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Bacon Dill Egg Salad

This Bacon Dill Egg Salad embellished with pimentos, is the sort of flavor packed salad that’s nice to have in the fridge for busy day meals and snacks. It takes classic egg salad and embellishes with bacon crumbles, pimentos, fresh dill and chives. Serve it on warm croissants, bread or with crackers and pita chips as an appetizer.

Bacon-Dill Egg Salad with Pimentos

Making Boiled Eggs for Bacon Dill Egg Salad Recipe

Boiling perfect while it sounds simple enough, can really trip up some cooks. A few helpful tips to give you cooking success:

  • 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.
Step-by-step pictures of preparation and ingredients for egg salad

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.
Bacon-Dill Egg Salad with Pimentos on a croissant

How to make Bacon and Egg Salad

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  • Bacon – Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium high heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain, then chop.
  • Boil Eggs – 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.  
  • Peel Eggs – Drain and rinse under cool water until cool enough to handle. Peel cooked eggs and chop. Set aside.
  • Filling – In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, pimento, Dijon, chives, relish, dill, vinegar, salt, pepper and onion powder.
  • Combine –  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.
Bacon-Dill Egg Salad with Pimentos on a croissant on a plate

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Bacon Dill Egg Salad

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Chill Time4 hours
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon-dill-egg-salad
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 202kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 12 large eggs
  • 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

Instructions

  • Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium high heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain, then chop.
  • 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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5 Comments

  1. This egg salad looks so delicious. I love dill! Thank you so much for sharing, cannot wait to report back with how it goes after i make it!

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