Avocado Egg Salad

Elevate your egg salad game with this Avocado Egg Salad that's made without mayonnaise and yet still turns out with a smooth velvety finish. Simple seasonings, fresh lime juice, finely diced tomato, tangy red onion and additional chunks of avocado are mixed with a dollop of sour cream and sweet pickles that takes it over the top. Serve it on a sweet onion roll to seal the deal.

Easy Avocado Egg Salad Recipe 

Personally, I adore mayonnaise, but I know not everyone shares my zeal for it. While it is my "go to" for my classic egg salad I must admit when I whip-up a batch of this Avocado Egg Salad I don't miss it at all. In this recipe I prefer to mash most of the avocado but, love to mix-in some chunks of avocado too, to give it a fantastic contrast in texture. Chopped pickled jalapeno will give it a bit of heat, if you're so inclined. I like to serve this egg salad in lettuce wraps, on croissants or sweet onion rolls for quick meals and snacking.

How to Make the BEST Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

Egg salad is one of those refrigerator salads that are handy to have ready in the fridge for light meals and snacking. It was often found in my Mom's fridge tucked right beside the pimento cheese and I have kept the same tradition for my own family.

• Ingredients you'll need to make homemade Avocado Egg Salad: Large eggs, avocado, red onion, diced tomato, sour cream, fresh lime juice, Dijon mustard, garlic salt, lemon pepper, hot sauce, onion powder and diced sweet pickles (i.e. bread and butter pickles or similar).
• Kitchen tools you'll need: Medium saucepan, medium bowl, whisk, measuring cups and spoons, avocado slicer, sharp knife and cutting board.
• You can use chopped dill pickles for this recipe.
• Due to the avocado which tends to oxidize it's important to press plastic wrap onto the surface of the egg salad once it's assembled before placing it into the refrigerator to chill. I usually press plastic wrap onto the surface them pop a lid onto the bowl.
• You can enjoy this Avocado Egg Salad as a an appetizer as well.
• Serving suggestions: Serve it on a bed of lettuce, on slider rolls, croissants or between two slices of homemade bread. You can also enjoy it as a dip with crackers or pita chips.

More Easy Refrigerator Salads to Make

Prepared salads can be  lifesaver after a hectic day. Other recipes you may like to try:

• Easy Southern Style Chicken Salad.
• BLT Potato Salad is a meal all on it's own.
• Flavorful Chicken Pasta Salad.
• Another Southern classic Creamy Cucumber Onion Salad is simply delicious.
• Other vintage salad that's fun to make is this Carrot Salad with raisins and pineapple.
• This recipe for retro 5 Bean Salad will take you from he holidays to warm weather meals.
• Crunchy Broccoli Salad features toasted pecans and bacon.
• Add a bit of heat to your egg salad with this Curried Egg Salad from Family Food on the Table.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Mixing Bowls
• Knife and Chopping Board
• Measuring Set
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Avocado Egg Salad

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Chill time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 27 minutes mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: avocado egg-salad, egg-salad-recipes

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 230kcal

Ingredients

• 8 large eggs
• 3 medium avocados peeled and cubed
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tsp lemon pepper
• ½ teaspoon hot sauce (adjust to taste)
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• 1 medium vine ripe tomato seeded and diced
• ¼ cup diced red onion
• ¼ cup diced sweet pickles

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Instructions

• Place the eggs in a medium-size saucepan. Cover with enough water to cover by at least inch depth. Bring to a boil. Boil for 12 minutes. Remove from stovetop and drain hot water. Cover with cold water. Allow to cool until shells are cool enough to handle and peel.
• Roughly chop the eggs and place into a large mixing bowl. Add ⅔ cubed avocado, sour cream, Dijon, garlic salt, lemon pepper, hot sauce and onion powder. Use a potato masher to blend leaving mixture chunky.
• Add the tomato, onion and pickles. Mix well. Gently fold in remaining cubed avocado. Taste and adjust salt, if needed.
• Place into an airtight container adding one avocado pit. Press plastic wrap directly on top of egg salad.
• Allow to chill for 4 hours until serving. (Recommend Onion Rolls for serving)

Notes

• Chopped pickled jalapenos to taste may be added, if desired. 
• Adding the avocado pit is believed to slow oxidation and discoloration of avocado.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 193mg | Sodium: 415mg | Potassium: 503mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 634IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg

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