Leslie's Ham Salad

I made this tonight so that Jay and I can bring it in for our lunches and have a little snack around the house. It was super easy to make! A nice alternative to a sandwich with deli meat or leftovers!

Ingredients:

1 small red onion, minced

1 pound cooked ham, cut into large pieces

2 ribs celery, quartered

6 cornichon or gherkin pickles (we could only find the mini's so I doubled this)

1 pickled jalapeno, seeded and stemmed

2 scallions, minced

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 bunch watercress, washed, dried and stems trimmed

1 bunch arugula, washed, dried and stems trimmed

4 to 8 slices rustic sourdough bread, toasted or grilled

To mellow the minced onion, soak it in cold water for 10 minutes, then drain it well, pat dry and put it in a serving bowl. Pulse the ham in a food processor until chunky and add it to the red onion. Pulse the celery, pickles, and jalapeno in the processor until chopped and add to the ham.

Add the scallions to the ham mixture along with the mayonnaise, mustard, and pepper. Refrigerate the salad, covered, until thoroughly chilled, about 1 hour.

Toss the watercress and arugula together and divide among 4 plates. Divide the ham salad evenly on the greens and serve with the toasts.

Enjoy!

*Sorry that I do not have a finished product picture up! I made this the night before so I can have it for lunch tomorrow, so I can't take the picture!*