Do you like eggs? Have you ever had them in ways different from usual? Other than as omelettes or scrambled eggs, we don’t really try having eggs in any other form.
But how would you like to try out egg salads? The name itself sounds delectable, doesn’t it? This post deals with those delicious egg salad recipes which even your kids would love! Want to check out them? Read on!
1. Egg And Mayonnaise Salad:
One of the simplest recipes, it has a combined flavour of dill weed and mayonnaise. Onion and mustard further enhance the flavorful taste of this salad. You can use this spread to make a delicious egg sandwich.
Ingredients:
- 8 eggs
- 2 tbsp mustard, prepared in Dijon style
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dill weed
- dried salt and pepper for seasoning
- ½ red onion, minced
Method:
- Take a saucepan and place eggs in it.
- Cover the eggs with cold water and boil the water.
- Cover and then remove from the heat.
- Let the eggs remain in the hot water for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Take out the eggs from hot water and let them cool.
- Peel the eggs and chop.
- Take a large bowl and combine mayonnaise, egg, paprika, mustard, dill, salt, pepper and onion.
- Mash all the ingredients with a wooden spoon or a fork.
- Serve as a salad along with crisp lettuce.
- You can spread it on bread to make a sandwich.
2. Celery Egg Salad:
This recipe is very satisfying, as along with eggs and mayo, there is a freshness of celery. This is a perfect salad recipe that you want to make quickly and carry for a picnic or any other outdoor fun trip. When all the turkey and ham sandwiches have lost their charm, you can try out this celery egg salad as an alternative.
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp onion, minced
- dried ½ cup celery, finely chopped
- 6 hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped
Method:
- Mix lemon juice, pepper, mayo and onion.
- Add celery and eggs and stir.
- Cover it and let it set.
- Serve chilled wrapped in some lettuce leaves.
3. Egg And Crawfish Salad:
If you love spices in your salad then this egg and crawfish salad mixed with hot sauce will certainly delight you. This New Orleans favourite egg salad recipe is quite different from the traditional one and you can surprise your guests and friends by serving it during a house party.
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp hot Louisiana sauce
- 3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 dill pickles, chopped finely
- 1 pound shrimp or Crawfish, chopped
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp red cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp poupon mustard
Method:
- The first step is to cook the crawfish. For this take a saucepan and add 2 quarts of water.
- Boil the water and add ½ tsp red pepper and 2 tsp salt.
- Peel the crawfish tails and add them to this hot, seasoned water.
- Once the water has boiled for 2 minutes, remove the saucepan from heat.
- Drain the crawfish and let it cool.
- Chop crawfish and to it add chopped hard-boiled eggs and pickles.
- Mix the hot sauce, mustard and mayo and add it to the egg mixture.
- If required add more salt and pepper.
4. Bacon-Egg Loaded Salad:
If you want to load yourself with a delicious, filling and flavorful salad then you must try this bacon and egg loaded salad. Many yummy ingredients are mixed in this to give it a spicy and distinct taste.
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces bacon
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 4 celery stalks, minced
- 1 ½ tbsp sweet pickle relish
- ½ cup yellow onion, minced
- 1 ½ tbsp, yellow mustard, prepared
- 1 ½ cup tsp dill weed, dried
- 2 tsp chili-garlic sauce
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 12 hard-boiled eggs without shells
Method:
- Take a large skillet and put it on medium heat.
- Place bacon in the skillet and let it cook. Turn the bacon once in a while so that they become crispy, say for about 10 minutes.
- Take out the slices of bacon on a paper towel.
- Let the slices cool and then crumble.
- Take a large bowl and mix celery, onion, mayo, chili-garlic sauce, mustard, crumbled bacon, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, dried dill weed and salt.
- Add eggs and break the yolks and the egg whites with the help of a potato masher so that the eggs mix properly with the bacon mixture.
- Stir the egg pieces.
- Take a plastic wrap and cover the bowl with it.
- Refrigerate for an hour and then serve.
5. Egg And Tofu Salad:
People, who enjoy having both tofu and eggs on their plate, should surely try this spicy Asian salad. The creative use of tofu in this salad can make even the non-tofu lovers change their mind. Moreover, the high calcium in tofu and proteins in eggs makes this dish good for health too.
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch of scallions
- ½ firm tofu cake
- 2 tbsp tamari
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 ½ tbsp lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 stalks of celery
- 1 can of baby corn, sliced in half
- 1 tbsp chili paste
- 2 eggs, boiled
- 1 large red bell pepper, roasted
- Bunch of basil leaves
- Bunch of mint leaves
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar to marinate
Method:
- Take a pan and roast the red bell pepper.
- Skin and seed the bell pepper and cut it into strips.
- Take a bowl and marinate mint and basil leaves in olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Cut the tofu into cube shaped small pieces.
- Marinate these pieces with garlic, tamari, chili paste, scallions, and lime juice.
- Keep this marinated mixture in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Toss periodically.
- Drain the marinade and keep it aside.
- Take a non-stick pan and drizzle a small amount of oil enough to fry the tofu.
- Fry the tofu until it turns brown on all the sides.
- Remove the tofu from the pan.
