CLASSIC EGG SALAD SANDWICH

This classic egg salad is enhanced with hard-boiled eggs, cream cheese, celery and croissants! This unique egg salad sandwich is the best and so easy to make!

I remember as a kid thinking hard-boiled eggs were disgusting – in egg salad or otherwise. I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to eat them, let alone for breakfast or even a snack.

So it’s funny how I ended up LOVING egg salad sandwiches for lunch, since the main ingredient is hard-boiled eggs. Granted, it’s not all hard-boiled eggs, but that distinction is normally hard to get across – like with kids, when you’re trying to get them to eat the vegetables in their soup.

I don’t know what happened between my childhood and adult life to change my mind, but I love the creamy texture and consistent flavor.

After playing around with flavors and techniques, I came across this fancy egg salad recipe that is just amazing.

Over the years, I’ve experimented with the types of bread I put this tasty egg salad on. Sometimes it’s just what I have at home, but other times I like to go out of my way and use a buttered croissant!

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT HARD-BOILED EGGS?

Hard-boiled eggs are one of those superfoods that can be eaten in a variety of ways. They are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks! The current recommendation is to eat no more than 3 hard-boiled eggs a day.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
3 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
2 tablespoons chopped celery
1 tablespoon mayonnaise (or more if desired)
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
6 hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped or mashed with a fork.
Croissants or bread
Paprika (optional)
Dill pickle relish (optional)
Bacon (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Stir in celery, mayonnaise, onion, sugar, lemon juice, salt …