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Broad bean and ham salad

Name: Broad bean and ham salad
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 g Broad beans, blanched and husked (Main); 4 cups Salad greens; 250 g Ham, chopped into chunks (Main); ½ Telegraph cucumbers, cut into chunks; ½ cup Cranberries; ¼ cup Olive oil; 2 Tbsp White wine vinegar; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 Tbsp Sugar; ½ Lemons, zested

for 4 people

Babiche Martens

Angela Casley

Food writer for Viva

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If you have a fridge full of leftovers, take a look at this simple broad bean and ham salad. Add some other fresh ingredients and a zesty dressing and voila! — an empty vege drawer and a healthy meal.

200 g	Broad beans, blanched and husked (Main)
4 cups	Salad greens
250 g	Ham, chopped into chunks (Main)
½	Telegraph cucumbers, cut into chunks
½ cup	Cranberries

¼ cup	Olive oil
2 Tbsp	White wine vinegar
1 tsp	Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp	Sugar
½	Lemons, zested

Into a large bowl place the broad beans, salad leaves, ham, cucumber and cranberries.
In a small jar combine the oil, vinegar, mustard, sugar and lemon, shaking well.
Dress the salad, season with salt and pepper. Serve into bowls and enjoy with some crusty bread.