Shaved Snowpea & Ham Salad

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Shaved Snowpea & Ham Salad

Please don’t feel like you need to have amazing knife skills to make this salad. While it is lovely if your snow peas are super finely shredded, it’s also great with more of a chunky snowpea vibe. This is one of those salads you can make ahead and it will stay crunchy even with the dressing tossed in.

enough for: 2
takes: 10 minutes
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
2 tablespoons rice vinegar or lemon juice
500g (1lb) snowpeas (mange tout)
4 handfuls shredded ham

1. Mix mustard, vinegar or lemon juice and 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a mixing bowl. Season but remember the ham will be quite salty.

2. Trim the tops from the snowpeas and remove the strings. Slice as finely as you can using a sharp knife and a steady hand but don’t stress too much.

3. Toss the shaved snowpeas in the dressing and serve salad topped with the ham.

Variations

different veg – shaved cabbage is great although it needs to be super fine. Try green beans or asparagus or zucchini.

vegetarian – replace ham with halved hard boiled eggs.

vegan – skip the ham and serve with a drained can of chickpeas or chunks of avocado instead.

leafier – toss in a handful of mint or parsley leaves or some snow pea sprouts.

carb lovers / more substantial – serve with crusty bread.

Waste Avoidance Strategy

dijon mustard / vinegar – keep in the pantry.

lemon – keeps in a plastic bag in the fridge for months.

snowpeas (mange tout) – can be frozen but best to use for another meal.

ham – freeze it.