Egg salad. It is so simple, and so good. And such an easy summer staple. Whether served by itself, on a bed of lettuce, or on a hearty artisan bread, it makes a delicious, high protein meal loaded with healthy fats.
This recipe is brought to you by Chosen Foods!
The Eggs:
Interestingly, when it comes to boiling eggs, older eggs work best, conversely when poaching, fresh eggs are preferred. For perfectly boiled, easy to peel eggs simply place the eggs in a pot cold water, bring to a rolling boil, turn off heat and let them sit to 12 minutes. Then place eggs in ice water and allow to cool. This method makes peeling a snap!
The Mayo:
For a good egg salad we have to start with a great mayonnaise. Most of the mayonnaise you see on the store shelves is made with genetically modified soy, canola or corn oils. I always recommend using mayo made with avocado or extra virgin olive oil. It’s simply the healthier option. For this recipe I used Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayonnaise made with cage free eggs and a touch of honey! Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayo is high in Omega 9 (heart protective) fats and it tastes great. (Where to Buy Chosen Foods Mayo)
I add a bit of grainy mustard, chives, sea salt, and pepper to the mayo and then garnish with microgreens. That’s it! Then mix with chopped eggs you have a beautiful, simple egg salad.
Keep It Paleo….or Don’t…
If you serve this salad by itself or on a bed of lettuce it is Paleo compliant.
But of course for my non Paleo friends, an egg salad sandwich is always an option!
The Recipe: Simple Egg Salad
Tips and what you will need: follow boiling instructions for best results. Use a good quality mayonnaise made with avocado oil or olive oil as they are healthier options. I used Chosen Foods Avocado Oil Mayonnaise.
- 10 small eggs
- 1/2 cup good quality mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon grainy mustard
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- two pinches sea salt
- several turns of freshly ground pepper
- microgreens for garnish
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Place eggs in a pot. Fill with cold water, water should be at least an inch or two above the eggs. Bring to a rolling boil. Turn off heat and let eggs sit for 12 minutes. Fill a bowl with ice water. Remove eggs from hot water with slotted spoon and gently set in ice water until cool enough to handle, 15 minutes should do it. Peel and dice eggs.
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Mix mayo, mustard, herbs and spices with a whisk. Give it a taste adjusting salt, pepper, mustard, if desired. Gently stir mayo into eggs.
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Serve alone, on a bed of lettuce and tomatoes or as a sandwich.
Enjoy my friends! ~ Linda Spiker
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This looks delicious Linda! Egg salad reminds me of my mommy, she loved it so much. I love your healthier version with the avocado oil mayo and the chives too.
Eating egg salad with a great whole wheat bread is delicious, on hot summer days. On top of fresh spinach and tomatoes is my go to meal.
Linda, I love the simple comfort food that is egg salad. I trust yours to be the one. On good sourdough- yum!
Or a croissant!
Yum! This sounds so simple and delicious! It reminds me of elementary school 🙂 I love adding chopped pickles!
Good call!
Mmm I love egg salad! I bet the chives add a great bite of flavor to this recipe.
That must surely taste heavenly! I’m making this! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
This looks delicious. One trick I’ve found is to boil eggs in a pressure cooker – they peel so easily afterward!
Great idea!
I haven’t made this is years! Now I’m craving it bad – thank you for a great recipe!
i love egg salad! i haven’t made it in forever. definitely saving this recipe!
Good old fashioned comfort food – looks delish!
egg salad is one of my favorite! the avocado oil mayo sounds like a great idea!
I’ve never been a mayo fan for the reasons you mention, but I’m such an avo fan I bet I would love the Chosen Foods brand. I already buy their avocado oil, so will look for this so I can make your egg salad!
This egg salad recipe looks amazing and something I know I will love! I love this sandwich idea, too! Thank you for sharing!
This looks so good, I have actually never had an egg salad sandwich before!!!
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This looks fantastic. Egg salad is one I often forget about which is silly because my munchkins love it. I am not a huge fan of mayo though so I can’t wait to try out the one you mentioned. I
You may like an avocado mayo better!
Yum! This looks so great! I love egg salad! I’ve never added chives before!
Your egg salad is surely much prettier than the egg salads I grew up with!
This is truly a simple salad and so easy to make. This would be a great picnic salad.
My husband and I have been loving egg salad for lunch lately on these hot summer days. (we like to use avocado instead of mayo though) I’ll definitely be adding micro greens to ours now!