Deviled Ham Spread (and How to Use Deviled Ham)

Any time you find yourself with some leftover ham, make this tasty Deviled Ham Unfold that’s tremendous low in carbs and loaded with taste! This submit has 4 scrumptious methods to eat your deviled ham for a low-carb lunch, appetizer, or snack; take pleasure in!

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Once I purchase ham for a vacation meal I often have leftover ham, and for years now this Deviled Ham Unfold has been one in every of my favourite issues to make with leftover ham! I like to eat the deviled ham stuffed inside Low-Carb Pita Bread for a fast and straightforward lunch choice that I by no means get uninterested in.

I like the ham unfold pita sandwiches a lot that via the years I discovered myself making deviled ham even once I didn’t have leftover ham, doubling the recipe to make use of a kind of ham steaks that are available in a three-pack at Costco. And over time I additionally began including a little bit of chopped onion or inexperienced onion, some finely chopped celery, and just a bit little bit of fresh-squeezed lemon juice to the recipe.

And honestly, the unique pictures for this recipe have been a bit dismal, so at this time I’m updating my recipe with some enhancements, new pictures, and 4 scrumptious low-carb choices for utilizing the deviled ham! In the event you’ve by no means made one thing like this at residence, belief me, it’s so scrumptious!

What components do you want?

Do you have to use onion or inexperienced onion for deviled ham unfold?

I actually just like the finely minced contemporary onion on this recipe. However when you’re going to be preserving it within the fridge for a couple of days, I’ve discovered that the chopped contemporary onion makes the onion taste intensify the longer it’s saved. So when you make the entire recipe from a pound of leftover ham, I like to recommend utilizing thinly-sliced inexperienced onion for the onion taste.

What when you don’t have an entire pound of leftover ham?

The deviled ham recipe can simply be reduce in half when you don’t have that a lot ham; see these measurements to make half as a lot within the recipe, after the directions.

How spicy is that this deviled ham recipe?

There are a couple of spicy components on this recipe like horseradish, Inexperienced Tabasco Sauce, and Dijon Mustard. In the event you’re undecided how spicy you’ll need it, I like to recommend you begin by including half as a lot of any of these components after which tasting to see whether or not you need to add the total quantity.

Make Deviled Ham Unfold:

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1. For the up to date recipe I used a kind of ham steaks that are available in a three-pack from Costco. In the event you don’t have leftover ham, you may as well get one pound of thick-sliced ham from the deli. 
2. I trimmed off the rind after which reduce the ham into small cubes, and added them to the meals processor.
3. I needed a high quality combination so I pulsed the ham within the meals processor only a few occasions for smallish chunks of ham. 
4. I like so as to add finely chop celery and onion or inexperienced onion for a slight crunch. (In the event you’re storing the deviled ham within the fridge for a couple of days I like to recommend inexperienced onion; the uncooked onion will get stronger the longer the ham is saved.)
5. Take away ham from meals processor and add to a bowl. Add all the opposite components and blend collectively.
6. (You possibly can in all probability additionally mix all of the components within the meals processor when you’re cautious to not course of an excessive amount of, however I just like the completed combination to remain barely chunky so I choose utilizing a bowl.)
7. The completed product received’t win any magnificence contests, however it does style nice. I saved it within the fridge in a snap-tight container and loved consuming it for a couple of week. (Mine was all eaten by then however I’m guessing it will final a bit longer.)
8. And my primary manner to make use of deviled ham is to place about 1/4 cup of the ham salad combination into  Joseph’s Low-Carb Pita Bread (affiliate hyperlink) with some shredded romaine lettuce. This can be a fast and straightforward lunch I’d by no means get uninterested in!
9. Hold studying for the opposite concepts for utilizing it!

Low-Carb Concepts for utilizing Deviled Ham Unfold:

1. For certain the way in which I exploit this ham unfold essentially the most is stuffed inside my favourite Low-Carb Pita Bread with some shredded lettuce to ham a pita sandwich. I reduce the pita in half, separate the 2 halves, and toast it for a minute or so earlier than stuffing it.
2. We cherished the concept of utilizing this stuffed inside cucumber slices for a deviled ham appetizer. Take a look at Cucumber Hummus Appetizer Bites to see the melon baller we used to make a gap in every cucumber slice.
3. The deviled ham was superb stuffed inside celery! This can be a snack I’d by no means get uninterested in.
4. And this ham unfold was additionally a scrumptious choice to eat with low-carb crackers. The photograph exhibits it served with Inno Meals Keto Crackers (affiliate hyperlink), however use any low-carb cracker you favor. (In the event you store at Costco, you would possibly discover these crackers there!)
5. After all when you’re not watching carbs fairly a lot, the ham unfold is scrumptious made right into a sandwich!

Extra Recipes utilizing Leftover Ham:

Take a look at my assortment of Low-Carb and Keto Leftover Ham Recipes for extra tasty concepts to make use of up leftover ham everytime you’re fortunate sufficient to get some.

Low-Carb Weight loss plan / Low-Glycemic Weight loss plan / South Seashore Weight loss plan Ideas::
This deviled ham unfold is tremendous low in carbs, and it’s nice stuffed into Low-Carb Pita Bread could be a pleasant deal with for a low-carb lunch. The choices for ham and cucumber appetizers, celery filled with deviled ham, and ham unfold eaten with Keto crackers could be good for Keto. Ham needs to be low in fats to be acceptable for the unique South Seashore Weight loss plan, and South Seashore would additionally advocate reduced-fat mayo for this recipe.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted in 2009! I made it many occasions via the years and in 2022 the recipe was up to date to the model that advanced as I experimented with it, with drastically improved pictures!

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