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!
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Easy Egg Salad Recipe
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.
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.
Recipe Notes
You can use sweet or dill pickles, they both compliment the recipe well.
Add as much or as little hot sauce as you prefer, it adds a nice flavor and kick.
Alli says
February 26, 2019 at 1:19 AMSo great and flavorful!