Ham Salad Loaf

Three words that you should never see in the same sentence, let alone as the title to a recipe.

I made this Ham Salad Loaf in December when friends invited us over for supper and asked me to bring a salad.  I don't think this is what they had in mind.

It doesn't look like much of a salad and it definitely didn't taste like much of a salad.

So here is the recipe.  I'll admit it, I know that these friends are really good sports so I picked one of the grossest sounding 'salads' in the book.

 Believe it or not I had most of the ingredients in the house already, so that made making the recipe just a little bit easier.

















 Here is what the jello looked like after the HP sauce, mustard and the spices.  After this stage I was supposed to let the jello start to set before adding the mayo and the ham.  Simple enough.

 So once it was partially set, I added the remaining ingredients exactly as the recipe said to and it turned out perfectly.

                                                                                                

I did decide not to top it with more mayo, as I figured we didn't need the extra fat :)

I know you are all dying to know what it tasted like, and to be honest it wasn't too bad. It was sweet and savory at the same time with just a bit of a kick from the HP sauce.
Each adult at the table tried a bite of the 'salad' and although no one asked for seconds, no one gagged either, so I figured that was a win.

I will never make this salad again, but it was fun to try it out and to experiment on my good friends.  I have warned them that they maybe guinea pigs for me again (I know that I am risking my friendships this way...but it is just too much fun!) 

I'm still cooking from the treasury so keep coming back to see what's been going on!

Thanks guys and gals!!