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
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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.
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Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together diced celery, scallions, pickles, lemon zest and juice, and capers along with mayo, mustard and spices.
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Fold in diced ham and season the salad with salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve salad on Sweet Hawaiian FoldIts with butter lettuce.
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Leftover salad keeps well in the fridge for three days.