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Best Egg Salad

A classic egg salad recipe that's easy to make and tastes amazing. Perfect hard-boiled eggs and fresh ingredients make it the best egg salad recipe. Watch the video above to see how quickly it comes together!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Egg Salad, Egg Salad Recipe, How to Make Egg Salad
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 197kcal
Author: Lisa Bryan

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs room temperature
  • ¼ cup red onion finely diced
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons parsley finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons chives finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Then turn the heat to low so there's no bubbles. Use a skimmer to slowly and gently place the eggs in the pot. Turn the heat back to high and boil the eggs for 12 minutes. 
    Boiling eggs in a pot.
  • Transfer the eggs to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process and cool completely (at least 15 minutes).
    Cooling the hard boiled eggs in an ice water bath.
  • Peel the hard-boiled eggs, and slice them up to your preferred level of chunkiness. Add the chopped eggs to a mixing bowl along with the red onion, chives, parsley, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir all of the ingredients together, until well combined.
  • Enjoy the egg salad straight from the bowl, or in a sandwich or wrap.

Video

Notes

  • The eggs may crack if you introduce cold eggs straight to the boiling hot water. So I  leave my eggs out prior to boiling, or run them under lukewarm water for a few seconds, as well as turn off the boil right before placing the eggs in the pot.
  • I also use a skimmer to introduce the eggs to boiling water so they don't slam into the bottom of the pan and crack.

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 251mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 116mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 580IU | Vitamin C: 4.6mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1.3mg