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Deviled Ham Salad

Think of fresh deviled ham as pork’s answer to chicken salad. Creamy and savory, it makes a great dip for crackers or crostini. For a light lunch, try scooping it into cups of butter lettuce with sliced tomatoes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 4 cups

Ingredients

1 pound smoked ham, chopped
3/4 cup your favorite or Homemade Mayonnaise (page 280)
2 small dill pickles, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup your favorite or Sweet Pickle Relish (page 299)
2 tablespoons grated onion
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash of hot sauce
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place the ham in the food processor and pulse six to eight times, until finely chopped, being careful not to overprocess.

    Step 2

    Transfer to a bowl and add the mayonnaise, dill pickles, pickle relish, onion, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and salt (ham may already be salty, so taste before adding salt) and pepper to taste and stir to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Reprinted with permission from Sara Foster's Southern Kitchen: Soulful, Traditional, Seasonal by Sara Foster. Copyright © 2011 by Sara Foster. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved. Sara Foster is the owner of Foster's Market, the acclaimed gourmet take-out store/cafés in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the author of several cookbooks including The Foster's Market Cookbook, winner of the Best Cookbook Award from the Southeast Booksellers Association. She has appeared numerous times on Martha Stewart Living Television and NBC's Today show. She has also been featured in magazines such as More, House Beautiful, and Southern Living, and is featured regularly in Bon Appétit.
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