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Egg-salad

Obviously Easter is much bigger than just eggs, but I figured if you're hard-boiling this weekend (or already have colorful eggs sitting in your fridge) I could help you out with our favorite egg salad recipe. I've been making this once a week lately. Even Ellerie is a fan.

This recipe calls for just six hard-boiled eggs because I use this method and they suggest only boiling six eggs in the pan at a time, but of course you could double or triple to feed a whole crew.

You'll need :

  • 6 hard-boiled eggs (I go for the "firm yet still creamy eggs")
  • 2 T mayonnaise (or substitute greek yogurt + a bit extra salt, but really… I prefer the mayo)
  • 1 T deli mustard
  • 1 T tangy pickle relish (like the stuff you put on hotdogs!)
  • a dash of paprika
  • salt and pepper to taste

To make :

Hard-boil six eggs and peel them after they've cooled. Break up eggs and yolks in a bigger bowl than you think you'll need. Mix in the rest of your ingredients. Taste! How is it!?! Need something extra? Toss it in. Otherwise, spread on a piece of toast (or English muffin) and enjoy!

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10 responses to “egg salad for the win.”

  1. Leah Noble Avatar

    OOh, good call! I was wondering what to eat for brunch today..

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  2. Jayne Avatar
    Jayne

    Not that I don’t love a good egg salad, but I was really looking forward to the gardening post you foreshadowed yesterday 🙂

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  3. Barbara Avatar

    I love egg salad but our local butcher shop where we would buy it changed the recipe to include raw onions, which I hate. I have been making my own, mixing eggs with mayo and not being entirely happy with the outcome. I will definitely try your recipe. Thanks a bunch!

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  4. Kim B. Avatar
    Kim B.

    i love it: “a bigger bowl than you think you’ll need.”
    Happy Easter to the Cripes!

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  5. Sue Avatar

    This looked so delicious that I made it for lunch! Such a yummy recipe, thanks! xo

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  6. Kristen Avatar

    This is pretty much exactly how I make my egg salad and I agree that it’s the best!

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  7. Hannah Avatar
    Hannah

    Yummy! I had avocado and chorizo in the fridge so added those too (but no relish) – worked a treat 🙂

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  8. Vera Avatar

    Love love love this, with mayo definitely. My mom used to regularly make this, but we don’t call it salad, just egg spread for our sandwiches. 🙂

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  9. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    I used mayo, replaced the relish with some grated cheddar cheese, piled on English muffins and ran under the broiler. Yummy.

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  10. Marcie L Avatar
    Marcie L

    We love egg salad too! Our local grocery has lots of pre-chopped veggies and they put together finely chopped onion, green pepper and celery. They call it trinity mix. It is awesome in egg salad!

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