Tasty Tuesday: Chesco Mom Steph’s Egg Salad

My husband is a teacher, so we have the joy of having him home this week! I’m sure most of your kids are out of school for the week, and you have plenty of fun things planned. Now if only the weather will cooperate! We are toying with the idea of taking Little Chica on her first Zoo trip, but that is still tentative.

One of the other activities we have in store is the traditional dying of Easter Eggs. Dying eggs is super fun, and brings back a lot of fun memories from my childhood. My sisters and I would dip the eggs in all the colors until they were a lovely shade of brown. My dad dubbed them “Army Eggs” because they were kind of camoflauge.

Our parents were so proud of us.

The only problem with dying eggs is having a dozen or so colored eggs left over. What is one supposed to DO with so many hardboiled eggs?

Make Egg Salad, of course!

I was surprised to find that while a lot people enjoy egg salad, many do not have a good recipe on hand to make at home. And there is nothing worse than gross egg salad. Am I right? I have a great basic egg salad recipe that turns out perfect every time. Egg salad is a great base for add-ins as well. I love a little flare with my egg salad. I’ll post some add-in ideas at the end.

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Egg Salad

(makes 3-4 sandwiches)

• 6 eggs

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

• 1 TBS mustard (I prefer spicy brown, but yellow works just fine)

• DASH of red wine vinegar

• Salt and pepper to taste

• 6-8 slices of bread, if you are going to make sandwiches

Peel shells off eggs. Discard 3 of the yolks. Dice remaining yolks and whites in a bowl. Add Mayo and mustard. Dash with vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Add more mayonnaise if the egg mixture seems to “dry” to you. Divide between sandwiches or eat plain.

Add-in ideas:

• 1/4 tsp curry powder

• diced green olives

• french fried onion rings

• relish

• 1/4 tsp of paprika

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It’s that simple! And the add-ins are a great twist. I love adding green olives from time to time. So good!

What additional twists do you like to add to your egg salad?

Have a great week and an enjoyable holiday.

You can read more about Steph’s life and recipes at her blog, Confessions of a Stay-At-Home Mom.