Ham Spread
I saw this in the store and I remembered my folks having this on crackers and how much I loved it as a kid. After we bought it a few times, it occurred to me that it probably wasn’t too hard to make. I found some recipes and put this together and then gave it a few tweaks.
This is based on recipes from Food Wishes, The Country Cook, and MeMe’s Recipes. Down south, this is more commonly called Deviled Ham and will contain quite a bit more mustard or hot sauce.
Ham Spread
Ingredients
- Ham 1.5# or 4 cups
- Onion ½ cup
- Celery 1 stalk, including leaves
- Sweet red pepper ¼ cup (or a small can of pimentos)
- 1 Hard boiled egg chopped
- Salt 1 tsp
- Black pepper 1 tsp
- Dried parsley 1-2 tsp
- Mayonnaise ¾ cup
- Mustard of your choice 2 Tbsp (you can use a lot more to make this Deviled Ham.
- Sweet relish or chopped sweet pickles ¼ cup
- 1 Tbsp pickle juice optional but adds some more tanginess
- Additional salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pre-chop the ham, onion, celery, red pepper, and egg to speed up the processing.
- Add the ham, onion, celery, red pepper and egg to your food processor, along with a teaspoon each of salt, black pepper and dried parsley.
- Pulse, patiently, in a food processor to get the desired consistency.
- In a bowl, mix together the mayo, mustard, relish and pickle juice.
- Add the processed ham and mix together.
- Taste and adjust for salt and pepper, mayo, mustard, or sweet relish.
- Smooth the top and cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2-4 hours in the fridge.
- Serve on crackers or you can make sandwiches with pimento cheese.