Appetizer — Curried Ham Spread/Filling by dvdlee

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Appetizer -- Curried Ham Spread/Filling
Submitted by dvdlee on August 27, 2004 at 10:46 am

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Appetizer -- Curried Ham Spread/Filling

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A nice blend of flavors -- salty/sweet/flavorful spice with a bit of a bite. An approachable 'exotic' taste even for my parents!

This is a great spread or filling for appetizers because it is also so fast and easy to make AND can be used in many ways. You can use it to stuff savory choux paste puffs, as a spread on toast or crackers, or spooned into blind-baked mini-tart shells.

The filling can be spooned or piped (depending on how you're serving and how much time you have).

1/2 lb. deli ham
1/2 cup craisins (dried cranberries), chopped
2 shallots (finely minced)
.....OR around 2 Tablespoons minced purple onion
1/3 cup mayonaise
1/3 cup cream cheese
1 & 1/2 teaspoons (or more) curry powder
Pinch of fresh ground pepper (I like White Pepper for this)
Salt (if needed)

The deli ham should be the best quality you can find or afford. But do not use a 'smoked' or salted ham. Boiled or Black Forest-style are very good.

Trim outside edges from ham if any rind is present.

Depending on your final use -- either finely chop/mince the ham, or cut it into small chunks and pulse in a food processor to a coarse gring. (Use the processor if you're going to pipe the filling.)

Mix mayo and curry powder together. Take room temp. cream cheese and blend it. Then add everything else. Cover & chill until needed.

Note: I prefer Pensey's curry powders. This is really good with their "Maharajah Style" curry powder. Of course, you can increase or decrease the recipe as desired.

You can replace the dried cranberries with any other appropriate dried fruit -- apricots, golden raisins, sultans, dried plums (!). Just be sure they are chopped into appropriate size.

All quantities can be adjusted to your own taste. Recipe can be doubled or halfed.

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