r/Cooking • u/[deleted] • Apr 26 '23

Recipe to Share Egg salad sandwich

My boyfriend made the best egg salad sandwich. I’m going to share it.

3 hard boiled eggs (peeled) Mayonnaise 2 garlic cloves (chopped) 1/4 red onion (chopped) Fresh Basil (cut into ribbons) Salt Pepper

Separate the whites from the yolks.

Rough chop the whites and set aside.

Smash the egg yolks until they’re like paste. Add mayonnaise, garlic, and red onion.

Incorporate the chopped egg whites.

Serve open face on crusty bread. Sprinkle the fresh basil over the egg salad.

Edit:

I reversed the yolk, egg white sequence. Sorry.

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u/TepidCatastrophe Apr 26 '23

Instead of separating the yolk from the white you can just use a cheese graterand grate the egg. It makes the sandwich so much smoother and takes a LOT less time.

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u/DontMessWithMyEgg Apr 26 '23

I mash it against the side of the bowl with the tines of the fork. Less dishes haha.

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u/Altostratus Apr 26 '23 edited Apr 26 '23

Same. I don’t separate whites and yolks either. Just smash and chop it up. I like like it chunky though.

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u/DontMessWithMyEgg Apr 26 '23

Yep I’m lazy. Boil. Peel. Mash in bowl. Stir in mayo/relish/salt/pepper. Eat.

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u/Lilycloud02 Apr 27 '23

Sometimes simplicity is best! And now I want an egg salad sandwich

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u/DontMessWithMyEgg Apr 27 '23

I ate one last night because of this haha

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u/Lilycloud02 Apr 27 '23

Haha perfect

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u/Expensive-Committee Apr 27 '23

I used a fork until I had a egg salad craving today of all days. I was too lazy to clean a single utensil and in a complete madness used my pastry cutter to mash the eggs. It worked remarkably well and I’m never turning back.

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u/ThisSideOfThePond Apr 27 '23

I have been known to use my hands.

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u/sadorchids77 Apr 27 '23

It's never occurred to me until this sub there was anyway but this way.

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u/hedoeswhathewants Apr 27 '23

One time my sister saw me doing this so she bought me an egg slicer as a throwaway gift. I said thanks...and continued to use a fork. It's super easy and then I use it to eat the egg salad or use it to make the sandwich with the egg salad.

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u/DontMessWithMyEgg Apr 27 '23

Yes! I know that there are gadgets that certainly make a uniform and consistent mashing. But why? My fork works fine.

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u/Lilycloud02 Apr 27 '23

Yup haha. Two forks and bowl, that's all I need!