This easy Egg Salad Recipe is the kind of quick refrigerator salad that anyone can make. Serve it on artisan bread, rolls or croissants for a low stress tasty meal or between meal snacking.
Easy Egg Salad Recipe
When money is tight, simple refrigerator salads like this egg salad is just the ticket for a quick meal. I have loved egg salad since I was a little girl and never tire of a good egg salad sandwich with crisp lettuce piled onto freshly baked bread. How do you make egg salad? Boil large eggs in a deep pot then cool until they're easy to handle. After peeling, separate the yolk from the egg white. Mash the egg yolks and chop the whites then add them to a mixing bowl with mayonnaise, mustard, salt, black pepper, granulated garlic, onion powder, dry dill or fresh chopped dill, diced celery, green onions and pickle relish or chopped dill pickles. Mix everything together then chill to allow the flavors to come together. Enjoy on bread or crackers for a quick snack.
How to Make the Best Egg Salad Recipe
- Ingredients you'll need to make homemade Egg Salad: Large eggs, celery, green onions, dill pickles or pickle relish, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, black pepper, granulated garlic and dill.
- Kitchen gadgets you'll need: A large pot or saucepan to cook the eggs, sharp knife and chopping board, spoons, measuring cups and spoons and mixing bowl. You can also use an egg cooker, if you have one handy.
- If you'd like to make a half batch or if you'd like to use more than a full dozen of eggs, you most certainly can. All of the ingredients can easily be adapted to your taste.
- You can use the same amount of light mayonnaise to lighten the calories.
- You can use yellow mustard, whole grain mustard or Dijon mustard in this recipe. I've also used honey mustard in this recipe for a hint of sweetness.
- Dill pickles or dill pickle relish will lend a more savory flavor to the egg salad. Sweet pickle relish will add a slight sweetness. It's perfectly fine to go with your personal preference.
- Serve homemade Egg Salad on your favorite artisan breads, croissants, as an appetizer with crackers or fresh vegetables for dipping. You can also pile it onto slider rolls dressed with crunchy lettuce and tomatoes for snacking and casual meals.
- Store prepared Egg Salad thoroughly chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
More Southern Style Salad Recipes to Make
- Creamy Grape Salad is a vintage salad that never grows old.
- Southern Potato Salad makes the perfect side dish for any sandwich year-round.
- Waldorf Chicken Salad combines two favorites into one delicious dish.
- Tuna Macaroni Salad can double as a full meal on a busy day.
- Supreme Pizza Tortellini Salad is a delicious option for picnics and tailgating.
- Tomato Cracker Salad may be the most delicious salad you've never heard of!
- Our favorite Homestyle Macaroni Salad.
- Dill Pickle Pasta Salad from Spaceships and Laser Beams.
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Easy Egg Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 large eggs
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon yellow or Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon dry dill weed (OR 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill weed)
- ½ cup finely diced celery
- ½ cup finely chopped green onion
- ¼ cup chopped dill pickles OR sweet pickle relish
- rolls, croissants or bread for serving
Instructions
- Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a rolling boil for 2 minutes, then cover and turn off the heat. Let stand for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium size mixing bowl whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, salt, black pepper, granulated garlic and dill.
- Drain eggs and run under cold water. Once easy to handle, peel, slice and use a spoon to remove egg yolks to a shallow bowl or plate. Mash egg yolks with a fork.
- Finely chop egg whites using a sharp knife. Transfer yolks and whites to the mixing bowl. Add celery, green onion and dill pickles (or relish) mix well.
- Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Cover and cool completely for at least 2-4 hours then enjoy on bread, croissants or rolls.
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