Ham salad
A cold salad of minced ham bound with mayonnaise and pickles.
Ham salad is a traditional Anglo-American salad. It resembles other mayonnaise-bound salads such as chicken salad, egg salad, and tuna salad. The primary ingredient, ham, is mixed with smaller amounts of chopped vegetables or relishes and bound with liberal amounts of mayonnaise, salad cream, or similar dressing.
Quick Facts
- Country
- North America
- Region
- American South, American Midwest
- National cuisine
- American cuisine
- Canadian cuisine
- Australian cuisine
- Served
- Cold
- Main ingredients
- Ham; mayonnaise or salad dressing
- Minor ingredient
- Sour or sweet pickles or pickle relish
- mustard
- celery
- onion
- hard-boiled egg
- Serving size
- 100 g
- Similar dish
- Wurstsalat
- deviled ham
- salad Olivier
- chicken salad
- tuna salad
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Overview
Ham salad is a cold dish made from cooked or canned ham that has been minced, cubed, or ground, then mixed with mayonnaise or another dressing and diced sour or sweet pickles or pickle relish. Chopped raw celery, green pepper, or onion are common additions, and sometimes raw cucumber, shredded carrot, pimento, sweet corn, or tomato appear. The salad often includes generous amounts of chopped hard-boiled egg, either mixed in or used as a garnish. Grated cheese, peas, or boiled potato can be added to make it more substantial. It is served chilled. Like other mayonnaise-based meat salads, its texture is chunky, grainy, or pasty, and it is frequently spread on crackers or bread for sandwiches. Many regional and family variations exist. Similar salads use chopped or ground bologna, Spam, or other cured or potted meats.
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