The bestEgg Salad Recipemade with three basic ingredients featuring hard-boiled eggs. This quick and easy, classic egg salad is a favorite!
Looking for more easy egg recipes? I think you’ll love my Bacon Egg Cups, Eggs Benedict, and tutorial on How to Scramble Eggs.
Egg Salad is just hard to beat, and this classic egg salad recipe is one of the recipes I turn to repeatedly. I never know if guests like olives or pimentos, as I use in my other egg salad with olives recipe,so this classic recipe makes perfect sense.
Table of Contents
- How to Make Egg Salad
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- How to Store Egg Salad
- Classic Egg Salad Recipe
- How to Store Egg Salad
- Optional Mix-In Ideas
How to Make Egg Salad
Ingredients
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.
With just three simple ingredients, this classic recipe is failproof and so well loved. You can serve it as is or add your favorite mix-ins!
You’ll use hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and seasonings for this recipe. This has always been a recipe we made following Easter when we had leftover hard-boiled eggs. I love how it makes this quick and easy recipe even quicker and easier!
Step-by-Step Instructions
Mash your hard-boiled eggs with a fork until they reach the desired consistency. I prefer a coarse texture (as shown in the photograph), but you can continue to mash the eggs with the fork to reach a finer consistency, if desired.
Stir in the mayonnaise until it is combined well with the eggs.
Season the egg salad with the salt and pepper and stir to combine.
This recipe just works for so many things, too. Like piling high onto a piece of toasted bread with a slice of tomato or butter lettuce as an open-face sandwich, squished between two pieces of toasted bread as a good ole traditional egg salad sandwich, or stuffed inside an avocado or tomato for a beautiful, light lunch. Seriously, the possibilities are just endless.
Optional Mix-In Ideas
Once you master the classic egg salad recipe, you may want to include a few optional mix-ins.
- Dill – a few sprigs of fresh dill add so much color and flavor.
- Chives – snip a few pieces of chive and stir into your egg salad.
- Mustard – stir in a teaspoon of Dijon mustard for a creamier recipe with a bit of tang.
- Horseradish – stir in prepared horseradish to taste for a spicy egg salad.
- Bacon – cooked, diced bacon makes a great addition.
How to Store Egg Salad
Place egg salad in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Here’s my classic Egg Salad recipe. Make it soon!
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Classic Egg Salad Recipe
Robyn Stone
5 from 4 votes
The bestEgg Salad Recipemade with three basic ingredients featuring hard-boiled eggs. This quick and easy, classic egg salad is a favorite!
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 large hard cooked eggs
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Place peeled eggs into a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and mash with a fork or using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer. Add mayonnaise and mix together until well-combined and eggs are light and fluffy. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Notes
How to Store Egg Salad
Place egg salad in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Optional Mix-In Ideas
Once you have the classic egg salad recipe mastered, you may want to include a few optional mix-ins.
- Dill – a few sprigs of fresh dill add so much color and flavor.
- Chives – snip a few pieces of chive and stir into your egg salad
- Mustard – stir in a teaspoon of Dijon mustard for a creamier recipe with a bit of tang.
- Horseradish – stir in prepared horseradish to taste for a spicy egg salad.
- Bacon – cooked, diced bacon makes a great addition
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 190mg | Sodium: 121mg | Potassium: 65mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 266IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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