Ham Salad Melts

Submitted by CookinCowgirl

"Wondering what to do with left-over ham? I came up with this because I love tuna melts, and thought "what the heck," why not a melt with ham? I serve this with coleslaw or spinach salad with honey mustard bacon dressing."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• salad

• 1 cup cooked ham, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons celery, minced
• 2 tablespoons scallions, minced
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon sweet relish
• 1⁄2 tablespoon parsley, minced
• salt and fresh pepper
• 4 slices bread, of choice
• 4 slices havarti cheese or 4 slices muenster cheese
• lettuce
• sliced tomatoes
• butter or oil

directions

1. Mix the salad ingredients together in a bowl.
2. Make four sandwiches with the bread, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
3. Heat a skillet over medium low setting.
4. Cook the sandwiches in the butter or oil until browned on both sides and the cheese is melted.
5. Cut in halves and serve.

Reviews

[Kaye Bailey]

I made this almost as directed omitting the salt since my leftover ham was a bit salty. The sweet relish is a nice touch. I made my sandwich without the bread and DH's with whole wheat. To make without bread I dished my serving onto an oven-proof plate and broiled until the cheese bubbled. I broiled DH's open-faced rather than skillet cook. Thanks CookinCowgirl! Very good use of leftover ham.

 

[Ms B.]

I prepared this using leftover Christmas ham, multi-grain bread, havarti cheese, and omitted the sweet relish. It was a different change of pace from the usual ham sandwich. Thanks for posting.