Asian-style Ham Noodle Salad—what To Do With Ham Leftovers

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (12 ounce) package chow mein noodles (they look like spaghetti noodles)
• 2 cups cooked ham, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pineapple, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1 cup vegetables (thinly sliced carrots, cooked haricot verts green beans, mushrooms, asparagus cut in 1-inch pieces, )
• 3 cups salad greens
• 1 tablespoon ginger juice (grate fresh ginger, and then squeeze out the juice)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 cook the chow mein noodles as directed, rinse in cold water to stop them from growing, and then drain and then set aside.
• 2 julienne the ham--long, thin slices work well with the chow mein.
• 3 add in veggies. make sure if you are using crunchy veggies to cook first if necessary (green beans).
• 4 if you have pineapple on hand, julienne it, and add to the ham.
• 5 toss ham-veggie mixture with asian restaurant ginger-soy salad dressing (recipe below, the last five ingredients from the list above), along with the noodles, and serve over a bed of fresh greens, such as spinach, romaine, endive, etc.
• 6 asian restaurant ginger-soy salad dressing—grate enough fresh ginger root (a couple of tablespoons) to squeeze out 1 tablespoon of ginger juice. to the ginger juice add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, and 1/3 cup of salad oil. if you have sesame seeds, toss in a tablespoon (especially love the toasted kind, called irigoma). whisk and then serve. remember how to make this dressing--it is to-die-for delicious with so many other salads, and is ridiculously easy to make.