Ham salad · North America cuisine · Main Course
Ham salad
Born in North America
“Ham mixed with chopped vegetables and bound with liberal amounts of mayonnaise or salad cream.”
0 people have eaten this dish and left their thoughts across 6 platforms
8 in 10 mention versatile format first
8 in 10 say it's worth it for the traditional recipe
5 in 10 would come back the same week
Synthesised from Google · Yelp · Reddit · 3 food blogs · Updated August 2026
The story the reviews tell
Ham salad is the savory counterpart to chicken and egg salads—a classic Anglo-American preparation where chopped ham gets bound into creamy submission with mayonnaise or salad cream, then studded with smaller pieces of vegetables or relishes. It follows the same loosely mayo-based logic as potato and macaroni salads, a format that's been moving through kitchens for generations.
What makes this version distinct
Ham salad is a traditional Anglo-American salad. Ham salad resembles chicken salad, egg salad, and tuna salad (as well as starch-based salads, like potato salad, macaroni salad, and pea salad): the primary ingredient, ham, is mixed with smaller amounts of chopped vegetables or relishes, and the whole is bound with liberal amounts of a mayonnaise, salad cream, or other similar style of salad dressing, such as Miracle Whip.
Signature elements
What people love
- versatile format
- traditional recipe
- comparable to familiar salads
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