Southern Ham Salad & Smithfield Spiral Sliced Ham {Giveaway Closed}

The Winner of the Smithfield Ham Giveaway is Jessica Todd!

Thanks to Smithfield, my family enjoyed a delicious Pecan Praline Spiral Sliced Smoked Ham over the Thanksgiving holiday. We usually have just turkey for Thanksgiving, but it was nice having the addition of a ham. I love Smithfield Hams because they're simple to prepare. Basically you just have to heat them up, so it doesn't get any easier than that.

I prepared the ham as directed in a preheated 325°F oven. Smithfield Hams only need to be warmed 10 to 12 minutes per pound (do not to overheat). After removing the ham from the  oven, let the ham sit for 5 minutes before adding the glaze. Let glazed ham sit for 5 minutes before serving to allow glaze to melt over the ham. We loved the Smithfield Ham and it turned out really moist and delicious. Everyone loved it especially the Praline Pecan Glaze. 

After supper we had plenty of leftovers, so I separated the ham in packages to use in a few ham recipes (always my favorite part). The ham bone and some additional ham pieces went in one freezer bag for crock pot ham and beans, and the remainder was used in this Southern Ham Salad pictured above. I love ham salad! It's super simple to make and perfect on crackers or on a sandwich. 

All Smithfield Spiral Hams are fully cooked, hand trimmed, and uniformly sliced for quality, naturally hickory smoked and made with natural juices to create it's legendary flavor.
Smithfield offers three glaze flavors and is available at grocery stores nationwide

• Honey: The sweet and tangy flavor of the Honey glaze makes the Smithfield Hickory Smoked Spiral Sliced ham a hit at any gathering.
• Caramel Apple: The taste of sweet Caramel Apple flavor is a perfect complement on top of the family favorite Smithfield Hickory Smoked Spiral sliced ham.
  
• Pecan Praline: Pecan Praline glazed on a Smithfield Hickory Smoked spiral sliced ham offers a traditional southern flavor providing consumers with a sweet and savory taste.
  
  

My favorite ham salad is Paula Deen's recipe, so I included it below.

Southern Ham Salad

2 - cups leftover ham, chopped in a food processor
1/2 - cup finely diced celery
1/4 - cup minced onion
1 - teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 - hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/4 - cups sweet or hot pickle relish
1/2 - cup mayonnaise   

Mix all the ingredients together until well blended. Spread on crackers or bread. 

Adapted from: Paula Deen  

To help make Christmas a little easier on your budget, Smithfield wants to give one Mommy's Kitchen reader a Pecan Praline Spiral Sliced Ham of their own. I hope this will help one family out as much as it did mine.
 

To enter to win the Smithfield holiday spiral ham for your Christmas gathering, leave a comment below.   

Mandatory Entry:

Leave a comment at the end of this post telling me what your favorite ham recipe is?

Bonus Entry: 

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Note: My friend Laura from Real Mom Kitchen is also giving away a Smithfield Ham, so stop by her blog for another chance to win.  

The Giveaway starts today December 10th, 2013 and ends on December 13th, 2013. This Giveaway is open to US & Canadian Residents Only due to shipping charges. If you post Anonymously please leave a email address in your comment, so I can contact you in the event that you are the winner. One winner will be chosen using random.org. Winner will have 24 hours to reply to the winning email or a new winner will be chosen.

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Disclosure: I received a Smithfield Spiral Sliced Ham for the purpose of this review. As always the  opinions stated above are 100% entirely my own. I have not been compensated for this review.

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