The best ham salad recipe only requires a food processor, leftover ham, mayonnaise, celery, onion and perfectly combined seasonings!
THE BEST HAM SALAD
The best ham salad recipe only requires a food processor, mayonnaise, celery, onion and perfectly combined seasonings! This is the most requested ham salad!
DO I NEED A MEAT GRINDER TO MAKE HAM SALAD?
No! I had never made my own ham salad at home until recently. I just thought it would require too much work. I don’t own a meat grinder so I figured it would just take up too much time and effort in chopping up the meat myself. Then, one of my co-workers suggested that I use a food processor. It works perfectly!
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WHAT CAN I MAKE WITH LEFTOVER HAM?
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
boneless cooked ham
hard-boiled egg
celery
onion
sweet pickle relish (optional)
mayonnaise
mustard
assorted crackers and/or soft rolls
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST HAM SALAD:
Note: Give it a taste test before serving. I didn’t add any additional salt to mine because my ham was salty enough so additional salt would have been too much. Adjust to your taste. Serve on rolls, biscuits or as a spread for crackers!
Updated to add: The original post had a giveaway. That giveaway has now ended.
Originally published: January 2014
Updated and Republished: May 2019
THE BEST HAM SALAD
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless cooked ham (leftover or purchased thick slab, trimmed of fat and diced)
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons sweet pickle relish (optional)
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- assorted crackers and/or soft rolls
Instructions
- Put the ham, egg, celery and onion into a blender or food processor (season with a bit of fresh black pepper)
- Pulse (short, quick pulses) 20-25 times to mince.
- Combine remaining ingredients into a separate bowl (sweet pickle relish, mayonnaise and mustard)
- Then stir in minced ham mixture.
- Cover and chill. I chilled it for several hours, it definitely gets better as it chills for a while.
- Note: Give it a taste test before serving. I didn't add any additional salt to mine because my ham was salty enough so additional salt would have been too much. But adjust it to your taste. Serve on rolls, biscuits or as a spread for crackers!
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WHOA – this was really good! Love, love the tip about the food processor. Why didn’t I think of that before!
Thank you for this recipe. We made it with leftover ham from Easter. Everyone raved!
Gotta say this was one of the easiest and yummiest recipes for ham salad I have ever made. Thank you for the great tip about the food processor. Worked perfectly!
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DELICIOUS! I added lots of freshly ground pepper.
One of my favorite recipes. Perfect for leftover ham! Love that I don’t need a meat grinder!
Thanks for the recipe , Sounds delicious
This ham salad is delicious! Followed the recipe as written except for the hard boiled egg. I had run out of eggs making a pound cake the day before. My mom used to make ham salad with leftover Christmas or Easter ham. Tastes just like hers – brought back great memories! Thanks for the terrific recipe!
Woo hoo! Thank you so much Mona! I appreciate you taking the time to come back and leave feedback. So happy you love it as much as I do!!
Great recipe I put 3 eggs in it & little more mustard mayo. Just add to your taste & consistency.
Ham Salad was so quick & easy
I love ham salad. I use a box grater, Works great. I wonder of Spam would work in place of ham for a change..
Delicious, whenever I make this I get so many compliments! This recipe is very simple and I love that it’s also quick to make.
Woo hoo!! Thank you so very much Anne!!
it was the best – and totally easy to make. After gathering ingredients (I gave a rough chop to all ingredients before processing to go easy on my food processor), the whole thing took only minutes to make and serve. We used to call this dish “deviled ham.” Hubby was expecting sliced ham and expressed disappointment – until he tasted this, and then he could not get enough. We ate it with side dishes (mac and cheese is good) and leftovers went on sandwiches the next day. So good.
This makes me so happy!!! Thank you so very much for taking the time to come back and leave a review. So thrilled you gave it a try!
Truly best EVER!! Thank you!
Excellent
Thanks so much Dale!
How many sandwiches does the ham salad recipe serve
Best ham salad I ever made!
Yay!!! Thank you so much Kathy!
Great!
I just made some for lunch today from leftover ham. I am enjoying it on buttery crackers. Best I have ever made!
I like to go to my favorite deli, buy some of their best ham, shaved & take home and run a knife through. Super easy!
I halved the recipe. I did have to add just enough additional mayo to hold the ham mixture together. No salt needed. We made ham salad sandwiches on hard rolls, which were delicious!
The ham salad recipe from country cook is absolutely to die for! Love it and so easy! Thank you
Thanks so much Ann Marie!!
I don’t eat meat but family does. I made this for my elderly father-in-law so he could eat ham even though he has no teeth. He liked it a lot!
Wow! When preparing for us to make tuna salad, my husband mistook cans of Hormel cooked ham for cans of tuna (same size cans). After he opened the cans, we realized the mistake. Oh, well, we decided to make ham salad. Never had made ham salad before. Amazing! Will definitely make this again. Thank you for posting.
Very good. Added extra onion and served on a bed of lettuce with sliced tomato.