10 hearty ham salads to try

Unusual and mouth-watering combinations with cheese, cucumbers, mushrooms and even crab sticks.

1. Salad with ham, Chinese cabbage and cucumber

Ingredients

• 2 eggs;
• salt to taste;
• ½ teaspoon vegetable oil;
• 200 g of Chinese cabbage;
• 120 g cucumbers;
• 120 g ham;
• 1 chili pepper;
• 4-5 stalks of green onions;
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation

Beat eggs one by one and salt a little. Grease a frying pan with oil and heat over medium heat. Pour into it one egg at a time and distribute to make a thin pancake. Fry for about 40–45 seconds on one side and 5–10 seconds on the other. Then put on a plate.

Chop the cabbage. Cut cucumbers, ham, chili and eggs into thin strips. Chop the green onion. Put everything in a bowl and stir.

Fry the sesame seeds in a pan without oil for a couple of minutes and cool. Then combine with sesame oil, soy sauce, lemon juice and sugar. Add the resulting dressing to the salad and stir.

2. Salad with ham, cheese and bell pepper

Ingredients

• 400 g ham;
• 200 g of hard cheese;
• 1 bell pepper;
• ½ bunch of parsley;
• 3-4 tablespoons mayonnaise;
• 1 teaspoon mustard

Preparation

Cut the ham, cheese and pepper into strips. Chop the parsley. Stir everything.

Combine mayonnaise with mustard and season the salad.

3. Salad with ham, cheese and pineapple

Ingredients

• 300 g ham;
• 300 g of hard cheese;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 can of canned pineapple slices (580 ml);
• mayonnaise to taste.

Preparation

Cut the ham and cheese into small cubes. Pass the garlic through a press. Drain the liquid from the pineapples, divide each piece in half.

Put everything in a salad bowl, stir and season with mayonnaise.

4. Salad with ham and crab sticks

Ingredients

• 5 eggs;
• 150 g ham;
• 200 g crab sticks;
• 80-100 g pickled Luke;
• 1 processed cheese;
• 200-250 g of mayonnaise.

Preparation

Eggs boil hard boiled in 10 minutes. Cut the ham, crab sticks and onion into small pieces. Separately grate whites, yolks and cheese on a coarse grater.

Layer cheese, ham, onions, yolks, crab sticks, and whites in a salad bowl. After each layer, apply a mayonnaise mesh or simply lubricate. Put the salad in the refrigerator for an hour and a half before serving.

5. Salad with ham, tomatoes and croutons

Ingredients

• 2 eggs;
• 150 g ham;
• 100 g of hard cheese;
• 2 tomatoes;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• salt to taste;
• black pepper to taste;
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons sour cream;
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 40-50 g of croutons.

Preparation

Boil eggs hard-boiled for 10 minutes. Cool and cut into small cubes with ham, cheese and tomatoes. Pass the garlic through a press. Put everything in a salad bowl, salt and pepper.

Combine butter with sour cream and mustard for dressing. Add the croutons and the resulting sauce to the salad, mix and serve.

6. Salad with ham, cucumber and apple

Ingredients

• 200 g ham;
• 1 fresh cucumber;
• 1-2 small pickled or pickled cucumbers;
• 1 apple;
• 1 small bunch of dill or parsley
• salt to taste;
• black pepper to taste;
• mayonnaise to taste.

Preparation

Cut the ham, cucumbers and apple into strips. Chop the greens. Put everything in a salad bowl. Season with salt, pepper, season with mayonnaise and stir.

7. Salad with ham, cabbage and corn

Ingredients

• 1 small head of cabbage (about 450 g);
• 250 g ham;
• 4 small cucumbers;
• 4-5 stalks of green onions;
• 1 can of corn (310 g);
• salt to taste;
• black pepper to taste;
• mayonnaise to taste.

Preparation

Chop the cabbage. Cut the ham and cucumbers into small pieces. Chop the onion. Drain the corn. Put everything in a salad bowl, salt, pepper and season with mayonnaise.

8. Ham and Beans Salad

Ingredients

• 200 g ham;
• 1 bell pepper;
• 1 can of pitted olives (420 g);
• 1 can of beans (310 g);
• ½ bulbs - optional;
• salt to taste;
• black pepper to taste;
• mayonnaise - to taste;
• greens - optional.

Preparation

Cut the ham and bell pepper into strips. Olives - in small pieces. Drain the liquid from the can of beans. If you like it spicier, add the onion, cut into half rings.

Place the prepared ingredients in a salad bowl. Season with salt and pepper and season with mayonnaise. Decorate with herbs.

9. Salad with ham and mushrooms

Ingredients

• 3 eggs;
• 1 carrot;
• 2 potatoes;
• 150 g of hard cheese;
• 200 g of pickled mushrooms;
• 200 g ham;
• ½ bunch of green onions;
• 100 g sour cream;
• 100 g mayonnaise.

Preparation

Boil hard-boiled eggs for 10 minutes, carrot and potatoes - until ready. Grate vegetables and eggs on a coarse grater, cheese on a medium. Cut the mushrooms and ham into small pieces. Chop the onion. Combine sour cream with mayonnaise.

Layer potatoes, mushroom onions, ham, eggs, carrots and cheese in a salad bowl. Brush with sauce after each.

10. Korean style ham and carrot salad

Ingredients

• 2 eggs;
• 200 g of hard cheese;
• 1 cucumber;
• 300 g ham;
• 200 g of mayonnaise or more;
• 150 g Korean carrots.

Preparation

Hard boil the eggs for 10 minutes. Grate cheese and cucumber on a coarse grater. Cut the ham and eggs into small pieces.

Spread half the cheese, cucumbers, again cheese and ham in layers in a salad bowl, then eggs. After each ingredient, make a mesh of mayonnaise or grease with it. Place the carrots on top. Leave in the refrigerator for an hour and a half before serving.