- Sauté celery and corn in the same pan.
- Add the marinade, tofu, and let the whole mixture cook for one minute.
- Serve this salad with steamed rice flavored with jasmine.
6. Baked Egg Salad:
This is a perfect salad if you just want to prepare one filling and is a delicious recipe for lunch. You can eat it as a salad by serving on the lettuce or spread it on a sandwich and make a wholesome meal. Baked egg salad is the right choice if you want a nutritious and energy giving meal without having to do lot of work.
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp dill relish
- 12 large eggs
- 1 ½ tbsp yellow mustard
- 1/3 cup mayo of olive oil
- 1 ½ tsp garlic powder
Method:
- Preheat the microwave oven to 325 degrees.
- Take the muffin tin and place eggs in it.
- Bake the eggs for half an hour until they turn like boiled eggs.
- Take out the pan from the oven and let the eggs cool on the wire rack for around 10 minutes.
- Remove the eggs, put them in the cold water, and keep them until they have cooled completely.
- Now tap the eggs to break their shells gently.
- Peel off the shells and chop the eggs into pieces.
- Take a large bowl, mix all the above ingredients and chopped eggs together.
- Serve the salad on bread to make a nice sandwich.
7. The Sweet Egg Salad:
This is a typical Southern styled recipe of egg salad that is flavored with gherkin pickles, crunchy celery and sweet onion. You can be quite creative while serving this sweet egg salad. The best base is a lettuce bed or pumpernickel toast.
Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise, low fat
- 3 tbsp yogurt, plain and non-fat
- ¼ tsp pepper, freshly ground
- 2 tsp mustard
- Salt for seasoning
- 8 hard-boiled eggs
- 3 tbsp sweet onion, chopped
- ½ cup celery, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup sweet gherkin pickles, chopped
Method:
- Mix mayo, yogurt, pepper, mustard and salt in a bowl.
- Cut the eggs into halves.
- Discard the yolks of 4 eggs.
- Add egg whites to the above mixture and the remaining yolks of 4 eggs.
- Mash the eggs as per the required consistency.
- Stir in onion, gherkins and celery gently.
8. Light Egg Salad:
When you want to eat something light, but also that will fill you up with adequate energy and nutrition, you should try out this light egg salad. Simply spread the combination on bread or eat it as it is. You will certainly love this light egg salad.
Ingredients:
- 10 large hard-boiled eggs with 4 yolks removed
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp agave nectar
- 2 tsp mustard, prepared
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp dill weed, fresh
- 1 pinch of garlic powder
- Salt and ground black pepper for seasoning
Method:
- Break the shell of the eggs and dice them.
- Take a large bowl and place diced eggs in it.
- Take another small bowl and mix all the other ingredients in it until they form a combined mixture.
- Pour the egg dices and coat them with the above mixture.
- Add your own twist to the taste by serving on different bases such as avocadoes, tomatoes or even spinach.
9. Deviled Egg Salad:
Be it a picnic time or you just want to have a change of taste, this is the ideal recipe! This special deviled egg salad brings back to you the memories of those sunny days when you would pack up a few sandwiches and salad to go into the woods and play with your friends or simply read a book!
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup green onion, chopped
- 12 hardboiled eggs, peeled
- ½ cup celery, chopped
- 3 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ½ cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tbsp white wine, cider or sherry vinegar
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ tsp paprika
- Few drops of any hot sauce or Tabasco
- Black pepper and salt to taste
Method:
- For preparing hard boiled eggs, place the eggs in a saucepan and add so much water to the pan that it covers the eggs one inch above.
- Boil the eggs and remove from the heat.
- Cover and let the eggs sit as they are for 12 minutes.
- Take a large bowl and put chopped eggs in it.
- Add other vegetables like celery, red bell pepper, and green onion and mix well.
- Take another small bowl and mix mustard, vinegar, mayonnaise and Tabasco.
- Gently stir this dressing and add to the bowl with vegetables and eggs.
- Add black pepper, salt and paprika to taste.
- Serve the salad chilled on a toast, bread or butter lettuce pieces.
10. Egg Salad-Classic Style:
Perfectly cooked and roughly mashed eggs along with lemon juice and mayo, scallions, diced celery and parsley gives this classic style egg salad the scrumptious flavour!
Ingredients:
- 6 hard steamed eggs, peeled
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- 1 ½ tsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼-cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sliced scallions, only pale green and white parts
- 1/3 cup celery, finely diced
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley leaves, minced
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Kosher salt for seasoning
- Thinly sliced radishes, lettuce and bread
Method:
- Combine mayo, lemon juice, eggs, scallions, celery and parsley in a bowl.
- Add peeled eggs, crumble with your fingers so that they are mashed evenly, and mix well with other ingredients.
- Use a whisk to mix and smash well.
- Season with pepper and salt.
- Serve with bread, lettuce and sliced radishes.
- You can store this salad in refrigerator for three days.
- Use sealed container for better storage.
Make eggs a wholesome part of your meal by adding them in your salads. You will be pleasantly surprised at how even your fussy kids will be digging into their bowl of salad! Do you know of any other delicious egg salad recipes? Share with us in the comments section!
