Super easy egg salad recipe! Perfect in a sandwich, on crackers, or all by itself. Toss it together in less than 30 minutes for a quick meal.
I am always ready for a delicious sandwich and this easy egg salad recipe makes the perfect, filling lunch!
I wanted to keep the flavors and ingredients really simple and very “classic” egg salad recipe. Once you have a great basic recipe, it’s easy to change it up and make it your own. This is the perfect recipe to do just that.
I like to mince the mix-ins very small. I like keeping the eggs the star of the show and letting the other ingredients take a backseat. Plus, even if you love onions {me!!} getting a giant bite of purple onions is a bit too much.
You can use sweet or dill pickles in this recipe and it will still be the best egg salad recipe ever, I promise. I have made it with sweet pickles as well as dill pickles and each gives a very appropriate and delicious flavor to the egg salad. It’s up to you!
How to Serve Easy Egg Salad
There are many ways to serve egg salad! Here are a few of our favorite.
- Serve egg salad on a hearty roll. I like a bakery style roll, something that will hold up to the flavors of the salad and allow you to really pile it on the bun.
- Serve egg salad on crackers for an appetizer. Spoon a little egg salad on individual crackers and top with a sprinkle of dill. Pretty and easy!
- Serve egg salad in bib lettuce. If you are wanting to eat this sandwich style but without the bun, serve it in lettuce cups! Adorable, delicious, and healthy!
- Serve egg salad as a side dish for a BBQ, cookout, or picnic. Nothing fancy needed!
Easy Egg Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 hard boiled eggs chopped
- 3 tablespoons pickles minced, see note
- 1/2 cup celery minced, about 2 stalks
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup purple onion minced, about 1/2 an onion
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce see note
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon season salt
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Gently combine all ingredients EXCEPT water.
- Add the water a little bit at a time until the egg salad is creamy.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
Alli says
So great and flavorful!