Egg salad

Egg salad

Type Salad
Main ingredients Eggs, mayonnaise, spices, herbs
Cookbook: Egg salad  Media: Egg salad
Yam khai dao: a spicy Thai salad made with fried egg

Egg salad is part of a tradition of salads involving protein mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices, and other foods, and bound with mayonnaise. Its siblings include chicken salad, crab salad, ham salad, lobster salad, and tuna salad.[1]

Egg salad is often used as a sandwich filling, typically made of chopped hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, minced celery and onion, salt, black pepper, and paprika. It is also often used as a topping on green salad.[2]

Variations

Egg salad can be made creatively with any number of other cold foods added. Bacon, bell pepper, capers, cheese, cucumber, onions, lettuce, pickle relish, and pickles are common additional ingredients.[3][4][5]

A closely related sandwich filler is egg mayonnaise, wherein chopped hard-boiled egg is mixed with mayonnaise only.[6]

A popular variant in Russia and former Soviet states is the Salad Olivier.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ifood.tv/network/egg_salad_sandwich
  2. ↑ http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/eggs/egg-salad-recipes.asp
  3. ↑ http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130606/LIFESTYLE/306060007/Something-comforting-special-about-egg-salad
  4. ↑ http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cucumber-Basil-Egg-Salad-364869
  5. ↑ http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/eating-well/egg-salad-sandwich.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.noobcook.com/egg-mayonnaise-sandwich/
  7. ↑ http://www.enjoyyourcooking.com/salads/russian-salad-olivier.html
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