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Honeybee Ham Salad Sandwich

The crowd was abuzz at the sight of this striped sandwich at the Bee Tea theme luncheon I hosted. You could substitute chicken or tuna salad for the ham salad. For a large crowd, make a "swarm" of bees and offer several choices. -Sheila Bradshaw, Columbus, Ohio

10-12 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 25 min.

Ingredients

1/2 pound ground fully cooked ham
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup DOLE® Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice, drained
2 tablespoons honey
1 round loaf (1 pound) Italian bread
1 round Italian roll (6 inches)
2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
8 to 10 drops yellow food coloring
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 can (6 ounces) pitted large ripe olives, drained
1 pimiento strip
1 celery rib, cut into thirds

Directions

In a bowl, combine the ham, mayonnaise, eggs, pecans, pineapple and
honey until blended. Slice the loaf and roll in half horizontally.
Cut a third off one end of the loaf; slice the smaller portion in
half.
In a bowl, beat cream cheese, cream and food coloring until light and
fluffy. Spread over top of all bread sections and roll. Spread
butter over the inside of bread sections and roll; fill with ham

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Honeybee Ham Salad Sandwich (continued)

Directions (continued)

salad.
To assemble, place large loaf piece on a serving platter or covered
board for bee's body. Place roll next to body for head. For wings,
position two small loaf pieces, rounded edges facing each other,
above body.
Set aside 12 whole olives. Slice remaining olives in half lengthwise;
make strips on body with halved olives. Cut 11 olives into slices.
Position one slice on head for eye; decorate wings with remaining
slices. Add pimiento for mouth. Place last whole olive on one piece
of celery; insert into top of head for antenna. Insert remaining
celery into ham salad for legs. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 358 calories, 24 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 80 mg cholesterol, 739 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 10 g protein.