lil’ kahuna hawaiian ham salad sliders
What a wonderful weekend we enjoyed. Lots of great company, good food, and sunshine. I hope you all enjoyed your time with family and friends!
Jeff bought a huge ham, so we have quite a bit of leftovers. I put some aside in freezer bags for our favorite Ham & Cheese Casserole, some for Monte Cristos, some for brekky Bennys, some for Crunchy Ham Wraps, a big soup bone for split pea soup or navy bean soup, and I made a batch of this ham salad for our lunch yesterday. You could serve this salad with crackers as an appetizer, forego the bread and just serve scoops of it over little beds of lettuce for a low-carb lunch, make wrap sandwiches with it by adding some grated cheddar cheese and lettuce leaves…or…you could make these awesome Hawaiian Ham Sliders. We really like these because we usually have everything we need for them the day after Easter. What is your favorite way to use up that leftover ham?
for 6 sliders:
(serves 3 people…2 sliders per person)
6 sweet Hawaiian rolls, split
1 cup cooked ham, chilled and chopped
1/4 cup real mayonnaise
3 Tablespoons finely chopped sweet bell pepper or celery
2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons grainy brown mustard or Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
6 Tablespoons Pineapple crisp, chilled
green olives or Maraschino cherries for garnish
Split rolls and set on plates. In a small bowl, combine ham, mayo, bell pepper/celery, onion, mustard, sugar and ground black pepper until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Divide ham salad evenly among the 6 rolls. On each of the buns that are now topped with ham salad, place a Tablespoon of the cold pineapple crisp. Place tops on sandwiches and garnish each sandwich with an olive or cherry on a toothpick.
Enjoy!
~Melissa
Hello
It looks delicious but for people in QUebec what is your pineapple crisp?
Sorry for my ignorance……
Thanks Paulyn
Hello, Paulyn! No problem at all 🙂 I included the link in this post. Just click on where it says Pineapple Crisp… here’s that link again …enjoy!
http://chindeep.com/2013/03/30/cheesy-pineapple-crisp-hams-favorite-sidekick/
best,
Melissa
Melissa, these little sliders are brilliant. I love your other ideas for leftover ham, but these have stolen my heart! 🙂 Thank you for another great idea and presentation!
I hope you are having a beautiful week! 🙂
so pleased you like them, Joy! Thanks for stopping by! xo 🙂
My mom made these years ago, but used a small amount of sweet pickle relish, instead of sugar. I like the idea of the small Hawaiian buns! Would even make a neat breakfast for hungry young boys!
Hi Carol! Ooh, yes! I love sweet pickle relish in my salads too. What a great idea to serve them for breakfast, maybe with an egg? Yum 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and for commenting. Enjoy the recipe.
Melissa,
I am thrilled I found your blog, I don’t know how you keep it up.
Karen
Hi Karen! 🙂
I’m so happy you’re here!
Yes, a blog is a lot of work… but it’s work I love 🙂
Thanks so much for the sweet comment!
XO,
~M