Egg Salad Recipe: Old Fashioned Egg Salad

This article features four egg salad recipes: Old Fashioned Egg Salad, Avocado Egg Salad, Egg Salad with Shrimp, Best Egg Salad Sandwich.

Old Fashioned Egg Salad

This recipe shows you how to make egg salad for a nice lunch of dinner side dish.

• 1 head lettuce
• 6 hard cooked eggs, sliced
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• Dash of paprika
• 1/4 cup salad oil
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon parsley, minced
• 1/4 cup grated sharp cheese

Directions:

Break the lettuce up into bite size pieces.

Place the lettuce into salad bowl. Arrange the eggs and onion in the bowl, alternating layers over the lettuce. Combine the remaining ingredients; pour over top of salad.

Avocado Egg Salad

If you love the taste of smooth, creamy avocados, here’s a great way to use them in a healthy and easy to make salad.

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1/2 onion, chopped fine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 hard boiled eggs
• Mayonnaise or Salad Dressing

Directions:

Dice the avocados, eggs and onion; put into bowl. Add in the salt and pepper. Add in enough mayonnaise to moisten salad.

Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

Egg Salad with Shrimp

This is the perfect egg salad to serve at a luncheon. It’s light, yet elegant.

• 1 pound cooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
• 4 hard cooked eggs, chopped
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 sprig fresh dill, chopped
• 4 leaves green leaf lettuce

Directions:

In a medium bowl, mix together the shrimp, eggs, mayonnaise and mustard. Place one lettuce leaf in each bowl. Spoon mixture onto individual lettuce leaves.

Best Egg Salad Sandwich

There’s nothing like a good, old fashioned egg salad sandwich. This recipe makes a delicious sandwich.

• 8 hard cooked eggs, diced
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup dried onion flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dill weed
• 8 slices white bread

Directions:

In a bowl, mix together the eggs, mayonnaise, onion flakes, salt, mustard powder, garlic powder, pepper and dill weed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Spread mixture on bread slices and serve.

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