Bologna Salad

Lunch today at Mom's (doing laundry, having a bad day, actually) was one of my favorite lunches. Mom's bologna salad. Sounds gross, doesn't it? It, like fried bologna sandwiches, is kindof a low-rent lunch. But boy-oh-boy is it good stuff. No pictures, but it's easy. And you can do it with a meat grinder or in a food processor.

1 pound bologna, medium grind (mom usually gets the 5 lb. chub and splits it)
1/2 medium onion
2-4 tablespoons pickle relish
3-5 tablespoons mayonnaise

TO GRIND THE BOLOGNA: Use a grinder, medium coarse, to grind the bologna with the onion. If you're using a food processor, use the blade and pulse to chop into a medium coarse grind (and don't tell me your food processor won't... I can do it in my little 2 cup processor)

Mix all ingredients together. It should be about the consistency of chunky peanut butter. DO NOT ADD SALT. The meat has enough salt.

As with all the recipes I've ever posted, feel free to experiment with it. What do you like in your tuna salad? What do you like in your chicken salad? Use the ground bologna as a jump off point. We usually just spread it onto bread or crackers. It packs really well into ice chests, doesn't lose its consistency in the fridge, and is relatively cheap and easy to make.


Now... back to packing.