Warm Salad of Ham and New Potatoes Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Jack A. Black   Warm Salad of Ham and New Potatoes Recipe makes a salad of new potatoes, green beans, spinach, spring onions, hard-boiled eggs, lemon juice and cooked ham served with dressing of olive oil, turmeric and cumin in this delicious salad recipe. 3442

INGREDIENTS

• 8 oz. new potatoes, halved if large
• 2 oz. green beans
• 4 oz. baby spinach leaves
• 2 spring onions (scallions), sliced
• 4 eggs, hard-boiled and quartered
• 2 oz. cooked ham, cut into strips
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• salt and ground black pepper
• For the dressing:
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/3 cup shelled hazelnuts

DIRECTIONS

• Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 10-15 minutes, or until tender. Meanwhile, cook the beans in boiling salted water for 2 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes and beans. Toss with the spinach and spring onions.
• Arrange the hard-boiled egg quarters on the salad and sprinkle the strips of ham over the top. Drizzle with the lemon juice and season with plenty of salt and pepper.
• Heat the dressing ingredients in a large frying pan and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the nuts turn golden. Pour the hot, nutty dressing over the salad and serve immediately.