How to Make an Egg Salad Sandwich
How do you make an egg salad sandwich? Just chop up some hard boiled eggs, add a little chopped celery for crunch, some green onions or chives for the green factor, a dash of salt and pepper for seasoning, and a spoonful of mayonnaise to bind everything together. Easy!
For Easy-Peel Eggs, Try Steaming
Ever have hard-to-peel hard boiled eggs for egg salad sandwiches? Try steaming them!
Tips for the Best Egg Salad
Add a dash of curry powder. There is one more ingredient that will give your simple egg salad a special zing, and that is a dash of yellow curry powder. Not only will the curry powder give your egg salad sandwich a gentle spicy lift but it will also give it a bit more color as well.To mayo or not to mayo? You can substitute the mayonnaise in an egg salad sandwich with some ripe avocado; if you do that you’ll need to add some vinegar or lemon juice for an acidic component, and add more salt than you would expect. Personally, I prefer my egg salad sandwich with a hefty amount of mayonnaise. That said, the amount of mayonnaise is completely a matter of taste.
More Egg Salad Add-Ins
Since we first posted this recipe, so many of you have chimed in with your favorite versions of egg salad. Here are a few great ideas for add-ins.
Chopped bell pepperPickles or pickle relishSmoked paprikaChopped green or kalamata olivesHorseradishCapersChopped cooked bacon
How to Avoid a Soggy Egg Salad Sandwich
The best way to avoid a soggy egg salad sandwich? Make your sandwich by laying a piece of lettuce over the toast, adding the egg salad, layering another piece of lettuce, and topping with the bread. The lettuce helps keep the bread from absorbing liquid from the egg salad. The egg salad filling can also be prepared up to a day ahead and kept refrigerated. Wait to assemble your sandwich until just before eating. Use any one of these kitchen tools to quickly slice or mash them to make egg salad.
Egg slicer — slice then in one direction and then the otherPotato masherPastry cutterWhisk
More Recipes for Egg Salad
Deviled Egg Salad Curried Egg Salad with Mango Chutney Tarragon Egg Salad
To make easy-to-peel hard boiled eggs, fill a saucepan with an inch of water and insert a steamer basket. Bring the water to a boil and place the eggs in the steamer basket. Cover the pan and let the eggs steam from the boiling water for 15 minutes. Then shock with cold water and peel. You can also make easy-to-peel hard boiled eggs by cooking them in a pressure cooker.
