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Creamy Egg Salad Recipe

Egg salad is a creamy, eggy spread full of creamy mayo, dijon mustard and finely chopped fresh veggies to cheer up your mouth. This delicious spread is a Low-​Carb, Low-​Sugar, Vegetarian, Dairy-​Free, Gluten-​Free option for your favorite crackers or bread. Or eat it alone with a spoon. 🙂

Creamy Egg Salad

Creamy Egg Salad

Right now I have about three dozen chicken eggs crammed into my fridge. Spring is a very happy time for our hens. They come out of the winter cold and gloom and just explode their nest boxes with egg bounty!

Watch us Hard Boil Eggs in an instant pot and Make this Creamy Egg Salad:

We are very grateful that eggs last a long time in the fridge. But don’t come visit unless you enjoy eggy dishes. And By the way…You won’t go home without a carton of fresh eggs.
Egg Salad

Creamy egg salad

This healthy egg salad is such an easy way to use up an extra dozen eggs. After Easter I always have a batch of this egg salad in my fridge. It can be used in so many ways and the hubby loves it. 

How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs that Peel Easily:

I’ve had a LOT of experience with hard boiling eggs. VERY fresh chicken eggs at that. Fresh eggs are really difficult to boil and peel. After years of frustration and really ugly peeled eggs I found some solutions.

Egg Boiling Tips:

  1. IF hard boiling eggs on the stove use older eggs: Eggs shrink away from the membrane and egg shell when they age. So older eggs can peel easily when simply boiled on the stove in water.
  2. Add a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda into the water. Some people have luck with that.
  3. Set a pan on the stove on high heat.
  4. Add the eggs and boil for 10 minutes.
  5. Remove the eggs from the hot water and put them immediately under cold running water OR
  6. Shock the eggs in an ice bath(watch the video to see how) will help to shrink the egg away from the membrane too.

STEAM the EGGS:

  1. If you have an instant pot USE IT. Instant pots STEAM the eggs. And the egg shells fall right off when hard boiled. I made you a post on how to boil the perfect egg  in my Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg tutorial.
  2. If you don’t have an instant Pot you can still cook the eggs with steam. Use your stove top steamer and the ice bath together to make those peels slip right off when you peel them.
    Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

    Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs peel very easily.

Egg salad Sandwiches 

This is the best egg salad sandwich recipe. It’s so creamy and delicious.

This lovely egg salad makes a great sandwich spread. You can literally just spread this salad on bread and eat it. With nothing else. And it’s very tasty. 

To dress up your sandwich you may way some additions. Here are some of our favorites:

  1. Pickle relish
  2. Pickle slices
  3. Marinated artichoke hearts
  4. onion slices
  5. tomatoes
  6. your favorite deli meat
  7. lettuce
  8. spread your bread with extra mayonnaise and mustard.

 

Egg Salad Sandwich

Egg salad sandwich with just this egg salad and bread.

 

How to make a Deviled Eggs out of this recipe:

You can this make recipe into a deviled egg recipe. Get creative with this. Deviled eggs can go so many directions. My deviled eggs with bacon, peppers and dates are one example of interesting deviled eggs that disappear off a plate in seconds.

To make this egg salad into a deviled eggs filling:

  1. Hard boil a dozen eggs. 
  2. Cut the boiled peeled eggs in half longwise. Do not chop up the egg whites
  3. Set the twelve egg white halves aside to make your egg boats. Do NOT put them into the salad.
  4. Chop your veggies very fine.
  5. Make the egg yolks and dressing as instructed for this recipe.
  6. Add the remaining ingredients into the yolk mixture and stir thoroughly.
  7. The filling will be thick so it holds well in your egg halves.
  8. Adjust the seasonings and filling consistency to your taste.
  9. Fill your egg white halves.
  10. Place the filled eggs on your serving tray.

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Healthy Egg Salad:

Our egg salad is low carb, gluten free and made with healthy ingredients. You can take this as far as you want to go. I always suggest organic ingredients. Organic eggs and produce are easy to find and worth the extra money in my opinion. 

Make the BEST healthy egg salad with my Healthy Homemade Mayonnaise recipe. Now you have heart healthy avocado oil in a gorgeous flavorful mayonnaise that is perfect with this salad. 

I don’t worry about egg salad calories too much. There is a LOT of satisfying egg protein in this recipe. If you use healthy Mayo and organic ingredients those calories are all doing your body good. You will fill up and feel great.

Our nutrition calculator in the printable recipe card has a complete nutrition label for you.

Healthy Egg Salad In A Clear Bowl.

Classic Egg Salad Recipe:

Creamy egg salad has a lot of satisfying flavors and textures. This salad will hold well in the fridge if you cover it.

I don’t use pickle relish in egg salad because the vinegar tends to break down the mayo and stain the egg salad.

If you choose to add a Tablespoon or so full of pickle relish, be sure to use it the same day to keep it fresh.

I’m really happy with this recipe and my family loves it. 

Your Printable Recipe Card:

Egg Salad
Yield: 5 cups egg salad

Creamy Egg Salad

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Egg salad is a creamy, eggy spread full of creamy mayo, dijon mustard and finely chopped fresh veggies to cheer up your mouth. This delicious spread is a Low-​Carb, Low-​Sugar, Vegetarian, Dairy-​Free, Gluten-​Free option for your favorite crackers or bread. Or eat it alone with a spoon. 🙂

Ingredients

  • 12 Hard boiled eggs-peeled and chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard (I used Grey Poupon)
  • 1/2 Cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 Cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
  • 1 finely chopped garlic clove or shallot
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • cilantro and diced pimento for garnish

Instructions

  1. Hard boil, cool and peel 12 eggs.
  2. Cut the eggs in half. Put the egg whites in a large bowl. Put the cooked egg yolks in a medium bowl.
  3. Chopped up the egg whites with a pastry cutter. OR pulse them in a food processor until cut up in 1/4 inch pieces. Do the same with the egg yolks.
  4. Mince up the vegetables by hand or in a food processor. Add to the egg whites.
  5. Whisk mayonnaise and mustard into the egg yolks and mix thoroughly.
  6. Pour the egg white mixture into the egg yolk bowl and stir together.
  7. Adjust the proportions to suit your family's taste preferences.
  8. Use as a sandwich or cracker spread or eat plain.

Notes

If you like pimento chop up 2 Tablespoons and mix it into the egg salad. If your not a fan it still makes a nice presentation as a garnish. Same goes for the cilantro.

Store in the fridge up to a week.

Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1/2 Cup

Amount Per Serving Calories 175Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 228mgSodium 222mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 1gProtein 8g

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Egg salad is a creamy, eggy spread full of creamy mayo, dijon mustard and finely chopped fresh veggies to cheer up your mouth. Perfect as a sandwich, in a veggie wrap, or on its own!
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Heidy L. McCallum

Saturday 16th of May 2015

I just wanted to thank you for dropping by #PureBlogLove and sharing this delicious egg salad.

Heidy L. McCallum

Thursday 14th of May 2015

Great photos, the 2nd one is my favorite. I love egg salad but usually do mine much different, so yours might be a refreshing change.

homemadefoodjunkie

Saturday 16th of May 2015

Thanks Heidy! I hope you give this simple but yummy recipe a try. We love this version!

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