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Crunchy Pickle Ham Salad

By: Nick Evans from macheesmo.com
Crunchy Pickle Ham Salad

"This humble ham salad recipe is kicked up a few notches with crunchy dill pickles, veggies, citrus, and capers. It’s a great picnic staple. I’ll be the first to admit that ‘ham salad’ doesn’t sound super appetizing. But, hang with me. For starters, it’s a classic comfort food recipe and checks all the boxes there. But, I like to jazz up the original a bit with some crunchy pickles, capers, and lots of fresh citrus flavors. It’s a humble recipe, for sure, but one that you can add some simple things to that bring it to a new level. In other words, my favorite kind of recipe. Dig in!"

Serves6 people

Preparation Time10 min

Cooking Time10 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cup seared ham steak, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 3 scallions, diced
  • 1 cup diced dill pickles
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  1. In a small or medium skillet, add olive oil over medium heat. Add ham steak and cook for 3-4 minutes per side until the ham has some color and is seared nicely. Remove ham, let cool to room temperature, and then chop, trimming off any large fatty portions.

  2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together diced celery, scallions, pickles, lemon zest and juice, and capers along with mayo, mustard and spices.

  3. Fold in diced ham and season the salad with salt and pepper to taste.

  4. Serve salad on Sweet Hawaiian FoldIts with butter lettuce.

  5. Leftover salad keeps well in the fridge for three days.

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