Po' Man's Ham Salad (makes enough to feed a group)

Po' Man's Ham Salad (makes enough to feed a group)
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Recipe Rating:
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Categories: Other Salads, Quick & Easy, Meat Appetizers, Spreads
Serves: makes 2 pounds
Prep Time: 30 Min

Ingredients

2 lb deli bologna (buy in bulk from the butcher-get the least expensive one!)
3/4 c salad dressing (like miracle whip, but try to find the least expensive brand. they are just as good!) can use more if needed.
2/3 c finely minced celery
2/3 c finely minced sweet onion
1/2 c sweet pickle relish (may use more--to your taste)
1 sm jar chopped, drained pimientos (optional...that's my own addition... wasn't marge's idea.)
Cathy Nunn
Full Flavored
Weslaco, TX (pop. 35,670)
CJNUNN
Member Since May 2011
Cathy's Notes:
I learned how to make this from a sweet woman Margorie Siem, of McAllen, Texas. She has since passed on, but she generously passed along her wonderful recipes to me and others in our American Legion Auxiliary in McAllen. Marge was a gem of a lady and could she cook!!! I was blessed that she passed to me many of her best dishes! If you are making sandwiches for a group of people, this recipe is a MUST HAVE! It's like a "faux" ham salad, tasting like a deviled ham spread. It's delicious and so easy to make! This has fed many a hungry person at our American Legion Conventions!
 
 

Directions

1
Remove the red plastic sheath from around the bologna. Run through a chopper or food processor. Don't process it too much, just enough to make it a salad or spread-type consistency. Run the celery and onion through the chopper as well to achieve a fine minced consistency.
2
Add salad dressing and the rest of the ingredients. Mix together very well to blend the flavors. Refrigerate in a plastic container with a tight fitting lid until you are ready to use it. (If you refrigerate it overnight before using it, it will taste even better!!)
3
This makes a lot of sandwiches for an occasion or for your own use at home. It really does taste like a deviled ham spread, but is made with bologna! And the cost per serving is nominal, as opposed to buying a prepared ham spread!

Bon Apetit' Y'all!
Comments

11 comments on "Po' Man's Ham Salad (makes enough to feed a group)"

Shellasim
Shelley Simpson Shellasim
Dec 28, 2011
Love this!!!!! Tried and true!!!! My mother made this and it was our favorite!!!!
user Shelley Simpson Shellasim
I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!
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Cathy Nunn CJNUNN
Dec 29, 2011
I agree with you Shelley. The first time I tasted this in a sandwich was at a Ladies Auxiliary function. It never dawned on me that it wasn't really "ham"... I asked a couple of the ladies in the auxiliary who made the ham salad and they all smiled and told me it was Marge's recipe. I asked Marge and she pulled me aside and told me how she made it. If you are feeding a large group of people, there is no reason why it should have to bankrupt you! Marge passed along some terrific recipes and helpful hints!
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Marie B catbox
Feb 9, 2012
This is SUCH a great site!! The version my family made used liverwurst and chopped eggs. We were too young to realize we werent supposed to like it!!!! blessings marie
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Cathy Nunn CJNUNN
Feb 10, 2012
I never would have thought of liverwurst! It's intereting to hear what different regions of our country use in similar dishes! Thanks for writing in!
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Marie B catbox
Feb 10, 2012
My grandparents, paternal, came from Poland! I figure its just
Polish bologna!!! m
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Sherry Peyton SherryPeyton
Feb 13, 2012
I made this the other day and it was fabulous. I tweaked it slightly and will be posting it with credit to you on my site today: http://mybestcookbook.wordpress.com Thanks for posting it. I grew up on this stuff.
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Cathy Nunn CJNUNN
Feb 13, 2012
Sherry, that's great!! So glad you like this recipe! You said you 'tweaked' it... I'm always interesed in hearing how things can be made better. Would you share your tweaking secret? ;-) I might decide I like that better too! lol!
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Connie Farris Cosmosticon
Apr 10, 2012
My mom made this too but with real mayo and dill pickles instead of Miracle Whip and sweet, and I don't think she put celery or pimentos in it. I have fond memories of sandwiches eaten by SF Bay while my dad worked on his boat.
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Cathy Nunn CJNUNN
Apr 10, 2012
I am certain it would taste very good this way, too! Dill pickles and mayo would be a great alternative! Isn't it terrific how such simple foods can invoke such sweet memories of a simpler time? I have vivid memories of my mother making us kids some egg salad sandwiches... We lived on a farm and had fresh eggs!!!
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