i left out "appreciation" so that the thread is hater friendly...because let's face it, mayo + eggs IS kinda disgusting (but sooo delicious)

let's discuss recipes, breads, restaurants that serve it, and all things egg salad.

my go-to lazy recipe is: egg + mayo + pepper + a pinch of paprika. i prefer wheat or pumpernickel bread.

sometimes i add a drop of mustard to the mix to spice things up. other things that might get added: celery, dill pickle, sprouts.

does anyone use anything besides mayo to bind it together (or mayo + other ingredients like mustard, etc). today i was thinking mayo + a little bleu cheese dressing could be yummy.

2/18/2011 12:46:43 PM

raisins

2/18/2011 12:48:32 PM

I haven't made egg salad in forever but have been on a chicken/tuna salad kick lately and use Greek yogurt instead of mayo. I want to try that with egg salad.

Also from a NYT feature on 101 twists on salad I want to try this, sans anchovies:
It’s puttanesca-ish: Egg salad with pitted black olives, chopped tomatoes, capers, anchovies (optional), a tiny bit of garlic and some red onion; mayonnaise as needed.

2/18/2011 12:49:33 PM

^^ in egg salad? delish in chicken salad, but seem scary in egg salad

^ i was going to ask about greek yogurt in egg salad. i wonder if it works well with the egg? because it seems like a much healthier option. the recipe sounds good! i'd leave out the capers though...they aren't really my thing haha.

2/18/2011 12:50:59 PM

Quote :

"other ingredients like mustard"

Mustard is a staple. Its not egg salad without it. Its just a runny mess that more closely resembles a vaginal blister than anything remotely edible.

2/18/2011 12:51:09 PM

I like egg salad.

2/18/2011 12:52:36 PM

i know it is a staple for most recipes. i have a love/hate relationship with mustard though. and too much mustard, and you've ruined the entire thing.

and i don't know about "runny"

my egg salad is NEVER runny. w or w/o mustard.

2/18/2011 12:52:45 PM

I usually go with eggs, mayo, spicy mustard, salt and pepper. And it's generally about twice as much mayo as spicy mustard. It doesn't have to be a LOT of mayo, but there should be more mayo than mustard.

2/18/2011 12:52:46 PM

eggs
mayo
dijon mustard
salt
pepper
paprika
minced onion
minced celery
vinegar

serve on toasted bread

2/18/2011 12:56:47 PM

I sometimes intertwine egg and chicken salad, making an unholy union between the two...Throw in some avacado and its a full blown taste orgy.

protip: put some olive oil in there and you don't use as much mayo.

2/18/2011 1:08:05 PM

2/18/2011 1:22:29 PM

): Now I have a craving for deviled eggs. Grr.

2/18/2011 4:47:17 PM

I like finely shredded carrot in my tuna salad

it stretches the tuna farther

2/18/2011 4:53:36 PM

I usually add minced green onions and mustard to mine. And smoked salmon if I'm feeling fancy.

I ate a curried egg salad sandwich at the art museum restaurant the other day. I'm not a huge curry fan but this was delicious.

2/18/2011 5:06:32 PM

I just had a dream that I was arguing with a politician being played by Richard Lewis (accompanied by his older mother Evelyn) about the credence of his economic plans now that they were endorsed by filmmaker Tommy Wiseau - Evelyn believed that her son should hire some physicists to evaluate the efficacy of his economic plan

in this dream Richard Lewis handed me a Cambro container full of EGG SALAD

2/19/2011 11:03:31 AM

aka ****OFFICIAL RANCID GAS THREAD****


i love egg salad done right.

2/19/2011 11:05:36 AM

I hate pickle or relish in any kind of salad.

Worcestershire sauce in tuna or chicken salad is great though.

[Edited on February 19, 2011 at 11:07 AM. Reason : ]

2/19/2011 11:06:19 AM

pickles are good in tuna salad and that is it. relish is gross.

2/19/2011 11:06:51 AM

Bacon & Horseradish Egg Salad

YUM

2/19/2011 11:08:24 AM

egg
mayo
pepper
mustard

2/19/2011 11:24:28 AM

Fuck mayo. Eggs are great without it.

2/19/2011 11:40:09 AM

Fuck you.

2/19/2011 11:43:32 AM

Fuck you guys for ruining something great.

2/19/2011 11:45:24 AM

God, Friday, when I went home, I really wanted an egg-salad sandwich. And I was just obsessing about it and I was like: 'Man, I'm gonna make one of those.' So, Saturday I went out and got a dozen eggs and I boiled them all and then I just spent, I don't know, probably three hours... like three and a half hours making you know, the mayonnaise and the onions and paprika and, you know, all the accoutrement. And then by the time I was done I just really didn't feel like eating it.

