Ham salad is a traditional

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, and

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(as well as starch-based salads like

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, and

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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

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, or other similar style of

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, such as

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Ham salad generally includes cooked or canned cold

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which has been minced, cubed, or ground; the mayonnaise or other dressing; diced sour or sweet cucumber pickles or cucumber pickle

relish A relish is a cooked and pickled product made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs and is a food item typically used as a condiment to enhance a staple. Examples are chutneys and the North American relish, a pickled cucumber jam eaten with ho ...

; and perhaps chopped raw celery, green pepper, or onion. Raw cucumber, shredded carrot,

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kernels, or tomato are sometimes used. The salad can be mixed or garnished with generous quantities of chopped

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; grated cheese may be used, or peas or boiled potato may be added to bulk out the dish. The salad is typically chilled and served cold. Like other mayonnaise-bound meat salads, the finished dish typically has a chunky, grainy, or pasty texture, and is frequently served as a

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upon crackers or upon bread in a sandwich. As with other Anglo-American salads, the recipe for ham salad has many regional and family variations. Similar salads are made using chopped or ground

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, and other cured or

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meats and sausages. Ham salad is popular in the

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regions of the United States, which have long histories of pork and ham production. File:Soup and ham salad sandwich.jpg, A ham salad sandwich with soup

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