Virginia Ham Salad

Perfect for a picnic in May. From The Southern Heritage Celebrations Cookbook.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups cooked ham, diced
• 1  cup celery, diced
• 1  cup  sweet pickle relish
• 4  hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise, plus
• 2  tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1  teaspoon prepared mustard
• 12  medium tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 12  lettuce leaves (optional)

Directions

1. Combine ham, celery, pickle relish, eggs, mayo and mustard; mix well. Chill.
2. Cut tops from tomatoes; scoop out pulp, leaving shells intact.
3. Sprinkle inside of each tomato with 1/8 teaspoons salt, invert on paper towels; drain.
4. Spoon ham salad into tomato shells.
5. Serve on lettuce leaves.