I am somewhat of an egg sandwich authority. I’ve made hundreds of egg salad sandwiches in the fifty some years I’ve been cooking. It was a go to sandwich when my kids were younger because I always had the ingredients on hand and it didn’t take a lot of work or a lot of pots to wash later.
Usually I just hard boil some eggs, add a little mayo, maybe some onion and chopped pickle and call it good. Every once in a while, however, I pull out all the stops and make this version, which if I do say so myself, is the very best egg salad sandwich recipe in the world!
The Best Egg Salad Sandwich Ever
Author: Rocky Mountain Woman
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 4 T homemade mayo
- 1 t chopped fresh tarragon
- 2 t chopped sweet pickle
- 1 t chopped capers
- 2 t chopped parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- Mayo:
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ t fresh lemon juice
- 1 t white wine vinegar
- ½ t salt
- ¼ t country style dijon mustard (the kind with seeds in it)
- ¾ C olive oil or grapeseed oil
Instructions
- Hard boil 4 eggs and chop coarsely
- To make the mayo:
- Whisk yolk, mustard, salt, vinegar and lemon juice until blended - about a minute or so
- Slowly add oil a little at a time, whisking constantly until mayo is thick - about 6 or 7 minutes
- Mix chopped eggs with mayo, tarragon,sweet pickle, capers and parsley
- Serve on toasted bread with salt and pepper
I like egg salad really chunky on plain white bread or pumpernickel with a diet coke. It’s my version of a comfort lunch.
It’s also good on fancy crackers as an appetizer. I hope you love it!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
January 8, 2019 at 4:16 pmOMG I am SO making this!! I love egg salad and somehow I knew that you’d have tarragon in it because I’d add that too. Will let you know how I go!