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!
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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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MaryB says
Too hard to choose just one….shrimp and grits or BISCUITS!
Cele Deemer says
Biscuits & gravy! It was my dad's favorite too,
Kara Marks says
I love fried okra!
April @ PolkaDots n' PinkySwears says
I would have to say cheese grits!! I love them!!
Drew says
I haven't had ham salad in years, you've just inspired me to get back on that wagon!
keshakeke says
I love hushpuppies and chicken pastry
sharonjo says
One of my favorites is Italian Cream Cake. I think that's a southern recipes, isn't it?
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Caroline Sanders says
I don't make them but I order shrimp and grits whenever possible!
emilyanne says
Pimento Cheese, especially a grilled pimento cheese sandwich! Another favorite is definitely Banana Pudding with meringue!
sunny14 says
Southern Fried Chicken with gravy
Stella says
We all loved this. I made it with the sweet pickle relish.
Allie says
I always add a bit of pineapple juice to my ham salad….no measuring just enough to taste. maybe a 1/4 c. or less. This was devine!
CAROL-ANN REDMON says
Oh my gracious – made this and loved it. Perfect proportions of ingredients.
Shannon says
WHOA – this was really good! Love, love the tip about the food processor. Why didn’t I think of that before!
Jess says
Thank you for this recipe. We made it with leftover ham from Easter. Everyone raved!
Catherine says
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!
M.j. says
Doesn’t get much better than this. We love this ham salad!
Melissa says
DELICIOUS! I added lots of freshly ground pepper.
Donna Goddard says
One of my favorite recipes. Perfect for leftover ham! Love that I don’t need a meat grinder!