This Old Fashioned Ham Salad recipe combines leftover ham, hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, mustard, celery, onion and seasonings. This recipe is ready in just 5 minutes but for best flavor plan to chill in the fridge for 1 – 2 hours.
This ham spread is perfect for that leftover holiday ham but you can also use ham steaks. If using the hard boiled egg, the time to make this recipe will increase.
If you want spicy ham salad, try adding horseradish.

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How to make Homemade Ham Spread:
Place the ham, hard boiled eggs, celery, and onion in a food processor or a Magic Bullet Blender and pulse until finely chopped. You can also chop everything by hand until finely diced but this will add time to the recipe.

Combine the ham mixture, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, and mustard in a large bowl. Mix until well combined.

Taste the ham spread and add salt and black pepper if needed.
Refrigerate until time to serve, 1 – 2 hours is best for flavor.
Serve on sandwich rolls or crackers.

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Old Fashioned Ham Salad
This Old Fashioned Ham Salad recipe combines leftover ham, hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, mustard, celery, onion and seasonings. This ham spread is perfect for that leftover holiday ham but you can also use ham steaks.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fully cooked ham
- 2 hard-boiled eggs (optional)
- 2 celery stalks
- 1/2 of a small onion
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional - sandwich rolls or crackers
Instructions
- Place the ham, hard boiled eggs, celery, and onion in a food processor or a Magic Bullet Blender and pulse until finely chopped. You can also chop everything by hand until finely diced but this will add time to the recipe.
- Combine the ham mixture, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, and mustard in a large bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Taste the ham spread and add salt and black pepper if needed.
- Refrigerate until time to serve, 1 – 2 hours is best for flavor.
- Serve on sandwich rolls or crackers.
Notes
If using the hard boiled egg, the time to make this recipe will increase.
If you want spicy ham salad, try adding horseradish.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 443Total Fat: 30gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 177mgSodium: 1633mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 30g
This recipe is also on my other site Zona Cooks with only 2 servings.