Bacon Dill Egg Salad

Making Boiled Eggs for Bacon Dill Egg Salad Recipe

• Make sure you use a saucepan large enough that the eggs can cook in a single layer. Don’t stack the eggs.
• Add cool water to the eggs to cover with 1-inch on top.
• Bring eggs to a boil. Remove from the heat and cover to gently finish cooking. Let stand 15 minutes for x-large eggs, 12 minutes for large eggs and 9 minutes for medium eggs.
• Drain and rinse cooked eggs under cool water until they’re cool enough to handle.
• Peel eggs to use immediately in recipes or leave shell intact and refrigerate for up to one week.

How to Make the BEST Bacon Dill Egg Salad Recipe

• Ingredients you’ll need to make homemade Bacon Dill Egg Salad: Large eggs, cooked and crumbled bacon, mayonnaise, salt and black pepper, Dijon mustard, sweet or dill pickle relish, fresh chives, fresh dill, apple cider vinegar, black pepper and pimentos.
• Kitchen tools you’ll need: Large saucepan, measuring cups and spoons, large bowl, sharp knife and chopping board, large spoon or spatula.
• Serving Ideas : Egg salad is delicious served on slider rolls, croissants, biscuits or wrapped in a buttery lettuce leaf. For snacking it’s delicious with crackers or pita crisps as well as crostini.
• I’ve also served egg salad at tea parties stuffed in mini croissants and puffs.
• While the pairing of bacon and eggs isn’t unusual, it sure adds a nice twist and another way to enjoy this classic combo.
• The pimentos not only add color, but a spectacular flavor, too. You could adapt using finely chopped roasted red peppers.
• You can use sweet pickle relish or dill pickle relish in this recipe to suit your personal preference.
• Store Bacon Dill Egg Salad in an airtight container well chill in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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Bacon Dill Egg Salad

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Chill Time4 hours hrs

Total Time22 minutes mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bacon-dill-egg-salad

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 202kcal

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs
• 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 2 oz jar diced pimento drained
• 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
• 2 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
• 1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh dill
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp onion powder

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Instructions

• Place eggs in a large pot in a single layer. Fill with enough water to cover tops by one inch. Heat to boiling, then remove from heat and cover. Let stand 12 minutes.  
• Drain and rinse under cool water until cool enough to handle. Peel cooked eggs and chop. Set aside.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, pimento, Dijon, chives, relish, dill, vinegar, salt, pepper and onion powder.  Add chopped egg and crumbled bacon. Mix well.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours. 
• Serve on warm croissants, kaiser rolls, assorted crackers or on a bed of green leaf lettuce

Notes

After bringing eggs to a boil, allow to sit covered for 15 minutes for x-large eggs, 12 minutes for large eggs and 9 minutes for medium-size eggs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 199mg | Sodium: 475mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 341IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg

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