Side dishes for a smoked ham?

I am planning on taking my ECB to UW Lot 60 and smoking a ham for the upcoming tailgate party.

I am planning on hitting the local farmer's market Saturday morning before hitting the parking lot. If we are going to drink all day, may as well have a few veggies (I guess).

However, besides the ham, what else should I serve to my tailgating guests....................

Well, I think that twice baked sweet potatoes are in as one side. I plan to wrap the sweet taters in foil and let them do their thing for a few hours, then pull them off of the grate, empty out their insides, mix in a couple pats (or pounds) of butter, a little brown sugar, and crushed pineapple - then sprinkle a few peecans on top and put em back on the grill for a bit longer while the ham is carved.

Then for another side - I am thinking about a cold salmon/apple salad served in a 'flowered' tomato.

So far - other than myself - I haven't found anyone that would eat squash.................but I have a few more emails out to justify buying & cooking some.

Bob said:

That salmon salad sounds killer!!

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Tomatoes stuffed with Apple Salmon salad

1 tart red apple - cored & diced
lemon juice
1 cup cooked peas
dash salt
1/2 c Mayo
1 half pint jar salmon drained
4-6 tomatoes
Leafy green lettuce
1 hard boiled egg - sliced
Old bay seasoning

After dicing apples - sprinkle lemon juice on top (about 1 TBSP). Add peas, dash salt & mayo. Stir to mix. Fold in drained/skinned salmon. Chill for a couple of hours.

If desired - skin tomatoes by scalding, shocking and peeling(my grandfather did this - but I don't. Unskinned tomatoes keep their shape better in my opinion). Chill until ready to serve.

REmove stems from tomatoes, and cut 3/4 of the way through from the non stem side into 6-8 wedges. Open the 'flowered' tomato on a bed of leafy green lettuce.

Add scoop of salmon mixture to center of each tomato. Garnish with sliced hard boiled egg and a sprinkle of old bay seasoning.

One tomato per guest or 2-3 for each salmon fiend..............

I am also considering Brussels Sprouts in a Mustard Sauce as a side dish - only because these looked pretty cool at the farmer's market last weekend.