Egg Salad Sandwich
This recipe is perfect for tea sandwiches or on a bed of lettuce.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
resting time5 minutes mins
Course: Afternoon Tea,, Breakfast, Luncheon,
Cuisine: American, English, Retro 60's American
Servings: 9 tea sandwiches
Calories: 127kcal
- 2 large eggs hard boiled
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 small green onion sliced thin, white and green
- 1/2 teaspoons fresh dill (if using dried dill, use 1/2 teaspoon or to taste.)
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 slices white bread
- 2 Tablespoons butter softened
Optional
- 1/2 cup microgreens or watercress
Peel and place hard boiled eggs in a large bowl. Use a pastry blender to chop the eggs. For tea sandwiches, chop the eggs into smaller pieces.
Add mayonnaise, dry mustard, salt, pepper and green onions and mix well. Check seasoning.
Spread each slice of bread with butter. Spread the egg salad on 3 slices of bread. Top with remaining slices of bread. For tea sandwiches, trim crusts and cut each sandwich into thirds. For a regular sandwich, add lettuce if desired.
Variations:
- Add 1 Tablespoon fresh dill or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill.
- For tea sandwiches:
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- If you add green onions or celery, make sure to chop everything more finely than you would for a regular egg salad sandwich.
- If you're going to be making them a few hours in advance, make sure to spread butter on both sides of the bread. The butter acts as a barrier and will keep the egg salad sandwiches from becoming soggy. I like this Chive Butter which I use on my cucumber sandwiches. But regular butter works well too.
- Whatever bread you choose, try and find "thin sliced" rather than a thick artisan bread. The thin bread make a more delicate tea sandwich. Don't forget to trim the crusts! Cut sandwiches into 3 or 4 long "fingers". Tea sandwiches should be 2 to 3 bites!
- Traditionally watercress or "cress" is often put into egg salad tea sandwiches, but microgreens work well too!
Serving: 1tea sandwich | Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg