Cabbage and Ham Salad

Cabbage and Ham Salad

This crunchy Cabbage and Ham Salad is sure to please your guests.  It’s quick to make too.  In just about 15 minutes you’ll have a yummy dinner party salad, or a quick and healthy weeknight dinner salad.   Even my picky children enjoy it!  They are my most strict judges and my son hates cabbage!

Before adding any of the ingredients together, make sure you first sprinkle your shredded cabbage with a pinch of salt and tease with your hands, pressing lightly, to soften.

Ingredients:

Cabbage and Ham Salad ingredients

  • 300 grams white cabbage, shredded or cut into small pieces:  before cutting, remove the outer leaves and rinse.  Cut the cabbage into small pieces.
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 large carrot, grated
  • 2 medium cucumbers, diced
  • 1 cup frozen corn niblets, thawed – or you can use canned corn
  • 150 grams ham, diced – or any kielbasa – smoked ham, turkey bologna, chicken bologna all work great
  • 2 tablespoons dill, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise

How to make the Cabbage and Ham Salad:

Cabbage and Ham Salad

  1. Cut about 300 grams (about 1/4 of a small cabbage) into small pieces. Add a pinch of salt and tease the cabbage squeezing lightly with your hands. The salt will soften the cabbage.
  2. Add the grated carrot, diced cucumbers, thawed corn niblets, diced ham, chopped dill, and 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise and stir well. Add salt to taste, if required.

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Cabbage and Ham Salad

Cabbage and Ham Salad

Yield: 6 portions
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

This Cabbage and Ham Salad is so easy and quick to make. It's perfect as a healthy weeknight dinner salad or as a dinner party salad.

Ingredients

  • 300 grams white cabbage, shredded or cut into small pieces
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 large carrot, grated
  • 2 medium cucumbers, diced
  • 1 cup frozen corn niblets, thawed
  • 150 grams ham, diced
  • 2 tablespoons dill, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Instructions

  1. Cut about 300 grams (about 1/4 of a small cabbage) into small pieces. Add a pinch of salt and tease the cabbage squeezing lightly with your hands. The salt will soften the cabbage.
  2. Add the grated carrot, diced cucumbers, thawed corn niblets, diced ham, chopped dill, and 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise and stir well. Add salt to taste, if required.
Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 117Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 18mgSodium 307mgCarbohydrates 13gFiber 2gSugar 4gProtein 8g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.

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