What lemon offers is a wonderful tanginess, and when used in combination with an herb such as thyme in a creamy dressing base for the macaroni salad, it cuts through the richness and allows for a bit more “brightness” to come through. But, there's a simple and flavorful solution to that, and it involves a few super flavorful ingredients: zippy lemon, pretty green peas, fresh and fragrant thyme, and crisp pancetta. Sometimes, however, macaroni salad can be a wee bit on the heavy side and quite rich. Don't we all just love to reach for a big creamy and cool spoonful? When I think of a spread fit for the warmer seasons, I simply cannot imagine it without a delicious macaroni salad. Macaroni Salad, a Scrumptious Fair Weather Friend Instead, freeze your ham and then thaw it when you’re ready to make the salad.įrozen and thawed ham tends to give off some water so be sure to drain it well before using thawed ham.Macaroni salad is a cool and refreshing beloved staple, and with this recipe I bring you a delightful mix of peas and crisp pancetta coupled with the bright flavors of lemon and thyme! You can freeze leftover ham but I wouldn’t freeze this salad. This tasty salad will keep in the fridge, tightly covered, for up to a week. I love this tasty ham recipe on crackers as a snack, I’ve included it on charcuterie boards, and it makes an awesome ham salad sandwich! Wash it down with this terrific protein smoothie, or serve it with this German Pretzel recipe for a hearty meal! I also just love a serving of this with a delish Buttermilk Drop Biscuit on the side! Old fashioned ham salad on a flaky croissant. Add enough sour cream and mayo (half and half) until it’s as creamy as you’d like it to be!.You can also use store-bought dill pickle relish if you don’t want to chop it.You can pop the pickle into the food processor to chop, but I love the lovely larger bits of dill pickle so I chop it by hand.I think we get enough sweet – the dill is delicious. I use dill vs sweet pickle relish in this recipe.The result is a less sweet version with a big of tang. Personally, I think the jarred stuff is nasty, so I cut it with sour cream. I use mayo and sour cream instead of just mayo.Chef Jenn’s Tips To Make Creamy Deli Ham Salad I’d just stay away from the glazed bits – a super-sweet glaze will throw off the flavor of this easy ham salad recipe. Got leftover ham? This is the perfect way to use it up! Spiral ham, ham steaks, or any kind of ham will work in this recipe. No salt needed! The ham is salty enough.Add sour cream and mayonnaise until it is creamy and delish.Finely dice the dill pickle and add it to the ham.Cut a chunk of ham and pop it into a food processor and pulse it until it is well chopped.
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How To Make The Best Ham Salad on the Planet However, if you choose to use canned ham, make sure your drain it well! You’ll also need to decrease the amount of mayo and sour cream and pickle, to suit how much ham you have.
I prefer fresh ham, and often buy chunks of it when it’s on sale and pop them in the freezer just to make this recipe. It’s also great as a snack on crackers, or just digging into with a fork! What You Need To Make This Old Fashioned Ham Salad Recipe It’s creamy, and with a bit of a tang from the dill pickle, this classic recipe makes the perfect ham salad sandwich. There’s something so addictive about this Old Fashioned Ham Salad recipe – is it the simplicity? The combination of flavors? Or its versatility? I don’t know, but I love it! Hungry? Read on and I, Chef Jenn will show you my tips and tricks to make this amazing ham salad recipe perfectly every time!
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