Best Egg Salad Recipe
Nothing is more picnic-perfect than a creamy egg salad recipe! This recipe makes perfect egg salad sandwiches!
Prep: 10min
Total: 20min
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 320 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 29 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 339 mg, Sodium 332 mg, Sugar 1 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 8 eggs (hard boiled and cooled)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ teaspoons yellow mustard
- 1 green onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 rib celery (finely diced)
- 2 teaspoons fresh dill (chopped)
Instruction:
- Cut eggs in half. Remove yolks and chop whites.
- Mash yolks with mayonnaise, mustard and salt & pepper to taste until smooth and creamy.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
- Serve on bread or over lettuce.
Best Egg Salad
A classic egg salad recipe that’s easy to make and tastes amazing. Perfect hard-boiled eggs and fresh ingredients make it the best egg salad recipe. Watch the video above to see how quickly it comes together!
Prep: 10min
Total: 25min
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 197 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 8 g, Fat 16 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 251 mg, Sodium 226 mg, Sugar 1 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 6 eggs (room temperature)
- ¼ cup red onion (finely diced)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons parsley (finely diced)
- 2 tablespoons chives (finely diced)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Instruction:
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Then turn the heat to low so there’s no bubbles. Use a skimmer to slowly and gently place the eggs in the pot. Turn the heat back to high and boil the eggs for 12 minutes.
- Transfer the eggs to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process and cool completely (at least 15 minutes).
- Peel the hard-boiled eggs, and slice them up to your preferred level of chunkiness. Add the chopped eggs to a mixing bowl along with the red onion, chives, parsley, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir all of the ingredients together, until well combined.
- Enjoy the egg salad straight from the bowl, or in a sandwich or wrap.
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FAQ
What is in a traditional egg salad?
- 12 hard boiled eggs.
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion.
- ¼ finely chopped celery.
- ½ cup mayo.
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard.
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish.
- Salt & pepper to taste.
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