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
Total cost: $11.80 / $2.95 per serve
(at time of publication)
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 rocket
- cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
Instructions
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.
HFG tip
*Note: Cost per serve will be less if using leftovers.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 268cal
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Kilojoules 1120kJ
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Protein 15g
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Total fat 5g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 40g
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–Sugars 12g
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Dietary fibre 7g
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Sodium 530mg
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Calcium 110mg
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Iron 3mg
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.
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