Ham Salad with Hot Peanut Dressing Recipe
Ingredients
| Boneless ham | 3⁄4 Pound | |
| Vegetable oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Peanut butter | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Lime juice | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Reduced sodium soy sauce | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Ground ginger | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5 gm), minced | |
| Sugar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Cucumber | 1 Medium, thinly sliced (seeded) | |
| Red onion | 1⁄2 , thinly sliced | |
| Romaine/Curly endive | 6 Cup (96 tbs), torn | |
| Head of radicchio/Boston lettuce | 1 |
Directions
Thinly slice ham and heat briefly in microwave or in skillet over medium heat. Set aside and keep warm. Combine salad oil, peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and sugar in a blender or food processor; blend well. Heat dressing in a microwave in glass measuring cup or on stove top in a small saucepan. Toss cucumber, red onion, romaine and endive together. Arrange salads on individual salad plates as follows: line plates with radicchio, top with tossed vegetables, arrange ham slices atop and spoon over hot dressing.
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