Egg Salad with Pickles (Dill or Sweet)
Pickles are the key ingredient in this classic egg salad. Use dill or sweet pickles for a little zip that everyone loves!
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- ½ cup finely chopped sweet or dill pickles (about 8–10 miniature pickles)
- ½ cup finely chopped celery (about 1 large rib)
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon grated onion
- 2 teaspoons mustard (yellow or dijon)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Optional: ¼ teaspoon celery seed
Instructions
- Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Place a steamer basket inside and carefully place the eggs in the basket. Keep the heat on medium and cover the pan. Let the eggs steam for 12 minutes.8 eggs
- While the eggs are cooking, prepare a bowl of ice water or very cold water.
- When the eggs are done steaming, place the eggs in the ice water for 5 minutes.
- Carefully tap the eggs on the countertop to crack the shell, and remove the shell. It should slide right off thanks to the steaming method.
- Chop the eggs into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, grated onion, mustard, sugar, and salt.¼ cup mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon grated onion, 2 teaspoons mustard, ½ teaspoon salt, Optional: ¼ teaspoon celery seed
- Add the chopped eggs, pickles, and celery. Fold gently to combine.½ cup finely chopped sweet or dill pickles, ½ cup finely chopped celery
- Serve the egg salad by itself, on sandwich bread or croissants, etc.
Notes
You can use any cut of dill or sweet pickles that you like for this recipe. Just chop them all the same size, about the same size as the diced celery.
I grated the onion on a box grater. You can always just chop it really finely, or use fresh chopped chives instead.
I love the flavor that celery seed adds, but if you don't have it, just leave it out.
Leftover egg salad will keep for a few days in the fridge. Give it a stir before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 11gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 330mgSodium: 714mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 576IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg
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