Classic Egg Salad
I haven’t always had a lovey-dovey relationship with summer picnic salads. You know the usual suspects: potato salad, macaroni salad, egg salad (and I’m sure there are more). Pretty much any “salad” that involved drowning perfectly good ingredients in so much mayonnaise that the actual contents become a mystery.
I love mayonnaise for what it is – a condiment. A little smear on a sandwich or burger is great. When it drowns out perfectly good food? So not a fan. And so for a long time I avoided those types of dishes, until I uncovered some great recipes that let the good ingredients shine through and utilize the dressing for what it is meant to be – a condiment. With Easter around the corner and folks busting out their grills, I thought it would be a great time to start sharing some of these recipes with you! First up – egg salad.
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I love eggs – scrambled, omelets, “dippy eggs” (hello Pittsburgh phrase!), in a chopped salad, and of course, I totally dig a good egg salad sandwich. Pita preferred.
As you can tell, this recipe calls for very little mayonnaise in relation to the amount of eggs and other ingredients; it’s the perfect balance. The softness of the eggs is contrasted nicely with the crunch of onions and celery, and the seasonings add just the right amount of flavor. This salad is officially a winner from someone who is semi-averse to mayonnaise-y salads ;-)
Important Note: This is, hands down, the best method I have ever found for making perfect hard-boiled eggs. They come out perfectly cooked every single time. And totally easy!
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Classic Egg Salad
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- ¼ cup (56 g) mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons minced red onion
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
- ½ (0.5) stalk celery, chopped fine (about 3 tablespoons)
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
- Ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1. Place eggs in medium saucepan, cover with 1 inch of water, and bring to boil over high heat. Remove pan from heat, cover, and let sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, fill a medium bowl with 1 quart water and 1 tray of ice cubes (or equivalent). Transfer eggs to ice water bath with slotted spoon; let sit 5 minutes, peel and dice medium.
- 2. Mix all ingredients together in medium bowl, including pepper to taste. Serve. (Can be covered and refrigerated overnight.)
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Delicious! I love this variation, and the fact that the mayo ratio was perfect. My son loved it too. Thank you.
My boyfriend has been asking for egg salad for a while now and I had never made it before so was a little hesitant. I finally did a google search and found this recipe. I made it last night and it is absolutely phenomenal. I hate salads with a ton of mayo and the dijon in this recipe really makes the whole thing pop. This is definitely my new go to egg salad recipe- which I will now be making much more of in the future.
Thanks!
Loved this recipe! I left out the lemon juice, onion, and parsley because I have super plain taste. Plus I used garlic salt instead of regular salt. It turned out absolutely perfect for me! Thanks a bunch!
I stumbled across your blog via Pinterest and I’ve been reading and repinning your recipes for the past hour. I knew you had to be from Pennsylvania when I saw the term “dippy eggs” in the intro to this recipe. We live just north of Harrisburg and that is what we’ve always called eggs over easy, too. I remember ordering them on our vacation to Orlando and the waitress looked at me like I was nuts!
Ha! I love it!