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    Home » Recipes » Salads

    Old-Fashioned Ham Salad with Hard-Boiled Eggs (Quick and Easy)

    By Chula King · Jan 2, 2023 · Updated: Apr 13, 2025

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    Old-Fashioned Ham Salad.

    Old-Fashioned Ham Salad is an easy and perfect way to use up leftover ham from the holidays. This classic recipe uses a mixture of chopped ham, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, hard-boiled eggs, and flavorful vegetables that come together in less than a minute in a food processor.

    Old-Fashioned Ham Salad

    For best results, this delicious classic dish is best when chilled in the refrigerator, allowing the flavors to meld together.

    If you want rave reviews, serve this ham mixture on its own, as a sandwich spread on French bread or slider buns, lettuce wrap, topping for crackers or crostini, or holiday appetizer.

    It's perfect for a quick lunch, an afternoon snack, or even a light main dish. However served, this tasty treat It is certain to become a family favorite.

    Yields:
    6 servings
    Prep Time:
    5 minutes
    Cook Time:
    0 minutes
    Total Time:
    5 minutes
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    • Ingredients: Here's What You'll Need
    • Steps to Make the Ham Salad
    • Recipe FAQ
    • Recipe Tips and Tricks
    • Other Delicious Salad Recipes
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    Ingredients: Here's What You'll Need

    Ingredients for Old-Fashioned Ham Salad.

    With a handful of ingredients, you can make this easy ham salad.

    • The Ham: You can't have ham salad without ham! My leftover holiday ham was a boneless, spiral-cut, lower-sodium Smithfield ham. Unlike many hams, this particular ham didn't appear to be loaded with water. Its taste was subtle but delicious, which perfectly transferred to the ham salad.
    • The Binding and Flavoring Ingredients: I used mayonnaise and Dijon mustard to both flavor the ham salad and bind the ingredients together. I also added some freshly ground black pepper.
    • The Flavorful Vegetables: For me, celery is a key ingredient in ham salad. Onions and sweet pickle relish also add flavor.
    • Eggs: Finally, I like to add chopped hard-boiled eggs.

    Steps to Make the Ham Salad

    Over the years, I have found the easy way to make this old fashioned ham salad recipe is in the food processor.

    1. First, I chopped the ham in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. This took six or seven pulses.
    Ground ham in a food processor.
    1. Next, I added the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and pepper to the food processor. I pulse-processed the ingredients three times.
    Adding Dijon mustard to the food processor.
    1. Next, I added the celery, onions, and sweet pickle relish. I pulse-processed the ingredients four times.
    Adding sweet pickle relish to the food processor.
    1. Finally, I added the hard-boiled eggs and pulse-processed the ingredients four times.
    Adding chopped eggs to the food processor.

    I transferred this classic ham salad to an airtight container and refrigerated it for several hours to allow the flavors to blend together.

    It doesn't get much quicker or easier than that!

    I served this delicious Ham Salad on crackers. However, I could have also spread it on toast, bread, slider buns, or whatever struck my fancy. Yum!

    Quick and easy ham salad.

    Recipe FAQ

    Can dill pickle relish be substituted for sweet pickle relish?

    I like the taste of sweet pickle relish in this recipe. However, you could definitely substitute dill pickle relish if that's your preference.

    Can this recipe be made without a food processor?

    If you don't have a food processor, I would recommend cutting the ham, celery, onions, and hard-boiled eggs into small pieces. Then combine everything together in a bowl. The consistency of the ham salad will be chunkier, but will still be delicious.

    How long will the ham salad last in the refrigerator?

    If the ham salad will last for three to five days if properly stored in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

    What is the difference between ham salad and deviled ham?

    Both ham salad and deviled ham are very similar. Deviled ham tends to be more or a spread like this recipe.

    What is the best ham to use in this recipe.

    I like to use leftover holiday ham in this recipe. However, you can also use deli ham like Black Forest ham.

    Recipe Tips and Tricks

    • If you want hard-boiled eggs that peel perfectly every time, steam them. No gimmicks are needed!
    • When I first started making this recipe, I only used the food processor to chop the ham. After chopping the ham, I transferred it to a bowl and stirred in the other ingredients. This worked well and produced a chunkier ham salad. However, using the food processor is so much easier. You make the choice.
    • There is no need to add any salt to this recipe. The ham provides all of the salt needed.

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    Old-Fashioned Ham Salad.

    Old-Fashioned Ham Salad

    One of the best things about having a ham for the holidays is the leftovers. What better way to use the leftover holiday ham than in this quick and easy recipe. You won't be disappointed.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Brunch, Easter
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 286 kcal

    Equipment

    • Food Processor

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups (12-ounces) leftover ham, cut into cubes (See Tip 1)
    • ½ cup (4-ounces) mayonnaise
    • 1 Tablespoon (0.6-ounces) Dijon mustard (See Tip 2)
    • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 cup (4.5-ounces) finely diced celery, 2 to 3 stalks
    • ¼ cup (1.5-ounces) finely minced sweet onion
    • ¼ cup (3.5-ounces) sweet pickle relish (See Tip 3)
    • 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

    Instructions
     

    • Add ham to the food processor fitted with steel blade. Pulse-process for 6 to 7 times or until finely chopped.
    • Add mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and pepper to the food processor. Pulse-process three times to blend.
    • Add celery, onions, and sweet pickle relish to the food processor. Pulse-process four times to blend.
    • Add the chopped hard-boiled eggs to the food processor. Pulse-process three times to blend.
    • Transfer ham salad to an air-tight container. Refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to blend together.
    • Serve on crackers, toast, bread, slider buns, etc.
    • Yield: 6 servings.

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    Tips/Notes

    1. I used leftover holiday ham in this recipe. You could also use deli ham.
    2. You could substitute yellow mustard or honey Dijon mustard for the Dijon mustard in this recipe.
    3. Feel free to substitute dill pickle relish for the sweet pickle relish.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 13gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 817mgPotassium: 219mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 301IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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    I first posted this delicious salad on March 21, 2017. This repost is the same great recipe with updated photographs and a video!

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