This recipe for Classic Egg Salad reminds me of the time I spent working at a Jewish deli. They specialized in real-deal bagels, scratch-made salads, and cream cheeses. There was everything from lox, whitefish, egg salad, chopped liver, and chicken salad, to flavored cream cheese such as chive, olive, jalapeno, and veggie, to name a few. This has left a lasting love for all these items. I crave them to this day. There is really nothing better than an open-face sandwich on a bagel with cheese melted over the top.
Since going low-carb, I had to cut out the traditional bagels. Luckily, I found a suitable replacement. I can still have all those cream cheeses and salads I crave; I just had to switch up the base a little. You can find my low-carb bagels here. I like to make a batch at the beginning of the week and have it for lunch every day. Check out this tip for an easy way to chop up all the eggs.
Below is my basic egg salad recipe. I like to serve it either over a simple green salad or open-faced on one of my low-carb bagels, topped with a slice of red onion, tomato, and Swiss or American cheese. I place it under the broiler until the cheese gets all bubbly and dig in. IT IS SO GOOD.
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Classic Egg Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 eggs hardboiled
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons chives chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dry ground mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- few drops hot sauce
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
Eggs
- To hard boil my eggs I place in a pan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes then place a lid on the pot and turn off the heat. Let this set for 10 minutes. Drain the water and add enough ice to cover eggs. Let this sit until the eggs are cold, about 10 minutes. Drain the cold water and shake them all around in the pan to loosen the shells. Most will slip right off but every once in a while there will be a stubborn one.
Egg Salad
- Chop up the hard boiled eggs, Mix all ingredients together and let chill for at least an hour. I use scissors to snip my chives, I find it is easier than chopping with a knife.
