Salads
Easy Egg Salad Dip
Prep
5 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Yield
2 -3
Whip up this delicious easy egg salad dip for all your summer BBQ's and hosting.
This easy egg salad dip is the perfect summer snack, appetizer, or item to whip up and bring to a BBQ or potluck. It’ll only take you 15-minutes to make and can be snacked on, added to a sandwich, or plopped on a salad.
Why you’ll love this easy egg salad:
- Easy: It’s in its name, it’s so easy to make. You’ll only need 15 minutes!
- Versatile: You can put this egg salad on a sandwich, wrap, or salad too
- Tasty: The combination of the creamy mayo with the pickles, and fresh dill is the perfect summer combination
Ingredients:
Mayonnaise: If you want a healthier alternative, swap the mayo for Plain Greek Yogurt instead.
Seasonings: Add or edit the ingredients to your liking; for example, if you like dill, add another tablespoon or if you don’t love onions, substitute with more dill pickles.
Eggs: Use 4 hard boiled eggs but if you want to make this for a group, just double all the ingredients.
How to make easy egg salad:
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium heat to maintain a light boil. Gently lower eggs into the pot using a slotted spoon.
- Set a timer for 8-12 minutes, depending on your preferred doneness (8 minutes for just done egg yolk vs 12 minutes for a harder egg yolk. Prepare an ice water bath (3 cups water and 1 cup ice). When the timer goes off, use the slotted spoon to transfer the eggs from the pot to the ice bath.
- About 5-10 minutes later, remove from the ice bath, peel and slice the eggs in your preferred manor (less or more chunky).
- Add the chopped eggs to a mixing bowl with mayo, mustard, fresh dill, green onions, capers, red onion and pickles. Stir until well-combined and then serve with crackers, on a sandwich or in a wrap – however you’d like!
Expert Tips & FAQ:
What is in a traditional egg salad? Eggs, and mayonnaise are the key ingredients, but you’ll usually add in herbs of some sort, onion, and mustard to jazz it up a bit.
How do you boil eggs easy to peel? Boil for 30 seconds to a very gentle simmer for 13 minutes, then an ice bath at the end for easy-to-peel eggs.
Why is my egg salad bland? Try adding in things like onions, pickles, mustard, and capers to jazz up the flavor more.
Do you chop or mash eggs for egg salad? It’s up to you and the desired consistency you’d like to have for your easy egg salad.
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- Roasted Beet Salad with Feta and Pistachios
- Pearl Couscous Greek Salad with Tofu Feta and a Creamy Dill Dressing
- Greek Lentil Salad
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Easy Egg Salad Dip
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp minced fresh dill
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp capers
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 2 tbsp diced dill pickles
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium heat to maintain a light boil. Gently lower eggs into the pot using a slotted spoon.
- Set a timer for 8-12 minutes, depending on your preferred doneness (8 minutes for just done egg yolk vs 12 minutes for a harder egg yolk. Prepare an ice water bath (3 cups water and 1 cup ice). When the timer goes off, use the slotted spoon to transfer the eggs from the pot to the ice bath.
- About 5-10 minutes later, remove from the ice bath, peel and slice the eggs in your preferred manor (less or more chunky).
- Add the chopped eggs to a mixing bowl with mayo, mustard, fresh dill, green onions, capers, red onion and pickles. Stir until well-combined and then serve with crackers, on a sandwich or in a wrap – however you’d like!
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Notes
- If you like this recipe, you might like our Savory Egg Breakfast Plate recipe too.
- Add or edit the ingredients to your liking; for example, if you like dill, add another tablespoon or if you don’t love onions, substitute with more dill pickles.