2/19/2011 12:49:39 PM

You spent 3 hours on egg salad?

2/19/2011 3:13:28 PM

it is from 40 year old virgin


the rare times i make it i use eggs (duh), hellmans, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, minced garlic (just a little), & paprika. nothing more, nothing less. i'm very specific.

2/19/2011 7:08:34 PM

Quote :

"I ate a curried egg salad sandwich at the art museum restaurant the other day. I'm not a huge curry fan but this was delicious."

Omg I came in here to post about that! I had one a few weeks ago and it was SO good. It was curried egg salad with smoked salmon, apples, and pecans on it. Delicious.

2/19/2011 7:16:10 PM

I made the puttanesca one over the weekend. I thought the tomatoes in it might be weird, but it's surprisingly good. Also I used a little mayo but mostly Greek yogurt and I can't tell the difference. Def don't add salt though because the capers and olives take care of that.

2/21/2011 11:01:18 AM

eggs + mayo + mustard + salt

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED, DUDES.

2/21/2011 11:13:30 AM

1st off you've got to use Helmann's...after that use some mustard powder (or real mustard), onion (shallots if you have them on hand...milder taste), celery salt, some capers and minced garlic or garlic powder

2/21/2011 11:17:33 AM

helmann's? get the fuck out of here poser!

DUKES!!!!!

2/21/2011 11:26:24 AM

take your hillbilly cum back up into the hills....Helmanns or go home!

2/21/2011 11:30:11 AM

I use Miracle Whip in mine.



Just kidding. That shit is disgusting.

[Edited on February 21, 2011 at 11:39 AM. Reason : And i've never actually made egg salad.]

2/21/2011 11:39:06 AM

i am about to make egg salad now!!

the only bread i have left is wheat sub rolls though haha...but its pretty good on them!

eggs, DUKES MAYO, paprika, ground pepper

might put some dill chips on the sandwich if i'm feeling crunchy

2/21/2011 11:43:08 AM

^^Get the fuck off of TWW with your shitty non-Dukes.




kadwackle can I post Scotch Eggs in this thread? This and the Scotch thread combined reminded me of it, but it's not really worth it's own there.

2/21/2011 11:43:30 AM

YES! do scotch egg recipe

anything with hardboiled eggs is pretty much game ITT. i'm assuming everyone who likes egg salad appreciates other hard boiled egg things

2/21/2011 11:45:18 AM

Pretty much anything egg-centic is good to me. Put a fried/overeasy egg on a hamburger yummmm

2/21/2011 11:49:21 AM

This is what's up.



I will post my recipe later.

2/21/2011 12:09:01 PM

Quote :

"helmann's? get the fuck out of here poser! DUKES!!!!!"

that's disgusting

anything other than hellmann's is disgusting

2/21/2011 7:17:06 PM

<-- hater.

2/21/2011 7:40:33 PM

^^^ ooooh my god.....what is that? It looks exactly like this thing we used to serve at Greenshields when I worked there. It was called a Scottish Egg. It was a hard boiled egg wrapped in sausage then breaded and deep fried. It was the best, most delicious thing ever!!!!!

[Edited on February 21, 2011 at 8:00 PM. Reason : .]

2/21/2011 8:00:02 PM

I made egg salad tonight.

5 eggs
1.5 tablespoon lowfat mayo (I use the kind made with olive oil)
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1/4 chopped onion
10 sliced jalapeños (the kind that comes in a jar), chopped
Salt, pepper, chili powder

Boil water. Add eggs to boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside to cool. Peel eggs, chop, and add to onion and jalapeño. Add mayo and mustard and mix well, mashing the egg. Add salt, pepper, and chili powder to taste.

2/21/2011 8:11:30 PM

I am a fan.

2/21/2011 8:17:40 PM

Sometimes I forget what things really taste like.

Made egg salad today because of this thread. I didn't really care for it, thought it was kind of bland.

2/21/2011 9:36:58 PM

just reading this thread made 90% of its participants fart.

2/22/2011 4:54:07 AM

I'm a fan of using the word "egg salad" in replace of "excellent"

and that's about as far as I go for egg salad appreciation

2/22/2011 6:32:28 AM

3/16/2011 4:30:37 PM

you need to add some taters and some chopped up pickles and have you some TATER SALAD

3/16/2011 4:31:51 PM

dude

basics

the only things you really need:
DUKES MAYO
HB eggs
salt pepper
white bread

if im addin mustard, i use dijon

but i only eat egg salad on a white bread (sometimes ill use italian bread)

3/16/2011 4:34:43 PM

somebody ate an egg salad sandwich in the office today


stunk the whole place up.

[Edited on March 16, 2011 at 4:36 PM. Reason : gf]

3/16/2011 4:36:08 PM