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| Type | Salad |
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| Main ingredients | Eggs,mayonnaise,spices,herbs |
Egg salad is a dish consisting of choppedhard-boiled orscrambled eggs,mustard, andmayonnaise, andvegetables often including other ingredients such ascelery.
It is made mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices and other ingredients, bound with mayonnaise. It is similar tochicken salad,ham salad,macaroni salad,tuna salad, lobster salad, andcrab salad.[1] A typical egg salad is made of chopped hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, minced celery and onion, salt, black pepper and paprika. A common use is as a filling foregg sandwiches. It is also often used as a topping for agreen salad.[2]
One of the earliest known printed recipes for egg saladsandwiches was published in the 1896 edition ofThe Boston Cooking-School Cook Book written byFannie Farmer.[3]
Egg salad can be made creatively with any number of other cold foods added.Bacon,bell pepper,capers,cheese,cucumber,onions,lettuce,pickle relish,pickles, andketchup are common additional ingredients.[4][5][6][7]
A closely related sandwich filler isegg mayonnaise, wherein chopped hard-boiled egg is mixed with mayonnaise and mustard.[8]
A popular variant inRussia and the former Soviet states issalad Olivier.[9]
InJewish cuisine it is made withschmaltz, onions and sometimesgribenes. It can be served with challah as part of the first course ofShabbat dinner, or withmatzo.[10] Until the 1980s this dish was also called "Jewish eggs".[11]
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