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Published: April 4, 2018 | Last Updated: April 2, 2020 | Author: Lois

Leftover Easter Egg Salad

Classic Egg Salad is the perfect recipe to use for leftover Easter eggs.  Let’s gather up those leftover hard boiled eggs and make a delicious recipe to serve to your family today.

Egg Salad with Leftover Easter Eggs in white bowl with croissants and lettuce.

Leftover Colored Easter Eggs

What do you do with the leftover colored Easter eggs?  Do you enjoy them for breakfast all week long?  Or do you toss them away?

After almost 10 years of blogging, I thought this week would be the perfect time to share my favorite recipe for classic egg salad. 

This recipe is fast and easy to make…which was just what I needed when I was first married.   My husband and I were both working long hours.  I would boil the eggs early in the week and then on a very busy night, I could quickly make this recipe to serve on soft rolls or toasted sandwich bread.

How to Make Hard Boiled Eggs

But first before we can make the egg salad, we need to discuss how to make hard boiled eggs.  It’s not that hard to do, but for some reason, some people can have a difficult time getting the perfect hard boiled egg.

When I was first married I didn’t know too much about cooking but I knew how to boil an egg.

Here’s the way I like to boil eggs: 

  • Place the eggs in a pot and cover them with COLD water.
  • Heat over high heat until the water begins to boil.
  • Allow the eggs to boil for two minutes.
  • Remove the pot from the heat and cover with the pot’s lid.
  • Let the eggs sit in the hot water for another 10 minutes.
  • Drain the eggs and serve them warm OR add cold water to the pot along with a handful of ice cubes to allow them to cool.
  • Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Ingredients

Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!

  • Hard boiled eggs
  • Mayonnaise
  • Dijon mustard
  • Chopped green onions or chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup sweet relish
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Hard Boiled Eggs with brown shells on green towel

Instructions

  1. Peel the hard boiled eggs and place in a large bowl. 
  2. Using the back of a fork or a potato masher, chop up the hard boiled eggs. 
  3. Stir in the mayonnaise, mustard, green onions and sweet relish.
  4. Season with salt and pepper. 
Hard Boiled Eggs sliced in half on cutting board.

Serve your egg salad over a bed of fresh lettuce or spinach.  Or you can make sandwiches using soft rolls or flaky croissants.

Egg Salad with Leftover Easter Eggs in white bowl with croissants from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

What to put in Egg Salad

I actually asked this question on my Facebook page the other day and thought I would share the results with you: 

  • Mayonnaise
  • Dijon mustard
  • Dill pickles
  • Sweet relish
  • Red onion
  • Hot sauce
  • Jalapeno peppers
  • Avocado slices
  • Celery

More Easy and Delicious Salad Recipes: 

  • Tuna Nicoise Salad
  • German Creamy Cucumber Salad
  • Homemade Italian Salad Dressing
  • Bacon Egg Salad Tomato Bites
Egg Salad with Leftover Easter Eggs in white bowl with croissants from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

Leftover Easter Egg Salad

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Easy and delicious recipe for egg salad. Serve on top of lettuce or on a soft croissant. A great way to use up leftover Easter eggs!

Ingredients

  • 8 hard boiled eggs
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup sweet relish
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Peel the hard boiled eggs and place in a large bowl. 
  2. Using the back of a fork or a potato masher, chop up the hard boiled eggs. 
  3. Stir in the mayonnaise, mustard, green onions and sweet relish.
  4. Season with salt and pepper. 
  5. Serve over a bed of lettuce or on top of croissants. 

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 366Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 385mgSodium: 565mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 13g

The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.

© Lois
Cuisine: American / Category: Salads

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About Lois

Originally from Queens, NY, Lois now calls northeastern PA home. You can find her blogging over at Walking on Sunshine where she shares a little of her life, but more importantly what’s for dinner at her house tonight.

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Comments

  1. Marilyn says

    February 5, 2019 at 1:40 pm

    Looks so yummy Lois, I’ll have to try this recipe ☺️

    Reply
    • Lois says

      February 6, 2019 at 8:02 am

      Thank you for visiting!

      Reply
  2. Kim @ Berly's Kitchen says

    April 9, 2018 at 3:19 pm

    Egg salad is one of my son’s favorite foods! Using leftover Easter eggs is a great idea. Wish I would’ve done that when he was little. 🙂

    Reply
    • Lois says

      April 9, 2018 at 5:17 pm

      Egg salad is a favorite here too! Thanks for visiting today Kim!

      Reply

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