Ham Salad Recipe
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Use some of your leftover holiday ham to make ham salad. This tasty sandwich spread comes together in minutes. Here’s the recipe.
Ham Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups ham (approx. 1/2 lb)
1/2 c mayo
1/4 c sweet relish
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
What You Do:
Roughly chop the ham.
Then, pulse it in a food processor, until it’s finely ground.
Mix the ham and all the rest of the ingredients together in a large bowl. Allow the ham salad to chill before serving, so all the flavors have time to meld together.
Enjoy as a sandwich spread, on crackers or served on a bed of lettuce.
Here’s a printable version of the recipe for your recipe book.
Ham Salad Recipe
This ham salad is the perfect way to use up leftover holiday ham, and it only takes a few minutes to make.
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups ham (approx. 1/2 lb)
- 1/2 c mayo
- 1/4 c sweet relish
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
Instructions
Roughly chop the ham.
Then, place it in a food processor, and pulse until it’s finally ground.
Combine with the remaining ingredients.
Allow the ham salad to chill before serving, so the flavors have time to meld.
Notes
Good as a sandwich spread, on crackers or served on a bed of lettuce.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: ham salad
Save the Ham Bone
Once you finish all your ham leftovers, use the ham bone to make ham broth.
I am familiar with this recipe although I add a boiled egg. You can substitute the ham with leftover roast beef or any kind of lunchmeat. When I was growing up people used bologna for the ham and called it ham salad anyway.
I bet it’s really good with roast beef. I’ll have to try that some time.
Ham salad is one of my favorites, and I make it frequently. So glad to see it here, since ham and beef salad recipes are rarely seen. A pity since a tiny can of ‘Devilled Ham’ costs about $3.00.
My recipe is a bit different, but not much. I add mild onion and dill (rather than sweet) pickle and pulse it with the ham. (I love the new ‘nothing added’ pickles that have just become available). After turning it into a storage bowl, I add the mayonnaise and mustard to taste.
This recipe is really great with leftover lean roast beef. (Considering my average roast beef, it’s about the only thing to do with it…sadly). The salad is great with a bit of black pepper and a hint of horseradish.
Can’t wait to try sweet pickle with the ham salad. I actually have a ham slice baking in the oven for the experiment!
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