Egg salad is a dish made primarily of chopped hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, often including other ingredients such as celery or mustard, and is frequently used as a sandwich spread.
It is made mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices, and other ingredients, and bound with mayonnaise. It's similar to chicken salad, crab salad, ham salad, lobster salad, and tuna salad. A typical egg salad is made of chopped hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, minced celery and onion, salt, black pepper, and paprika. A common use for it as a filling for egg sandwiches. It is also often used as a topping for a green salad.
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Variations
Egg salad can be made creatively with any number of other cold foods added. Bacon, bell pepper, capers, cheese, cucumber, onions, lettuce, pickle relish, and pickles are common additional ingredients.
A closely related sandwich filler is egg mayonnaise, wherein chopped hard-boiled egg is mixed with mayonnaise only.
A popular variant in Russia and the former Soviet states is the Salad Olivier.
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See also
- List of egg dishes
- List of salads
- Hard boiled egg
- Deviled egg
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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