This easy egg salad recipe is a classic blend of hardboiled eggs, creamy mayo, mustard, and relish that’s perfect for sandwiches, croissants or lettuce wraps.
Best Egg Salad Recipe
Making egg salad sandwiches is one of my favorite quick lunches. You can boil the eggs days in advance and have them ready to go when you need something easy and in a pinch.
Then simply chop or mash the peeled eggs and mix with the simple ingredients. I like to use my chopper for chunky bits of egg in mine but many like finer chopped egg for a more creamy egg salad. You can also use more egg white and half the egg yolks for a little less fat if you’d like.
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Ingredients Needed
Here’s what you’ll need to gather to make this recipe. Scroll down for the full recipe card with amounts.
- Eggs – I used 7-8 large eggs, hard-boiled and chopped. You can boil them on the stovetop or Instant Pot hardboiled eggs or use an egg cooker.
- Mayonnaise – I regular mayo (Hellman’s is my favorite) but use light mayo or Miracle whip if you’d like. You can even use half plain greek yogurt or cottage cheese too.
- Pickle relish – I use sweet relish but dill relish is great too! Feel free to add a little extra pickle juice too if you’d like.
- Yellow mustard – swap with Dijon mustard, spicy or whole grain for bolder flavor.
- Paprika – Use regular or smoked paprika.
- Salt and Pepper – adjust to your liking.
Egg Salad Variations
Like my deviled eggs recipe, there are so many ways you can personalize this basic recipe. I love hearing everyone’s favorite ways they love it! Like classic potato salad, I have that people are very passionate about it.
1. Add a dash of your favorite hot sauce like Cholula or Texas Pete or even a tablespoon of finely diced jalpenos.
2. Add ¼ cup of sliced green onions or chives, sweet onion or red onion.
3. Add ¼ cup finely chopped celery.
4. Mix in ½ teaspoon of horseradish.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh dill or add ¼ teaspoon garlic powder or curry powder.
6. Add 2 tablespoons of cooked crumbled bacon or bacon bits.
Ways to Make Hard Boiled Eggs
Other than cooking hard boiled eggs in a pot of water on the stove, you can also make the most perfect boiled eggs in an instant pot or baked hard boiled eggs in the oven or use a egg cooker.
How to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs Easy
Placing cooked eggs in an ice bath for 5-10 minutes is a must for easy to peel eggs. Older eggs usually peel easier than fresher eggs as well.
Then my favorite way to peel hard boiled eggs is to gently tap the ends on the counter and insert a spoon just under the shell (on top of the whites) and push the shell away carefully.
You can also roll the entire cooked egg on the counter or in your hands to create many small cracks and run it under cold water while removing the shell.
How to Make Egg Salad
Cook the Hard Boiled Eggs
Step 1: Carefully add the eggs to a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil for 3 minutes. Then place a lid on the pot, remove from the heat and let them sit covered for 15 minutes. (see above for more ways to cook the eggs).
Step 2: Remove the eggs from the pot and place them in an bowl of ice water (aka ice bath) for 5-10 minutes. Remove from the water and gently tap the egg on the counter. Peel the shell from the egg. I like to insert a spoon into the end and carefully lift the shell away from the whites.
Step 3: Chop the eggs either with a knife, egg slicer or use a food chopper, like I do.
Step 4: Place the chopped eggs in a medium bowl and add the other ingredients and stir to combine well.
Serve on your favorite bread, croissant, or bun for an egg salad sandwich or in romaine lettuce for a lettuce wrap or with crackers or tortilla chips.
How to Store Leftovers
Refrigerate: Store in a airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.
I don’t recommend freezing egg salad. It will usually become watery and the texture changes.
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Classic Egg Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 7 large eggs
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Cook the hard boiled eggs
- Carefully add the eggs to a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook for 3 minutes. Then place a lid on the pot, remove from the heat and let them sit covered for 15 minutes.7 large eggs
- Remove the eggs from the pot and place them in an bowl of ice water (aka ice bath) for 5-10 minutes. Remove from the water and gently tap the egg on the counter. Peel the shell from the egg. I like to insert a spoon into the end and carefully lift the shell away from the whites.
- Chop the eggs either with a knife, egg slicer or use a food chopper.
- Place the chopped eggs in a medium bowl and add the other ingredients and stir to combine well.½ cup mayonnaise, 1 Tablespoon pickle relish, 1 teaspoon yellow mustard, ¼ teaspoon paprika, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Serve on your favorite bread, croissant, or bun for an egg salad sandwich or in romaine lettuce for a lettuce wrap or with crackers or tortilla chips.
Notes
Nutrition
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