The BEST Ham Salad Recipe

ham salad atop three slices of bread with lettuce

Perfect for summer days or brunch, this 10-minute ham salad uses 8 simple ingredients, including chopped ham mixed with seasonings, creamy Greek yogurt or mayo, and crunchy veggies. Serve as a dip, sandwich, wrap, or atop a green salad.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time8

Course: Appetizer/Entree/Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Method: No Cook

Servings: servings

Ingredients

3 cups chopped ham
¾ cup mayo or Greek yogurt
¼ cup chopped celery
2 tbsp dill relish
⅓ cup white onion
¼ cup green onion
½ tsp celery salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Place the ham chunks into the food processor bowl. Pulse the food processor in short bursts until the ham is finely chopped. Be careful not to over-process, as you want a coarse texture rather than a paste. Transfer the chopped ham to a large mixing bowl.
Add the celery, white onion, and green onion to the food processor. Pulse until the vegetables are finely chopped, but don’t over-process. Pulse a couple times. Transfer the chopped vegetables to the bowl with the ham.
Add in the dill relish, mayo or Greek yogurt, pepper and celery salt. Mix until well combined.
Serve on bread, in a lettuce wrap or on top of a green salad.

Notes

Expert Tips

Variations: Feel free to make this recipe your own with additional ingredients. You can add a bit of Dijon mustard, yellow mustard, or spicy brown mustard to the creamy dressing, use sweet pickle relish or sweet pickles instead of dill, garnish with green onions or red onion, add chopped hard-boiled eggs, and any other variations you see fit.
Ham: This is a great way to repurpose leftover ham after a holiday like Christmas or Easter. You can also use frozen ham (thawed from freezing and drained) or deli ham if that’s what you have.

Serving Tips

You can serve this ham salad in a variety of ways. Here are some suggestions:

As a sandwich between bread or slider rolls
Atop a green salad
On lettuce leaves
In a tortilla wrap
As a dip with veggies like bell pepper, carrot sticks, celery sticks, or sliced cucumbers
With Ritz crackers, other buttery crackers, or tortilla chips

Storage Tips

Store leftover ham salad in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Give it a good stir, then serve it as a sandwich, wrap, it with your favorite crackers or veggies, or atop a bed of lettuce.

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