Best Egg Salad Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why is my egg salad bland? ›

The simple reason may be that it's not seasoned enough. Add a little more salt and pepper to taste. Always use a good quality whole egg mayonnaise, as it can make or break your egg salad. If you've properly seasoned your egg salad and it still seems bland, add an acid.

Egg salad will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge. Of course, this is merely the foundation for a great egg salad. Change up the ingredients and seasonings, anything from paprika to cumin to celery salt, and there's no end to the ways that you can enjoy it.

Garlic is a good seasoning for eggs because it adds a ton of flavor on its own while giving other spices and herbs an extra boost. Stirring a dash of powdered garlic into your egg recipes is an easy way to ensure they're overflowing with flavor.

Egg yolk is good for thickening a lot of things, actually. If you like your egg salad to bite a bit (like a deviled egg would) you can sprinkle in some dry mustard powder- like Coleman's. It can help tighten up egg or potato salads that are just a wee bit too loose.

The reason is simply that instead of binding your eggs together with oil and egg yolks — the components of regular mayonnaise — you're instead doing so with a diluted version. Adding more water in the form of light or fat-free mayonnaise necessarily means that more water will seep out of your egg salad.

Look for any changes in color, flavor, smell, and texture. Fresh egg salad should be creamy and smooth with a mild scent. Spoiled egg salad will smell sour or have a sulfurous odor like rotten eggs. The texture may be watery or slimy, which may be a sign of bacterial growth.

What to eat with egg salad? ›

Classic egg salad sandwiches pair best with classic side dishes. Consider a leafy green salad, potato chips, French fries, or coleslaw.

If you have opted to add zingy chopped onions to your egg salad, you may notice as it sits in the refrigerator, it gets liquidy. That's because onions contain water that gets pulled out by the salt and sugar in the dressing.

Egg salad should be served cold, and should not sit out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours. If you're serving it somewhere where it needs to be out of the fridge, make sure you are at least serving it over an ice bath or bowl of ice to keep it cool.

Cook scrambled eggs on low heat.

Most people cook their eggs for far too long or on high heat, which is why they might taste dry and bland. Christopher Koetke, Executive Chef at Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, says it's all about how long the eggs are cooked.

Season the greens & vegetables

Your dressing or vinaigrette may be perfectly seasoned but when added to unseasoned or raw vegetables, the overall taste of the salad may turn out bland.

Herbs, fruits, peppers, change your olive oil or try sesame, hazelnut or other traditional nut oils. Also try our variety of basils: Large Green, lemon-basil, spicy Thai, etc. For a touch of acid without being too aggressive, try Rivesaltes vinegar or cider.

Eggs properly cooked are not bland, but their flavor is subtle. If you are not able to enjoy the taste of eggs, then either they are not properly cooked or you've learned to enjoy food so heavily seasoned that you've lost the edge for nuanced mild flavors.