Deviled Ham Spread

Name: Deviled Ham Spread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (4 ounces) cream cheese (may substitute 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon (2 1/2 ounces) Greek yogurt); 1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely grated sharp cheddar cheese, preferably Vermont cheddar (see NOTE); 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon stone-ground mustard, plus more to taste; 4 ounces thinly sliced deli ham, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento; Fine salt; Freshly cracked pepper (optional); 1/4 cup pickled red onions or thinly sliced red onion; 4 slices bread, preferably oat, lightly toasted; 4 large butter lettuce leaves

4 steps

In her cookbook “My Vermont Table,” chef Gesine Bullock-Prado calls these Deviled Ham Sammies and describes the recipe as “part ham sandwich, part Vermont pimiento cheese spread.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:37:09 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

½ cupcream cheese

may substitute 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon, 2 1/2 ounces Greek yogurt

½ cupsharp cheddar cheese

finely grated, preferably Vermont cheddar

1 tablespoonmayonnaise

1 teaspoonstone-ground mustard

plus more to taste

4 ouncesdeli ham

thinly sliced, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoonschopped pimiento

fine salt

pepper

Freshly cracked, optional

¼ cuppickled red onions

or thinly sliced red onion

4slices bread

preferably oat, lightly toasted

4 leavesbutter lettuce

large

Instructions

Step 1

DIRECTIONS

Step 2

In a medium bowl, stir together the cream cheese, cheddar, mayonnaise and mustard until smooth. Add the ham and pimiento and stir to combine. Taste, then add more mustard and season with salt and pepper, if using, as needed.

Step 3

Place the pickled red onions on one slice of bread, top with half of the spread, the lettuce and a second slice of bread. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Or, serve the spread with crackers on the side.

Step 4

NOTE: You want a firm cheddar cheese for this spread. Vermont cheddar, such as Cabot Creamery Seriously Sharp, can be finely grated; other kinds of cheddar may be too soft.

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