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Want the perfect leftover ham recipe? Try this ham salad! Just add your ham to a food processor, mix it with veggies and mayonnaise, and devour! You’ll love this old-fashioned recipe!
Are you a lover of vintage recipes?
Maybe you’re just looking for a recipe to use leftover ham?
Well, this ham salad recipe is just what you need!
Delicious minced ham mixed with vegetables, mayonnaise, pickle relish, and spices. It’s simple to make and ready in 10 minutes with zero cooking time! Serve on soft white bread or buttery crackers, or add it to a green leafy salad.
In a true confessional, my husband LOVES eating ham salad on hot dog rolls. He swears it’s the best way to eat it. Who am I to argue? We are all free to love what we love.
Now, to get this finely chopped look, I like to use a food processor. However, if you don’t have a food processor, you can chop the heck out of it with a sharp kitchen knife.
Either way will work fine, but a food processor takes much less time.
I also used my leftover 3-Ingredient Instant Pot Ham.
Ingredients for ham salad
- Ham – Use leftover ham and chop it up in the food processor!
- Celery – I love the crunchy texture celery brings to the recipe.
- Red onion – I use a little red onion because I like the flavor and the crunch.
- Sweet pickle relish – Optional, but I love the light sweetness it gives the ham salad.
- Mayonnaise – This holds the salad together! My favorite is Duke’s.
- Spices – I’m not using anything fancy, just a little black pepper. If your ham isn’t salty enough, you can add kosher salt.
How to make
I LOVE meat salads. I know that sounds gross to say in that way, but what do we call salads made of protein? You know, like egg salad, tuna salad, chicken salad, etc.
What to serve with ham salad
I like to eat my ham salad on soft, squishy white bread, so I serve it with easy side dish salads!
The tangy zip of this Herbed Dijon Mustard Potato Salad pairs perfectly with the rich and flavorful salad. You could also try this southern-style Instant Pot potato salad!
Are you interested in serving your ham salad with a tasty summer vegetable? You have to try these Blistered Shishito Peppers.
Are you looking to pair a vintage salad with another vintage salad? Try my Broccoli Bacon Salad.
Lastly, serve The Best Cucumber Salad for an added crunch!
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Ham Salad Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ham
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup minced celery, or grated
- ¼ cup minced red onion, or grated
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, to taste
Instructions
- Add ham to the bowl of a food processor and chop until the ham is in small chunks. You don't want the ham to become a paste but you want it to be small.
- Add all your ingredients, plus the ham, to a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
- Serve cold on a sandwich, with crackers, or scooped onto a leafy green salad.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My family is going to love this! Thank you for this amazing recipe.