The Best Egg Salad – Braeswood Farmers Market
The Best Egg Salad

The Best Egg Salad

  • 30 miutes
  • 3-6 people

Egg salad is a dish consisting of chopped hard-boiled or scrambled eggs, mustard, and mayonnaise, and vegetables often including other ingredients such as celery. It is made mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices and other ingredients, bound with mayonnaise.

Ingredients

  • Eggs: Use chilled hard-boiled eggs. While it’s not traditional, if you’re in a rush, you can even make scrambled eggs and chop and chill them.
  • Mayonnaise: Makes the filling smooth and creamy.
  • Mustard: Yellow mustard adds a vibrant tang, it can be replaced with Dijon mustard or a flavored mustard of any variety.
  • Add-Ins: Thinly sliced green onions add flavor, while a bit of diced celery adds crunch and freshness.
  • Fresh Dill: Chopped fresh dill is optional but adds a nice fresh flavor. Fresh dill can be replaced with ½ teaspoon dried dill.

Method

How to Make Egg Salad

The secret to the best egg salad is to mash the yolks with mayo until completely smooth and then fold in the whites. This gives it the creamiest texture.

  1. Cook, cool, and peel the eggs (recipe below). Cut in half, remove the yolks, and chop the whites.To Hard Boil Eggs: Place eggs in a saucepan on the stovetop and cover with water ½-inch above the eggs. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and let stand covered for 15-17 minutes (for large eggs). Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes.
  2. Mash the egg yolks with the mayonnaise, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Add the chopped egg whites, green onion, celery, and chopped fresh dill and mix well.

    Flavor Variations

    • Replace green onion with chives or finely chopped red onion.
    • Add finely chopped or grated dill pickles or some sweet pickle relish.
    • Substitute half of the mayonnaise with Greek yogurt.
    • Stir in fresh herbs like parsley, dill, or basil.There are many ways to serve egg salad, here are our favorites:
      • Make egg salad sandwiches on rolls or fresh bread.
      • Scoop it over lettuce for a fresh salad.
      • Enjoy it with crackers.
      • Spoon it into a tortilla for a wrap on the go!

        Storage

        Leftover egg salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. If it begins to get watery and lose its bright color, it should be discarded.

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