Eggs are such a cheap staple food. If you have a couple of eggs and a few other household staples, it’s likely that you can make an amazing egg salad!
A basic egg salad is made with hardboiled eggs and mayonnaise. But there are so many more things you can add to take your egg salad to the next level.
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Spices
For all of the following seasonings start small, with 1/2 of a teaspoon and gradually increase it to taste. If you don’t like spicy, start with a smaller amount for spicy spices
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Dry ground mustard
- Everything bagel seasoning
- Cayenne pepper
- Old bay seasoning
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Curry powder
- Tajín
Sauces
For the following sauces, start with a small amount and add more to taste
- Mustard
- Spicy mustard
- Relish
- Cesar dressing
- Worcestershire
- Liquid smoke
- Honey mustard
- Dijon mustard
- Red wine vinegar
- Horseradish
- Sour cream
- BBQ sauce
- Lemon juice
- Pickle juice
- Wasabi
- Ranch
- Aioli
- Sriracha
- Franks Hot Sauce
Produce
Add as much or as little as you want
- Onion (chopped)
- Celery (chopped)
- Water chestnuts
- Lettuce (chopped)
- Bell peppers (chopped)
- Banana peppers
- Garlic
- Apples
- Avocado
- Cranberries
- Jalapeños
- Green pepper
- Dill
- Parsley
- Shallots
- Cherry tomatoes
- Radish
- Peas
- Carrots
- Green beans
- Corn
- Cauliflower rice
- Pineapple tidbits
- Cucumber (diced)
- Grapes
- Potatoes
- Chives
- Jalapeno
Dairy
Add as much or as little as you want
- Cream cheese
- Cheddar cheese
- Butter
- Feta
- Blue cheese
Meat
Add as much or as little as you want, but meat will make your meal more expensive quickly
- Bacon
- Shrimp
- Tuna
- Ham
- Crab
- Smoked salmon
- Chicken
Other
- Capers
- Olives
- Pickles (finely chopped)
- Sugar- start with 1 tsp
- Pine nuts
Specific Combinations
- Paprika & mustard
- Peas & carrots & green beans & corn
- Pineapple & bbq
- Pickles & tuna & cream cheese
How To Eat Egg Salad
- Tortilla chips- make your mixture and dip some tortilla chips in
- Bell peppers- make your mixture and use a bell pepper as “the chip”
- Crackers- Ritz, saltines, wheat thins, club crackers, whatever your favorite cracker is, you can enjoy your mixture spread on a cracker
- Sandwich- spread the mixture between two slices of bread or enjoy an open faced sandwich
- Wrap- like a sandwich, but put it in a tortilla
- Lettuce bowl- add your egg mixture on top of a big bowl of lettuce
- By itself- grab a spoon and dig in!
- With rice- top your rice off with a mixture of egg salad
