Keto Ham Salad

This keto ham salad is awesomely delicious and low carb! My grandma always had ham salad in her refrigerator and I know she would love this keto variation!

When you want a traditional southern low carb salad, this keto ham salad will always satisfy. We combine ham with chopped pickles, diced celery and onions, hard-boiled eggs, and a creamy delicious dressing to make for a ham salad dish that will get rave reviews every time you serve it. Enjoy!

Let’s talk about our ham!

This is a great dish to use up some leftover ham. I had cooked a bone in ham, used the ham bone to make soup, then used some of the leftover meat for this ham salad. The meat from either a boneless or bone in ham would work for this salad. You have a couple of choices on how to prepare your ham for this salad. You can use a food processor to finely mince your ham. This is the traditional consistency for ham salad. Just pulse in the food processor until your meat has a crumbly minced texture. Alternately, you can also chop your ham just using a knife. This takes more time, and you’ll likely end up with larger pieces. Some people prefer using larger pieces for their ham salad. I’ve tried both methods and I prefer using a food processor.

What other ingredients go into this keto ham salad?

Although ham is the star of this dish, it needs a bit of help to turn it into a scrumptious ham salad. To our minced ham, we add chopped pickles, finely diced celery and onion, and finely chopped hard boiled eggs. The pickles, celery, and onion give this ham salad a nice crunch. I finely diced my celery and onion; but if you’d prefer, you can dice yours into larger pieces. When I make a large batch of hard-boiled eggs, I usually boil the eggs on the stove. But for smaller batches, I love to use my Dash rapid egg cooker. It is quick and easy to use and turns out perfect hard-boiled eggs. For our dressing, we combine keto mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Every ham has a different level of saltiness, so I recommend tasting your ham salad and adding salt and pepper to taste.

How can I serve this keto ham salad?

You have some great options for serving this salad while keeping it low carb and keto. This ham salad can always simply be served as is in a bowl. You can also serve this as an appetizer spread. As an appetizer spread, you can serve it with keto crackers, cheese whisps, or pork rinds. Another excellent choice is to serve this with keto raw vegetables. Some nice options include broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, or sliced bell peppers or radishes. If you’d like, you can make this into a fun salad by topping lettuce or spinach with some of this ham salad and add any other salad toppings you’d like. This ham salad makes a delicious sandwich. You can serve it with your favorite keto bread or English muffins. It also makes for a delicious filling for a lettuce wrap.

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Need some more delicious keto salads? Here you go!

BLT Keto Tuna Salad

Cheddar Chive Keto Chicken Salad

Keto Broccoli Cauliflower Dill Pickle Salad

Keto Classic Egg Salad

Helpful Hints:

*If you want a crunchier ham salad, you can chop your celery and onions into larger sized pieces.

*I recommend you taste your ham salad and add salt and pepper if you’d like.

Main Kitchen Equipment and Utensils:

• Large mixing bowl
• Small mixing bowl
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons

Splash of Encouragement:

***But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8***