Truly the best Egg Salad Recipe you will try with minimal ingredients and so quick to prepare. Hard-boiled eggs with celery, dill, seasonings and chives in a creamy dressing make up this classic egg salad.
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Egg Salad Recipe
This is the easiest egg salad and the perfect way to use up leftover Easter eggs or even leftover deviled eggs. You’ll love the short list of ingredients, but that’s all you need to make an amazing salad: hard-boiled eggs, herbs, celery, and crunchy onion in the creamiest dressing.
It can be served in many ways: as a salad, on toast, etc. (see more ideas below). This traditional salad is simple, satisfying, and a perfect addition to your Easter menu.
Egg salad ingredients
Even though this is a simple recipe and uses basic ingredients, it tastes amazing. If you want to spruce it up and make it fancier, try these add-ons:
- Protein- like crispy bacon, chicken or shrimp.
- Vegetables- tomatoes, cucumbers or carrots are great options. We also love the egg salad and dill pickles.
- Avocado- it can be cut into cubes and added to salad or mixed with dressing to replace some of the mayonnaise.
Pro Tip: If you will be adding other ingredients to the salad, make a larger portion of the dressing.
How to cook eggs for egg salad?
It doesn’t matter whether you boil your eggs on the stovetop or in the Instant Pot, make sure they are hard-boiled, but not overcooked. Overcooked eggs end up with a green ring around the yolk. Follow these tutorials to get perfect hard-boiled eggs every time:
How to make egg salad
Homemade egg salad couldn’t be simpler than this. Just make sure the eggs have cooled completely before making the salad, or make them ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Boil the eggs and let them cool, then cut them into desired pieces (we like ours in large pieces for better texture)
- Finely chop the celery and red onion (you can replace the red onion with sweet onion)
- Chop the chives (or green onions) and fresh dill
- Make the homemade dressing: mix the ingredients in a bowl
- Toss the salad well to combine and coat with the dressing
The best egg salad dressing
The dressing in any salad can really make or break a recipe. This amazing creamy dressing adds so much flavor to the simple salad. Eggs have never tasted so good!
- In a bowl add the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, paprika, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Mix until the dressing is creamy and the ingredients are well incorporated.
How to serve egg salad
While the salad can be enjoyed as a side dish, it is quite versatile. Enjoy these other variations:
- Egg salad sandwiches – Serve the egg salad as a sandwich between slices of bread, in a croissant, as an open sandwich or even stuffed into a wrap or pita bread.
- Stuffed avocado – fill the salad with an avocado cut in half and serve.
- Lettuce wrap – Add it to lettuce cups or romaine and enjoy it as lettuce wraps as we did with our chicken salad.
- Breakfast sandwich – Load the salad on English muffins for an easy breakfast sandwich.
How to store egg salad?
Leftover egg salad should be stored covered in the refrigerator and can last 3-5 days. It should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
Pro Tip:
If you store the salad in the refrigerator, be sure to taste it before serving. Refrigeration tends to make the flavors more delicate as they meld together, so add a little salt and seasoning to taste.
I can’t wait for you to try it that easy Egg Salad Recipe. Once you try it, you’ll do it again and again!
Other recipes with hard-boiled eggs
Egg Salad Recipe With The Best Dressing
The simplest recipe for egg salad. Hard-boiled eggs with chives, dill, celery and onion in a creamy Dijon mayonnaise sauce. You can serve it many ways, from a side salad to an egg salad sandwich, on top of greens or in lettuce cups.
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Cook the eggs and cool them. Once cooled, peel and chop the eggs (we like them in large pieces) and place them in a salad bowl.
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Add finely chopped celery, red onion, dill and chives.
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In a separate bowl, combine the dressing ingredients. Gently stir the dressing into the egg salad until coated and serve.
To store leftover egg salad: Egg salad should not be left at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate for 3-5 days. Since the flavors mellow on salads, season to taste before serving.
290kcal Calories2G Carbohydrates13G Protein24G Fat
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Egg Salad Recipe With The Best Dressing
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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
*Egg nutrition information sourced from The incredible egg.
