Ham, couscous and lentil salad

This Christmas, make this delicious salad to use up your leftover ham and serve up half of your 5-a-day.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 15 mins

Ingredients

⅔ cup whole-wheat couscous
⅔ cup boiling water
400g can no-added-salt lentils, rinsed and drained
150g lean ham off the bone, chopped*
2 carrots, grated
1 large red capsicum, diced
4 spring onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons currants
6 cups rocketarugulaX
cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar

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Instructions

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1 In a large heatproof bowl, place couscous. Add boiling water and stir to combine. Cover and set aside for 4 minutes. Fluff grains with a fork.

2 Add lentils, ham, carrot, capsicum, spring onions, currants and rocket. Season with pepper.

3 In a small bowl, combine orange juice, oil and white wine vinegar. Add to salad and toss to combine.

4 Divide salad among 4 plates and serve.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free couscous and check ham is gluten free.

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*Note: Cost per serve will be less if using leftovers.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 268 cal

Kilojoules 1120 kJ

Protein 15 g

Total fat 5 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 40 g

Sugar 12 g

Dietary fibre 7 g

Sodium 530 mg

Calcium 110 mg

Iron 3 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.