Description
Yum! You’ll love this old fashioned ham salad. Delish & kid friendly deviled ham for sandwiches, snacks, & so much more. Get the easy recipe!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. leftover ham, chopped fine in the food processor (or by hand)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup celery, minced
- 3/4 cup sweet pickle relish (I used 1/2 sweet relish & 1/2 pepper relish.)
- 1/2 cup red onion, minced (Choose your favorite onion variety.)
- 2 Tablespoons stone ground mustard (Substitute yellow mustard or your favorite variety.)
Instructions
- Use a food processor or a sharp chef’s knife to cut the ham into small pieces (1/4 inch or less.) I like them to be fairly small and not so uniform, so I tend to reach for my food processor for this job. It creates small shreds rather than perfect cubes. My family really enjoys that texture best. IMPORTANT TIP: If using the food processor, cut the ham into large chunks and drop them in the processor. Then, use only the pulse button. Pulse a few times until the pieces are the size you want. Don’t overdo it. You want small pieces, not paste.
- Transfer the chopped ham to a mixing bowl and chop the onion and celery. You could use the same method to pulse them in the food processor if you want. Since they are such small amounts, I use my chef’s knife and quickly mince them by hand. Try to keep the pieces no larger than your pieces of ham.
Add the chopped onion and celery to the mixing bowl with the ham and stir until all ingredients are well combined. - Dump the mayonnaise, mustard and sweet pickle relish (and/or other relishes you may use) into the mixing bowl.
- Stir everything together until it’s creamy and all ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Taste. Does it need anything? Black pepper? A little more mustard or relish? Adjust it to your own tastes, and then store the ham salad in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Notes
NUTRITIONAL INFO will vary based on portion size and how you serve it. For example sandwiches will contain more ham salad than an appetizer on a cracker or a stuffed tomato or baked potato.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Category: Main Dish, Salad, Pork, Sandwiches
- Method: Cold Prep
- Cuisine: American