Best Egg Salad Recipe
Making the most amazing egg salad every time is easy! Start with the perfect mashed hard-boiled eggs, and mix in classic mayo and mustard, plus a few secret ingredients.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 8 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 medium shallot minced
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- ¼ teaspoon coriander
- Small handful fresh chives snipped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a gentle boil. Use a big spoon to quickly lower eggs into the water (so they don’t crack on the bottom of the pot). Immediately set timer for 12 minutes. Keep water at a gentle (not roaring) boil.
- While eggs are boiling, prepare a bowl of ice water. Once the timer goes off, use a slotted spoon to quickly drop the eggs into the ice bath to stop the cooking process (preventing the yolks from turning green).
- Let eggs chill for at least 10 minutes. Crack shells, rinsing eggs under cold water to ensure there’s no stray shells left behind.
- Use the back of a fork to mash eggs to desired chunkiness.
- Add in mayo, Dijon, lemon juice, shallot, garlic, coriander, a small handful of chives, and salt and pepper. Stir. Serve!
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Notes
- If your water is boiling too hard, the eggs will crack against the bottom of the pot. A gentle boil/hard simmer is perfect. You should hear a light tapping as the eggs dance on the bottom of the pot.
- In a pinch, by pre hard-boiled eggs in the grocery store.
- Feel free to halve or double the recipe!
- If you like your eggs a little less done, boil your eggs for 11 minutes.
- More of a yellow mustard person? Feel free to use it instead of Dijon mustard.
- This egg salad has a balanced mayo-mustard flavor that’s bright and tangy. If you prefer less tang, use 1 tablespoon mustard and 3 tablespoons mayo!
- Coriander adds mild citrusy, lemony undertones.
- This recipe serves 4 people (2 eggs each), or 2 very hungry people.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 330mg | Sodium: 253mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 486IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg