Best Egg Salad Recipe
This classic Egg Salad Recipe is perfect for sandwiches, lettuce wraps, and crackers. If you have hard-boiled eggs on standby, you'll be eating in 10 minutes or less!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise or less to taste (see note 1)
- 1 celery finely chopped, rib
- 3 tablespoons onion minced
- 2 tablespoons parsley see note 2, fresh, minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (see note 3)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
- 12 egg peeled and coarsely chopped (see note 4, hard-boiled
- salt freshly ground
- black pepper freshly ground
- bread or crackers or lettuce leaves, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add mayonnaise, celery, onion, parsley, mustard, and lemon juice. Stir to combine.
- Gently fold in the eggs. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper (I like 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper). Serve on bread, toast, lettuce, or with crackers.
Notes
- Mayonnaise: I like 1/2 cup mayonnaise in this recipe, you can certainly use less (or substitute Greek yogurt or mashed avocado).
- Parsley: Or substitute minced dill, tarragon, or chives.
- Mustard: You can use a different mustard such as yellow mustard, or even ground mustard (start with 1 teaspoon ground mustard, taste it, and see if you think it needs more).
- Hard-boiled eggs: I love this egg cooker for making hard-boiled eggs. Seriously, I use it all the time (Culinary Hill may earn money if you make a purchase through this link).
- Yield: This recipe makes about 4 cups of egg salad, enough for 8 (1/2 cup) servings.
- Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings (1/2 cup each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 432
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.5 cup (salad only) | |
| Calories | 432kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 571mg | 190% |
| Sodium | 416mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 237mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1012IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 82mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.