Easiest Ham Salad Sandwiches Recipe | foodiecrush.com (2024)

Not sure what to do with leftover ham? Leftover ham mixed with pickle relish and dried onion flakes come together in a nice and easy ham salad that gets slathered atop a soft white bun, for one of my favorite lunches of all time.

Homemade Ham Salad Sandwiches

Ican’t be all elegant and fancy all of the time. It’s just not in my nature.You’ll find me in my Vans slip-ons more often than strappy heels.

I preferto hole up at a cabin in the mountains or sit on the beach with friends and family rather thanshopping at the hippest boutiques.

And I’m totally into eating good old-fashioned favorites instead of upscale molecular cuisine.Who wants to eat molecules anyway? Oh wait, I guess we all do. But, you know what I mean.

I often find myself harkening back to my roots, to my childhood faves. And this ham salad recipe is one of therecipesI love just as much today as I did back then.

I’m a fan of any sandwich that has a ‘salad’ at the end of its title and always have been. Egg salad. Crabsalad. Shrimp salad. Chicken salad. A sandwich filling witha bit of mayo—but not too much—mixedinwith a few additional ingredients then sandwiched between two slices of bread deliversme straight tomy comfort zone.

And my comfort zone lives with potato chips and pickle chips. It’s home all the way.

Classic Ham Salad Ingredients

Ham salad is a breeze to make and is perfect for using up leftover ham you’ve got lying around. Here’s what goes into these ham salad sandwiches:

• Ground ham
• Mayonnaise
• Pickle relish
• Dried onion flakes
• Dinner rolls
• Toppings of choice

see more:17 Recipes to Make with Leftover Ham

How to Make Ham Salad Sandwiches

You could ask your butcher to grind the ham, but I use my food processor. I cut the ham into chunks, place it in the processor bowl with the big blade and pulse a few times. Don’t pulse too much or you’ll end up with a paste.

Then, everything else goes in the bowl. A few more pulses and you’re done! Let the ham salad chill in the fridge for an hour to allow the flavors to develop, then assemble your sandwiches.

The secret ingredientin this ham salad recipe is dried onion flakes. I’ve tried it with fresh minced onion, with green onion and red and none of them measure up to the subtleness of the dried onion.

Can I Use Miracle Whip Instead of Mayo?

If you grew up on Miracle Whip, you’re welcome to use it in this ham salad recipe. But I prefer real mayo, which is what I used in this recipe.

How Long Does Ham Salad Last?

This homemade ham salad will last up to 5 days in the fridge.

Tips for Making Ham Salad Sandwiches

This ham salad recipe takes advantage of that leftover ham that always seems to linger after the family dinner, whether it’s Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or just any old Sunday. Choose a good ham for this recipe—I like to use the leftovers from a bone-in smoked ham—because there isn’t going to be much else to cover up if you use a crappy one. My mom always tells me to look for a ham that is lower in water content. Youdon’t want a soupy sandwich.

My recipe uses just a few tablespoons of mayonnaise. I prefer it on the drier side. If you prefer, add more mayo—or even Miracle Whip for a sweeter taste—to your liking.

You can use sweet or spicy pickle relish, whatever you prefer. This pickle relish is my new favorite.

More Easy Sandwiches to Nosh On

• Pulled Chicken Sandwich with Creamy Ranch Sauce
• Classic Egg Salad Sandwiches
• Chicken Caprese Sandwich
• Healthy-ish Fried Fish Sandwich
• Healthy Homemade Egg McMuffin Sandwich

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More Ham Recipes to Make

• Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
• Monte Cristo Waffle Sandwich
• Ham and Cheese Baked Egg Cups
• Ham and Smoked Gouda Grilled Cheese
• Microwave Egg Caprese Breakfast Cups

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