Egg Salad for the Epicure
Wondering what to do with the dozens of pink, blue-green, and orange hard-cooked eggs sitting in your refrigerator? Think of them not as a leftover dilemma, but as an opportunity to make a time-honored favoriteegg salad. In fact, this opportunity has proven so great that the U.S. egg industry declared Egg Salad Week starting the Monday after Easter.A bowlful of chopped, hard-cooked eggs moistened with mayo is a purists dream come true, but egg salad is more than a handy sandwich spreadits a remarkably adaptable mixture that embraces a whole range of easy additions beyond the usual chopped celery.
Imagine egg salad made with roasted red peppers, black olives, and chopped fresh parsley or basil served open-face on crusty bread. Stir in a spoonful of salsa, scallions, and avocado chunks and serve with tortilla chips or crackers. And chunks of your leftover Easter ham, chopped asparagus, and a spoonful of dijon mustard bring egg salad to yet another level.
You dont really need a recipejust start with basic egg salad and use your imagination, with a little help from our list of easy additions. Keep in mind that The American Egg Board, in its (ahem) Eggcyclopedia, recommends you use all those eggs within the week.
RECIPE:
Basic Egg Salad:
- 6 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- Salt and black pepper; to taste
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl until well blended. Cover and refrigerate. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Egg Salad additons:
- Crisp, crumbled bacon or chunks of baked hame
- Dash of curry powder
- A spoonful of yellow, dijon,or grainy mustard
- Chopped pimento or roasted red peppers
- Chopped green or black olives
- Chopped celery
- Chopped red or green bell pepper
- Chopped red onion, chives, scallions, fresh parsley, dill, basil, or cilantro
- Chopped leftover steamed asparagus
- Sweet or dill pickles, or capers
- Bits of shredded smoked fish such as salmon, catfish, or trout
- Cubed cooked potatoes
- Dash of hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, or lemon juice
- Spoonful of salso, chopped jalapeno pepper
Easter egg handling tips:
Discard any cracked eggs and all that were unrefrigerated for more than two hours. Simply consider the Easter egg hunt and your colorful egg centerpiece as creative, inexpensive fun.
Refrigerate all eggs after display within two hours.
Upload Your Own Stories, Photos and Videos
Every week, American Profile magazine brings you stories that celebrate the people and places that make America great. Now we want to hear your stories and see your photos, videos and even audio.Related Stories
If you enjoyed reading this story, Egg Salad for the Epicure, then you might enjoy these other stories.Discuss this Article
- Restoring Snow Globes
- Still Rockin'
- Selecting a New Television
- Recipes for Diabetics
- Controlling Diabetes During Pregnancy
- Turkey Tetrazzini
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Restoring Player Pianos
- Diabetes: A Blessing in Disguise
- Avoiding Identity Theft
- George Strait Is Just a Cowboy at Home
- Bill Gaither: The Gospel of Giving
- Restoring the Little Sisters of Lady Liberty
- Andy Griffith
- Library Cats
- An American Life
- Where the Land Is Free
- The Big Heart of Big Oak Ranch
- Whatta Water Tower!
- Honor Flight
- Quick Apple Dumpling
- Best Ever Meatloaf
- Pumpkin Pie Squares
- Buttermilk Brownie Cake
- Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Glazed Apple Bars
- Autumn Pumpkin Doughnuts
- Cranberry-Almond Banana Bread
- Georgia Cornbread Cake
- Italian Cream Cake
- A New Twist on Chili
- Greg Patent Bakes Classic Pastries
- Hands-On Holiday
- The Fabulous Baker Boy
- Can You Say Comté
- A Growing Lesson
- Turkey, How Do I Love Thee?
- Have a Healthy Holiday
- Relish Cooking Expo Hopkinsville, Ky.
- Savory Muffins
- Live Better Now November 2008
- Just Say "Yes"
- Train Your Brain
- Quick Cool Down
- Happy (Healthy!) Thanksgiving
- An Unexpected Blessing
- Wise Up About Diabetes
- Triple-play!
- Just Say Yes!
- Live Better Now October 2008
American Profile is a weekly magazine carried in newspapers across the country. Check out list of partner papers to see where you can read American Profile.


