Old Fashioned Ham Salad

stacked ham salad sandwiches on a cutting board

This easy ham salad is a family favorite made with chopped baked ham, hard-boiled eggs, sweet onion, celery, relish, and mayonnaise. It's the perfect recipe to use up leftover ham!

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 286kcal

Author Amee

Ingredients

1.25 lbs baked ham
¼ cup sweet onion
½ cup celery finely diced
½ cup light mayonnaise can also use regular mayo or Paleo-friendly mayo
2 hard boiled eggs peeled and finely chopped
1 tablespoon pickle relish sweet or dill- I use sweet relish
¼ teaspoon celery salt
¼ teaspoon hot sauce I use Tabasco
2 teaspoon dijon mustard or yellow mustard
fresh cracked pepper to taste

Instructions

Pulse ham in a food processor until chopped into small pieces.
Remove ham from food processor and place in a large bowl.
Add onion and celery to the bowl of the food processor and chop until finely diced. *I use a mini food processor for this.
Add the onion and celery to the bowl with the chopped ham, then add the remaining ingredients.
Stir until thoroughly combined and serve over a bed of lettuce with your favorite salad toppings, or spread it on your favorite bread for a classic ham salad sandwich.

Notes

Dice uniformly. If you don’t have a food processor, finely dice the ham, onion, and celery into uniform, tiny pieces for a consistent texture throughout the salad.

Chill for flavor. Allow the ham salad to chill in the refrigerator before serving. This helps the flavors meld together, resulting in a more well-balanced taste.

Or prepare in advance. Ham salad often tastes better when allowed to chill in the refrigerator, so consider preparing it the night before and letting it chill overnight before serving.

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