Ham Apple And Quinoa Salad Recipes

QUINOA, HAM AND PEPPER BREAKFAST SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the quinoa, and cook until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Strain well, and cool completely. (The quinoa can be cooked a day ahead.)
• Put the vinegar, 1 tablespoon of the oil, mustard, 1 tablespoon water, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a jar or other container with a lid. Secure the lid, and shake until combined. (The vinaigrette can be made a day ahead; shake well before serving.)
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the peppers and onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are just tender and browned in some spots, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the hot sauce, and stir. Remove the skillet from the heat, and let the vegetables cool completely. Wipe out the skillet, and set aside.
• Toss the quinoa, pepper-onion mixture, spinach, ham, Cheddar and scallions with the vinaigrette in a large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among 4 serving bowls.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet over medium heat. Pour in the eggs, and add a pinch of salt. Tilt the skillet so the eggs completely cover the bottom. As the eggs turn from runny to cooked at the edge of the skillet, push the cooked eggs all around the edge to the middle of the skillet with a heatproof spatula so the uncooked eggs can spill into the free space and cook (this helps the eggs cook faster, and you won't have to flip the omelet). Once all the eggs are just cooked through, slide the omelet out onto a cutting board. Let it cool for a few minutes, then roll it up into a cylinder and cut it into 1/2-inch slices. Top each salad with a few "pinwheels" of egg. Serve hot sauce on the side.

ROASTED PINEAPPLE & HAM QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• Toss all of the ingredients in a large bowl with the vinaigrette until well coated. Serve immediately or store refrigerated.

APPLE-AND-HAM SALAD

Steps:

• Thinly slice the apples. Toss with the lemon juice in a large bowl.
• Make the dressing: Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 8 minutes. Whisk in the vinegar and mustard; remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Whisk in the sour cream and 1/4 cup water.
• Add the dressing to the bowl with the apples. Add the ham, watercress and endives. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.

APPLE HAM SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, blend the first five ingredients. Stir in ham, apple and celery. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve on a bed of lettuce if desired. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SPICY HAM AND APPLE PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and run under cold water. Transfer to a large bowl with ham and apples and set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the preserves, apple jelly, horseradish, mustard and black pepper. Pour over the ham/pasta mixture and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate salad for 30 minutes. When ready to serve, place mixed salad greens on 4 plates and arrange ham salad on top.

SUMMER SMOKED HAM AND QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• RINSE the quinoa well, at least three times.
• COOK the quinoa, covered, in two cups of water, as if you were cooking rice (in other words, bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and until all liquid is gone, about 20 minutes).
• While the quinoa is cooking, rinse, peel, and dice the other vegetables.
• In a large frying pan, without any oil or fat, sauté the slices of ham one or two at a time (depending on how large your pan is; you want them to lay flat and become brown and crispy).
• After all the ham is frizzled, stack the slices on a cutting board and dice the ham.
• When the quinoa is cooked, place it in a large bowl to cool, and add the diced ingredients and toss.
• Dress with olive oil and vinegar, and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

HAM, APPLE & CHEDDAR SALAD

Steps:

• Cover platter with lettuce.
• Top with next 5 ingredients.
• Drizzle with dressing just before serving.

QUINOA-APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Pour the quinoa into a fine strainer and rinse it well under cold water.
• In a 2 quart saucepan combine the quinoa and 2 cups of water.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low and cover, simmering for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• In a wide shallow bowl combine vinegar, apple juice concentrate, allspice, pepper and garlic.
• Add the quinoa and stir occasionally until cooled, around 10 minutes.
• Core the apple and chop it into 1/4 inch cubes.
• Mix the apple, carrot, onion and mint with the quinoa mixture.
• Line a serving platter with the lettuce and mount the quinoa salad on top.

CHICKEN QUINOA SALAD WITH APPLES AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Spread on a platter; let cool.
• Combine chicken, Granny Smith apples, mozzarella cheese, parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix in raspberry vinaigrette. Chill salad for 20 minutes.
• Fold quinoa into the salad. Refrigerate until serving.

HAM APPLE AND QUINOA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine quinoa, ham, apple, celery and celery leaves.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard and honey. Add to quinoa and gently toss to coat.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Serve topped with pecans.