen, the procedure is different. To do this, they take it out of the pack. First washed with warm water. Then put a pot of water on the stove, boil it, salt a little. There and send the prepared beans. After boiling, it should boil for another five minutes, and then cool. To do this, she is thrown back into a colander.
Dice tomatoes, grate cheese . Ham is also cut into cubes. Chop the onion as much as possible. All ingredients are mixed, seasoned with salt, pepper and sour cream.
Ham salads can be completely different. Some are quite light, for example, only with ham and fresh vegetables. And the rest are nutritious, for example, with beans or chicken meat. You can also surprise guests with an intriguing salad with pineapple or squid. And some options are suitable for unexpectedly arrived guests. In any case, the presence of a piece of ham in the refrigerator will save any housewife.