A mixed green salad with ham, crumbled blue cheese and blackberries that also includes an easy homemade blue cheese dressing.

Blue Cheese and Ham Salad on plate

This wonderful salad has so much flavor going on.

A little sweet, a little savory then repeat.

Fresh blackberries, dried cranberries, crumbled blue cheese, Black Forest sliced ham, shelled edamame, and vegetables…and it’s all served over mixed greens.

This recipe also includes an easy-to-make homemade blue cheese salad dressing.

Enjoy this salad for lunch, dinner, as a side dish or appetizer.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Blue Cheese and Ham Salad Ingredients

Salad – mixed greens, Black Forest ham, carrots, cucumbers, shelled edamame, blackberries, dried cranberries, and crumbled blue cheese

Blue Cheese Dressing – mayonnaise, milk, pepper, crumbled blue cheese, salt, lemon juice, and onion powder

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Salad:

Mixed greens on plate

Add the mixed greens to a platter or individual serving plates.

Mixed greens with carrots on plate

Next, top the greens with the carrots,

Shelled edamame in small bowl

shelled edamame…

Add edamame to salad on plate

…which is a great freezer pantry item to have on hand for salads,

Edamame in salad on plate

and snacks too.

Cucumbers in salad on plate

Then add the cucumbers.

Sliced ham on cutting board

Next roll the slices of ham together in one big roll and slice the ham widthwise in thin strips.

Ham on top of salad on plate

Add the ham on top of the salad.

Dried cranberries in salad on plate

Then top with the dried cranberries,

Crumbled blue cheese in salad on plate

…crumbled blue cheese and blackberries.

Set aside in the refrigerator to chill while making the dressing.

For the Blue Cheese Dressing:

Blue cheese dressing ingredients in bowl

In a small bowl add the mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, salt, pepper, onion powder and blue cheese.

Whisk together.

Add blue cheese dressing on salad

Just before serving…

Add blue cheese dressing on salad

…drizzle the blue cheese dressing on the salad.

Blue Cheese and Ham Salad on plate

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Blue Cheese and Ham Salad on plate

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Blackberry Ham Salad

Ham and Blue Cheese Green Salad {Homemade Dressing}

A mixed green salad with a delicious combination of flavors and textures and includes an easy homemade blue cheese dressing.
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Yield: 2 Servings
Prep: 20 minutes
Total: 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the Salad:

  • 2 servings of mixed greens
  • 1/2 cup sliced carrots sliced widthwise
  • 1/4 cup shelled edamame
  • 1/2 cup sliced and quartered hothouse cucumber or a regular cucumber
  • 1/4 pound thinly sliced Black Forest ham Roll the slices of ham together in one big roll and slice the ham widthwise in thin strips.
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1 cup fresh whole blackberries

For the Blue Cheese Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 4 dashes salt
  • 5 dashes ground black pepper
  • 4 dashes onion powder
  • 3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

For the Salad:

  • To a platter or individual serving plates, add the mixed greens.
  • Top the greens with sliced carrots, shelled edamame and cut pieces of cucumbers.
  • Top the salad with ham, dried cranberries, crumbled blue cheese and blackberries.  Set aside in the refrigerator to chill while making the dressing.

For the Blue Cheese Dressing:

  • In a small bowl add mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, salt, pepper, onion powder and blue cheese.  Whisk together.
  • Just before serving, drizzle blue cheese dressing on the salad.
Author: Nancy@CouponClippingCook
Course: Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Blue Cheese Dressing, Ham Salad, Salad

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