Ham And Sauerkraut Salad Food

CRUNCHY KRAUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, combine the sauerkraut, celery, green pepper and onion; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring sugar and vinegar to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Pour over sauerkraut mixture; sprinkle with celery seed. Toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with a slotted spoon.

HAM AND SAUERKRAUT SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse sauerkraut in a colander and drain well. Place in serving bowl.
• Add ham, celery, green pepper and onion.
• Combine sugar, and vinegar in a small bowl. Stirr untill sugar is almost dissolved. Add apples and toss well, pour over sauerkraut.
• Toss and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve chilled.

SAUERKRAUT SALAD WITH HAM

Steps:

• Rinse and drain sauerkraut; chop coarsely.
• Wash grapes and cut in half; remove seeds if desired.
• Cut ham in julienne strips.
• Gently mix these 3 ingredients.
• Blend dressing ingredients and stir into sauerkraut mixture.
• Marinate for 10 minutes; adjust seasoning before serving, if necessary.

FARMHOUSE HAM, CHEESE AND SAUERKRAUT SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine mayo, sour cream, seeds & pepper; stir in kraut; set aside.
• On a foil-lined baking sheet, place six slices bread--first brush each with melted butter (save some for the other half of the sammie); top with a slice of cheese, then 1/6th of the kraut mixture,then a slice of ham and two slices of cheese--do this on all six slices of bread.
• Brush remaining six slices of bread with melted butter; place on cheese--with butter side up, to make six sandwiches.
• Bake for 10 minutes (cheese is melted, bread is lightly browned)--turn once during that time.
• Remove from oven; slice diagonally, serve with pickles.
• SEPTEMBER HARVEST: Remember Johnny Appleseed by placing a few thin slices of apple between the ham and cheese.
• NEBRASKA REUBEN: Salute Omaha's claim to fame and use thinly sliced corned beef instead of the ham.
• CRUNCHY BITES: Add a few sunflower kernels to the sauerkraut mixture and honor those hardy souls in North Dakota who raise huge fields of sunflowers!
• BOOST YOUR PROTEIN: Stir about a 1/4-cup of cooked edible soybeans (edamame) into the sauerkraut mixture and thank a South Dakota farmer!

HAM & SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• Combine Ham and Water (enough to cover just the bottom of the pot) in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 hours or high for 3 hours.
• After 6 hours on low or 3 hours on high, remove bone from ham (ham should be falling off of bone) and add sauerkraut. Continue to cook on low for about 4 hours. (You could add small red potatoes or diced potatoes at this time as well.).

SAUERKRAUT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together sauerkraut, onion, celery, green bell pepper, carrot, pimientos, and mustard seed. Set aside this mixture.
• In a small saucepan, mix together sugar, oil, and vinegar. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
• Pour sugar mixture over salad, cover, and leave it in the refregerator for 2 days before serving.