Egg Salad
By carolscash
@carolscash (9492)
United States
March 1, 2012 9:50am CST
Do any or anyone in your home like egg salad? I just thought about that as a lunch option and I think that I am going to make some soon. I would like to know what you put in yours if you make it? I am thinking of putting mayo, mustard, and pickle relish.
I just posted my grandmother's recipe onto Triond and I think that it is the one that I will use to make it with. Since we raise chickens, we always have plenty of eggs and I think that this will be a great way to use some up.
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16 responses
@mariab2000 (740)
• Canada
2 Mar 12
I use mayonnaise, dill pickles and onions in my egg salads. We don't eat it often but once in a while I'll make it and everyone likes it.
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@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
It is a nice snack or even a nice quick lunch item.
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@marguicha (224105)
• Chile
4 Mar 12
I got interested in your post as I didn´t know what an egg slad was. I do it often but I use it as a spread for bread at tea time. I put all those things (pickle when I have it) and a bit of milk to soften it. I specially like "real" eggs: they have another taste. I ghave them when I go to the country and they are awesome.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
1 Mar 12
When I make my egg salad, I use mayonnaise, or salad dressing, chives, cayenne, or paprika. Sometimes I will add curry powder to give it a kick. It is the one that my mother used, and I do not have an exact recipe for it. I do not use pickel relish as I feel that would make it a little too sweet for me.
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@GardenGerty (161274)
• United States
2 Mar 12
I use dill relish, takes care of the sweetness problem.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
2 Mar 12
For me, mayo, chopped onions, pinch of garlic, sliced and then chopped radish, sometimes celery.
For hubbie, salad dressing, celery, celery seed, pinch of black pepper.
For wild food dinner, mayo, wild chick weed and serve on a bed of lamb's quarters or lettuce. I put some of the above ingredients on the side like onions or celery if I bring to a pot luck.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
I don't know what chick weed is. Please tell me!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Mar 12
Chick weed is considered to be a weed. It often grows where chicken's have gone to the bathroom and their manure has broken down (hence the name). It is full of vitamins and minerals. Tends to taste like it, too. I will try to find where you can learn more about it and see what it looks like. But there are about 3 different looking ones, so it depends on what one is in your area. So I'll get back to you with more.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
4 Mar 12
I typed in chickweed pictures and got a bunch.Latin name for at least one kind is stellaria media. It's hard to describe, but the pictures do help and so do the different sites with ways to eat it and what people do with it. What it looks like is hard to describe. It grows long along the ground where I live. It has tiny white flowers. The leaves are fat with a tiny little point. Better to research it than to have me go on and on.
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@sender621 (14893)
• United States
2 Mar 12
I am the person in my family that enjoys egg salad the most. My son is not a fan of it, but my daughter also likes it, We both enjoy egg salad on toast. I like to put mayonnaise in my egg salad. I am not a fan of a tangy taste of miracle whip. I also like to put a bit of mustard and pickle relish in my egg salad.1 person likes this
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
I prefer mayo over Miracle Whip, but my husband doesn't like it.
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@Glitznglitter (389)
• Canada
5 Mar 12
I love egg salad, I usually put just mayo and green onions in my egg salad with a little bit of pepper on brown toast.
Egg salad is tasty and really good for you.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
1 Mar 12
I never heard of anyone adding cheese to it. That is an interesting concept that I might try.
@GardenGerty (161274)
• United States
2 Mar 12
I usually put minced onion in mine, and if I have bacon bits, they go in as well. I like egg salad. I look forward to this time of the year as eggs are generally reasonably priced.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
Never thought of bacon bits in it. Will certainly try that!
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
1 Mar 12
I like egg salad, but my boyfriend doesn't like eggs. So, if I want egg salad, I'm left to eating all of it myself.
I don't have a standard egg salad recipe. What I add depends on what sort of mood I'm in and what ingredients I have on hand. I don't, however, add pickle relish to mine; I generally don't like relish in my egg salad.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
I know many who don't use pickle relish, but I like it to add some flavor to it.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
1 Mar 12
That is interesting! I never eat it early in the morning, but being eggs why not?
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
In the Philippines it's usually eaten during " merienda" (afternoon meal)
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
I also like hard boiled eggs on my salads. Gives them a little different taste and texture.
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
We usually use just 1 or 2 eggs, hard boiled and chopped, then combined with mayo, finely minced fresh white onions, a little french mustard for color and a dash of salt to taste , I'm not so sure if the meaning of egg salad there is the same as here, but we eat it on or with bread like a spread.
, I'm not so sure if the meaning of egg salad there is the same as here, but we eat it on or with bread like a spread.@carolscash (9492)
• United States
1 Mar 12
That is how we basically eat it to. I think that I would like the onions in it. Thanks!
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
1 Mar 12
Yes and do choose the bigger white onions cause we have a smaller variety that's stronger to the taste that's colored violet we call "sibuyas bumbay" ( derived from the word Bombay and originated in India), kids don't like it but it's just fine with me. We don't usually call it an egg salad here, we just call it simply egg sandwich 
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
3 Mar 12
An egg sandwich here in the States is usually a fried egg on bread or toast.
@mytime08161983 (75)
• Philippines
9 Mar 12
i love egg salad, and sometimes i add some rice with it but my family does'nt like it. its just my personal taste but if your going to ask for the recipe of my greatest hit holiday egg salad ill share it with you know, lol, all you need is hardboiled egg, mayo, crab meat, shrimp, lettuce, apples and cheese and wallah toss it all together and its good. try it
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
5 Mar 12
I make my egg salad and tuna salad the same way.
cut up boiled eggs add some chopped onion, miracle whip, salt pepper to taste and sweet pickle relish.
now you have me wanting some LOL
But I have some ham salad so will go make a half sandwich for my snack and a cup of hot tea.
@hetharia44 (63)
• United States
7 Mar 12
No, I do not like egg salad but I love salad with spinach, apples and walnuts. I had this receipe from my friend. But you have to have rasberry vinegerate dressing, oh...so good. I am sure your eggs taste better because I have a friend who raise chickens and she said their eggs taste better. According to some article that I read that free range chikens's eggs taste better because their happier chikens.
