This is the BEST classic egg salad recipe! Learn how to make egg salad that can be used for that delicious egg salad sandwich you’ve been craving. This easy egg salad is perfect for using up hard-boiled eggs.
Egg Salad – An Easter Must-Have
Easter is on Sunday and that means we will be up to our eyeballs in hard-boiled eggs. Caleb is SO excited about coloring Easter eggs. We did one dozen over the weekend and he is already begging to do more. I told him he has to wait until Saturday. I need to space out the egg craze!
So what do you do with leftover Easter eggs? Make Egg Salad, of course! I usually make my favorite Avocado Egg Salad, but this year, I made a classic Egg Salad recipe too! We are going to have plenty of eggs to make both. I am glad Caleb likes coloring the eggs and eating the eggs! He is going to have to eat Egg Salad this week and next week! The rule is, if you color them, you eat them..ha!
How to Make Egg Salad
The good thing is that this is an easy Egg Salad to make. This recipe will show you how to make egg salad if you are like me and don’t love a ton of mayo. I keep things pretty traditional with this classic egg salad recipe, but I do have a few modifications. Below is how I make my egg salad:
- I use half Greek yogurt and half light mayo because I am not a big mayo fan. I like the half and half ratio.
- Add in a little Dijon mustard
- Add lemon juice
- Add chopped celery, green onions, and chives
- Josh likes his Egg Salad plain and simple, but I like to add radish slices and arugula. It just adds a little burst of color and freshness!
How to Eat Egg Salad
I like to eat this easy Egg Salad on toast, but Josh makes a big old sandwich! Caleb likes his egg salad with crackers! So there are many ways to enjoy this easy Egg Salad…and that’s a good thing because if you are like us, you will be eating A LOT of Egg Salad after Easter:)
Put those hard boiled Easter eggs to good use and make our classic Egg Salad recipe. You can also try our Avocado Egg Salad. Both are winners!
Egg Salad
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 hard boiled eggs peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup finely diced celery
- 1/4 cup finely sliced green onions
- 1 tablespoon minced chives
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Bread sliced radishes, arugula, and additional chives, for serving, if desired
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine eggs, Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, and lemon juice. Stir with a spoon, breaking up the eggs until you reach desired consistency. I like to leave the eggs a little chunky. Stir in the celery, green onions, and chives. Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.
- Spread the egg salad on bread slices with radish slices, arugula, and a sprinkling of chives, if desired. You can also serve the egg salad in a lettuce cup or on top of a bed of greens. It is also good eaten with crackers or veggies. Enjoy!
- Note-the egg salad will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Love this classic egg salad recipe and I think I best enjoy these on toast as well!! Yummy looking!
Never thought of radishes w/egg salad. Yum. Also a nice rule you color ’em, you eat ’em. We have lots of colorers at my house, not so many eaters…. thanks for the great recipe w/Greek yogurt!
This is perfect for Easter!
Egg salad is the best!! Perfect for all of those Easter eggs 🙂
I love egg salad! This one looks wonderful!
Yep, a must every Easter. 🙂
Love egg salad!! This version looks perfect — I agree, I love mayo but I always sub half for Greek yogurt or sour cream…it just tastes so much better!
One of my favorite things to eat during lent! Love the addition of greek yogurt!
Egg salad is the best way to use up all the dyed Easter eggs after Easter! My daughter won’t eat egg salad but I have never tried giving it to her with crackers, I’ll have to try that!
I love egg salad, but I can’t stand it when it has crunchy bits in it like onions or celery. Ugh. Mine is just chopped eggs, mayo, a dash of mustard, with salt and pepper. I do like the idea to try greek yogurt, though.
I absolutely love egg salad but don’t prefer the crunch either of celery. I do however enjoy the flavor. I have a very similar recipe but instead of celery, I add celery powder. @Jen, I’m sure you could do the same with onion powder as well, just play with the flavors 🙂
I never thought of putting lemon juice in egg salad. I will try that next time.
There is nothing like a good egg salad! Lemon juice is an absolute must and I love your avocado egg salad. Happy Easter! =D
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This looks like an amazing recipe, love that you added lemon!
Another easy and great tasting recipe! I really think I need to sign up for their meal plan service!!