Best Egg Salad Recipes

DELICIOUS EGG SALAD FOR SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place egg in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• Place the chopped eggs in a bowl, and stir in the mayonnaise, mustard and green onion. Season with salt, pepper and paprika. Stir and serve on your favorite bread or crackers.

THE BEST EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Cover the eggs with at least 2 inches of water in a medium saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Remove from the heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes. Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice water to cool completely.
• Mix together the mayonnaise, celery, onions, parsley, mustard, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper in a medium bowl. Peel and roughly chop the eggs, add to the mayonnaise mixture and toss gently to combine. Serve right away, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.

RED POTATO AND EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large kettle; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut potatoes into 3/4-in. cubes., In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, celery and onion. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over potato mixture and stir gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.

OLD-FASHIONED EGG SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion, salt and pepper. Stir in eggs and celery. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

TUNA EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Spoon into tomatoes, use as a sandwich filling or serve with crackers.

CURRIED RICE & EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion for 8-10 mins until soft and just turning golden. Boil the kettle. Stir the curry paste, ground turmeric, rice and raisins into the onions. Crumble over the stock cube and pour over enough boiled water from the kettle to cover the rice by ½cm (about 1 litre). Season with some salt. Bring to a gentle simmer, then cover the pan, reduce the heat to its lowest setting and cook for 2 mins more. Without taking off the lid, remove from the heat and leave to steam for 15 mins. This will give you perfect, fluffy rice.
• Meanwhile, bring another pan of water to the boil and cook the eggs for 7 mins. Plunge into a bowl of cold water to stop them cooking and once cool, drain and halve.
• Tip the rice into a container and chill for at least 1 hr, or up to two days. When you're ready to serve, scatter over the coriander and almonds, and top with the grated carrot, cucumber slices and eggs.

BACON-AND-EGG POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook until fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, saute the bacon in a skillet over low heat until crispy, about 12 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Put the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat, cover and let stand 6 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to cool; peel and chop.
• Drain the potatoes (do not rinse), transfer to a baking sheet and let cool 6 to 8 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, mayonnaise, mustard, scallions, red onion, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl and add the bacon and hard-cooked eggs; fold in the mayonnaise mixture. Serve at room temperature.

EGG SALAD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes.
• At the same time, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• Mix bacon, mayonnaise, green onions, dill, lemon juice, Dijon, yellow mustard together in a medium bowl.
• Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel. Chop eggs into 1/4-inch cubes. Mix into mayonnaise mixture and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour. Serve.

DEVILED EGG POTATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with water by 1 inch in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 10 minutes; drain.
• Place eggs in a small saucepan; add water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a rolling boil. Remove pan from heat; cover, and let stand 7 minutes. Drain, and run eggs under cold water to cool.
• Peel and halve eggs lengthwise. Remove yolks and transfer to a bowl; mash with a fork. Mix in mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, paprika, and 2 tablespoons water; press through a sieve. Roughly chop egg whites; add to yolk mixture along with potatoes, celery, and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine; top with more celery and onion.

EGG SALAD AND BACON SANDWICH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Add eggs and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve on lettuce-lined croissants.

SIMPLE HOMEMADE EGG SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• Finely chop boiled eggs.
• Mix in mayo 1 tablespoon at a time, so not to add too much.
• Mix in mustard, relish and pepper.
• Put egg salad mixture on bread (toasted is good as well), also good on rolls for finger foods.
• Top sandwich with lettuce.
• Enjoy!

MACARONI EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water., In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard and pepper. Stir in celery and onion. Fold in macaroni and egg. Refrigerate until serving.

HAM AND EGG SALAD SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• Shred the ham using the shredding blade on a food processor.
• Stir shredded ham, chopped eggs, celery, light mayonnaise, relish, onion, Dijon mustard, and black pepper together in a large bowl.
• Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

BACON AND EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• To cook the bacon using the "Mauro Method," line a baking sheet with parchment, overlapping each side 1 to 2 inches. Put the bacon on the parchment and bake until crisp and brown, about 20 minutes. This way, the fat will fry the bacon to a perfect crisp but not come in contact with the metal pan, creating a mess. Drain the bacon on paper towels and let cool. (Once the fat is cooled, use or just toss it. No mess!)
• Crumble the bacon into a bowl. Gently mix in the eggs, mayonnaise, chives, mustard and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Eat alone, or build sandwiches with avocados and tomatoes on toasted croissants.

CHICKEN AND EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Combine chicken, eggs, onion, celery, mayonnaise, cilantro, parsley, salt, and pepper in a big bowl; stir well. Taste and adjust salt, pepper, and mayonnaise to your liking. Place in the refrigerator to chill, about 3 hours.

FRISéE SALAD WITH POACHED EGG

Steps:

• Combine the lettuce, herbs, red pepper and croutons in a large bowl.
• Poach the eggs. Fill a lidded frying pan with water, and bring to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to the water. One at a time, break the eggs into a teacup, then tip from the teacup into the pan (do this in batches if necessary). Immediately turn off the heat under the pan and cover tightly. Leave for four minutes. Lay a clean dish towel next to the pan, and using a slotted spoon or spatula, carefully remove the poached eggs from the water. Set on the towel to drain.
• Whisk together the vinegars, salt, mustard and garlic. Whisk in the oil. Toss with the salad until thoroughly coated, and distribute among six salad plates. Top each serving with a poached egg. Season the egg with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with some thyme leaves and serve.

EASY EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Place eggs in a pot and add enough water to cover eggs by at least one inch.
• Quickly bring the water to a boil, then remove from heat and let the eggs sit in the hot water for 15 minutes.
• Remove eggs from hot water and immediately place them in a bowl filled with ice until they're cooled completely.
• Peel the cooled eggs and dice or mash them.
• Mix together mayonnaise and mustard; combine with the eggs.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Refrigerate for at least an hour to allow the flavors to combine.

CURRIED EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients; stir in eggs and green onions. Spread on bread. If desired, top with tomato and sprinkle with pepper.

DEVILED EGG MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Put the eggs in a large pot and add enough water to cover them by 1-inch. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. Let boil for 1 minute then turn off the heat, cover the eggs and let sit for 10 minutes. Drain the eggs and immediately submerge them into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Let sit for 10 minutes. Peel the eggs, cut them in half and separate the whites from the yolks. Transfer the yolks to a medium bowl. Chop 12 egg halves into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside. Place the remaining 12 egg halves, cut side up, on a cutting board or plate.
• Add 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the egg yolks. Mash with a fork until well combined then stir vigorously to smooth out any lumps. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture and transfer the rest to a large resealable plastic bag. Snip a 1/2-inch piece off 1 corner of the bag and pipe the mixture into the center of the egg whites on the cutting board. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain, transfer to a large bowl and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Fold the carrots, celery, red onion, sugar, 1 tablespoon chives and remaining 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 tablespoon vinegar, reserved chopped egg whites, reserved deviled egg mixture, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper into the pasta and mix until well combined. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle half of the remaining chives and half of the paprika over top. Top the pasta with the deviled eggs. Sprinkle with remaining chives and paprika.

DEVILED EGG SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place eggs,celery and green onion in a mixing bowl. In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Pour mayonnaise mixture over eggs and celery and toss gently to combine.
• Place about 1/2 cup on each of four slices of bread and top with remaining four slices of bread.
• Tips: if desired, add a lettuce leaf to each sandwich. Also, for added flavor, add one jar (2 ounces) pimiento, drained or 2 tablespoons chopped, drained roasted red pepper to the egg salad; prepare as directed. Also great with a slice of cheese.