This Perfect Egg Salad recipe will knock your socks off! It’s the perfect balance of flavors, and the secret ingredient? It makes all the difference.
Egg salad sandwiches are a staple in The Stay At Home Chef household. We keep boiled eggs on hand for snacking anyway, so we rarely have to make the extra step to boil for this recipe. This means that the kids can even make their own egg salad for lunch, and that is an absolute win in our book. It gives them a bit of independence, teaches a skill, and we get to sit back and just enjoy the afternoon. Who wouldn’t love that?
Health:
Eating egg salad can be a part of a healthy and balanced diet. This recipe has a little bit of mayonnaise in it, making it a great low carb meal. Egg salad also has high amounts of healthy fats, proteins, and it also tastes amazing! Lucky you!
How do you make a perfect boiled egg that peels easily?
Making the perfect boiled eggs is essential to a great egg salad. To get the perfect hard-boiled eggs, place eggs into the bottom of a medium-sized saucepan. Fill the pan with enough water to cover the eggs with 1 inch of water. Place saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, turn off the heat, put a lid on the pan, and let sit for 8 minutes.
Can this egg salad be used for egg sandwiches?
If you are looking for a great egg sandwich, this is the perfect egg salad for it! All you need to do is chop the eggs into smaller bits so the eggs will not fall out when you take a bite of the sandwich. If you are wanting to make a truly amazing egg sandwich use this recipe with my Homemade Rye Bread!
What is the secret ingredient in this recipe?
Horseradish is the secret ingredient in this recipe and it makes all the difference! It’s a small amount, just 1 tablespoon, and it adds a punch of flavor that you will absolutely love!
Storage Instructions:
Egg salad is good in the refrigerator in a sealed container for 3 to 5 days. Remember though that egg salad is only good for 2 hours at room temperature. If your egg salad has been left out for 2 hours or more please do not save it in the fridge, just throw it away.
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Watch the video below where we will walk you through every step of the recipe with a video demonstration.
Which one is the ‘secret ingredient’? 😊
Fantastic – very tasty – everyone really enjoyed this dish – WITH THANKS…..
Love your family recipes and I Think 🤔 you’re a sweet person
All your recipes are just awesome
Thanks so much!!
I love a good egg salad, and this recipe is AWESOME! I just made it with 6 eggs, and cut the ingredients in half and it was perfect! Great favors together- this one is a keeper!
That looks so delish. My Lady made me egg salad with one addition. She sliced olives and mixed them in. Egg and olive salad. Wonderful.
I am a big dill or horseradish fan but would try this. Sounds interesting & tasty. Combos of some ingredients that don’t overwhelm are often tastier than you might expect.
This is really tasty! My husband isn’t a fan of sweet pickle relish but HE loves it! I used dried dill and chives but bought fresh today. Really looking forward to making it again!
Truly the BEST egg salad I’ve ever had! Soooooo good!
im making salads for a xmasdinner for the people who have no where to go last year they got about 300 people its all done by voluteers your salads are great making yours as they are not too expensive to make egg macaroni corn and your coleslaw last year i made your macaroni one thank you and i read those remarks you got and i think your a wonderful person for doing the things you love cooking and letting us use your recioes the saying is dont judge a book by its cover thats and old saying as im 82yrs i will be looking at your vidies for easy dinners as i live alone and its hard to cook for one asmost recipes are too big and you have to freeze or they put in ingredients that you buy and never use again once again thank you your great ruth