60 + Ways To Level Up Egg Salad

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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Egg salad

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

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How do you like your egg salad? Which idea are you going to try first?

I’m a born and raised Alaskan and stay-at-home mom of two.  I love baking, scrapbooking, and working on money saving strategies.