Summer salad with ham and apples
4 servings
20 minutes
Summer salad with ham and apples is a fresh and light dish from sunny Australia, where simple yet harmonious flavor combinations are valued. Tender slices of ham, lightly grilled, reveal their richness, while crunchy apples, cucumbers, and celery add juiciness and freshness. Salad leaves provide lightness, and the mayonnaise and orange juice dressing adds a subtle sweet-sour note. The perfect combination of textures makes this salad not only delicious but also versatile – suitable for a light lunch on a hot day or a festive table. The Australian culinary approach is about balancing freshness, lightness, and richness, and this salad beautifully embodies that philosophy.
1
Slice the ham into thin slices and grill them.
- Ham: 150 g
2
Cut the peeled apples, cucumber, and celery into sticks.
- Apple: 1 piece
- Cucumbers: 1 piece
- Celery: 1 piece
3
Place the mixture on salad leaves and dress with the sauce. To prepare it, mix mayonnaise with orange juice. Add salt and pepper.
- Green salad leaves: 100 g
- Mayonnaise: 50 g
- Orange juice: 2 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
