Egg Salad - Either As a Salad or on Toasted Bread

"This is so good--even if you have NEVER liked egg salad--ever. It's healthful with the shredded lettuce--quick and tasty and inexpensive for kids. It would probably be a great appetizer or finger sandwich--served on toast rounds with thinly sliced cucumber too."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • To cook eggs:

  • Put in a steamer and follow steamer instructions OR.
  • Place desired number of eggs [4-8] in pot.
  • Cover with water by 1 inch.
  • Bring to boil.
  • Remove from heat and cover immediately.
  • Let stand 12-13 minutes.
  • Spoon out one egg at a time into cold water, then refrigerate.
  • To assemble the egg salad:

  • Toast bread, if desired.
  • Chop peeled egg with knife and then mash with fork OR process in mini-chopper. I like my cooked egg white to be very finely chopped, mashed really.
  • Add mayo to taste.
  • Add splashes of red wine vinegar to taste.
  • Add celery flakes as desired.
  • Add minced sweet onion to taste.
  • Add more shredded and chopped lettuce to taste.
  • Mix to bind.
  • Add freshly ground pepper if desired.
  • Add salt if you think it needs it.
  • This is better chilled and can be served just by itself as a salad OR on lightly toasted bread for a sandwich.
  • If you peel and leave an onion in the refrigerator for days, it makes it taste much sweeter.
  • You could add pickle juice, minced pickle, mustard or dry mustard, sweet relish, capers as desired as well as paprika for color.

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Reviews

  1. I enjoyed this version of egg salad. I did toast my bread, which was very nice. I absolutely love Vegenaise and used that. The red wine vinegar was a great addition. Thanks for a yummy treat!
     
  2. Really enjoyed this delightful egg salad, I followed this exactly used mayonnaise, the vinegar (a great touch!) and my own dried celery flakes. Loved the addition of sweet onion, (Vidalia) and put atop a sandwich bread with added fresh salad greens just picked from the garden. Yummy! June 2009
     
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