Ham Salad

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This ham salad is a classic, old-fashioned recipe. It’s essentially just like a chicken or tuna salad. It’s diced or left over ham finely shredded in a food processor with a mayo dressing, relish, celery, boiled egg and a few seasonings. Eat it on a sandwich or with crackers and it’s perfect to keep on hand in the fridge to snack on.

I have always been a big fan of ham. Growing up on holidays, I would prefer ham over turkey anyway. Same goes for sandwiches. I just love ham, ok? This ham salad is the perfect salad to keep in your fridge or to serve at a function. It can go with anything. Serve it on toast, Hawaiian rolls, crackers or even eat it solo.

Equipment You’ll Need

One thing that I love about this recipe is that the only equipment you’ll need is a food processor or blender. That’s basically it. You can make this recipe without one. However, the consistency is just not the same.

Ingredients You’ll Need

Diced Ham:

You’ll need about 16 ounces of diced ham. You can use leftover ham or diced ham from the store.

Mayonnaise:

I used two tablespoons of mayo. You can add more if you want, but I felt like this was a good amount. This will serve as your dressing binder and bring all the ingredients together.

Sweet Relish:

Like most salads, like tuna salad, you’ll have a relish. I used sweet relish. You’ll need about a tablespoon.

Celery:

I used one stalk of celery. This add some flavor and a little bit of crunch.

Boiled Egg:

Every salad needs some boiled egg…

Seasonings::

For seasonings, I used salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and celery seed.

Before you go…

Please let me know if you made this old-fashioned ham salad recipe. What did you think? Let me know here or in the comments below. Happy cooking!