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halloween slug salad (ham salad with aspic)

(2 ratings)
songchef avatar
Recipe by
Deb Crane
@songchef
Eagle, WI

Ewww! Slug Salad! This is actually a good ham salad recipe covered in aspic. Once people cut into him and got over the fact that it looks so gross, they actually enjoyed it! I got this recipe from Easy Home Cooking Magazine a few years back. I changed it a bit to suite our taste. This will be the hit recipe at your Halloween gatherings! Ahh, Halloween! My favorite time to celebrate all that is odd and unusual! Gross! But yummy! :)

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
method Refrigerate/Freeze

Ingredients For halloween slug salad (ham salad with aspic)

  • FOR THE HAM SALAD:
  • 1 lb
    ground ham ( i use my kitchen aide) or mince it very well.
  • 1/2 c
    finely chopped celery
  • 2
    carrots, ground in the kitchen aide (can be shread fine if need be)
  • 1/4 c
    sweet pickle relish, drained
  • 3/4 c
    mayonnaise
  • 1 oz
    (4 envelopes) unflavored gelatin, divided
  • FOR THE ASPIC:
  • 1 qt
    tomato juice,chilled
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 tsp
    salt

How To Make halloween slug salad (ham salad with aspic)

  • 1
    Mix ham,celery,carrots,relish and mayonnaise in bowl.
  • 2
    Sprinkle 1 teaspoon gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a small pan. Let stand one minute. Heat softened gelatin over low heat until dissolve, stirring constantly. Cool slightly and mix into ham salad. Chill.
  • 3
    Cut out a large slug shape from cardboard (or pizza take out box); cover with foil. Mold ham salad into slug shape on cardboard, pressing tightly to form; refrigerate.
  • 4
    FOR THE ASPIC: (the skin of the slug) in large bowl, sprinkle remaining gelatin over 1 cup cold tomato juice;let stand 1 minute. In a large sauce pan, heat remaining 3 cups tomato juice to a simmer. Pour hot juice in bowl over gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin completely dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and salt, let cool,then chill until thick but not set. Place chilled slug on wire rack set over baking sheet to catch excess aspic. Slowly spoon 1/2 tomato aspic over ham mold; reserve remainder at room temperature.
  • 5
    Refrigerate ham slug mold for 20 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and pour aspic over slug to cover evenly. Chill 1 hour, or until firm.
  • 6
    Black olive bugs: Optional: Because, you know, the slug salad isnt gross enough! :) Make a clear gelatin mixture with 2 teaspoons gelatin in 1/2 cup water. Pour into small cups (mini muffin tins work well) press black olives with carrot slices for legs into gelatin. Chill until firm.
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