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Egg salad sandwich square

Egg salad sandwich

An all-time favorite American lunchtime sandwich
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 10 sandwiches

Ingredients
  

  • 20 slices bread
  • 8 eggs large
  • ½ cup onions chopped
  • ½ cup mayo
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp salt use ⅓ if you prefer it less salty
  • ¼ tsp black pepper ground
  • ¼ tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp parsley fresh, chopped
  • 10 leaves lettuce

Instructions
 

Egg Salad

  • Hard boil and peel the eggs. Cover with cold water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Turn the heat to low and simmer for exactly 8 minutes. Run under cold water and break off the shells. Put them in a bowl.
    Egg salad recipe 1 hard-boiled-eggs 1
  • Peel and chop the onion. Chop the eggs in the bowl with a fork, cutting them into small pieces.
    Egg salad recipe 3 chopped eggs 1
  • Add mayo, chopped onions, Dijon mustard, paprika, chopped parsley, salt and pepper to the eggs. Stir until every ingredient mixes well. Chill egg salad for at least 4 hours.
    Egg salad recipe 4 prepared egg salad 1

Sandwich

  • Use 2 slices of bread per sandwich. Put one large lettuce leave (or 2-3 smaller ones) on one of the slices. Add 4 tbsp egg salad per sandwich, cover with the other slice. Cut in half for a nice presentation.
    Preparing egg salad sandwich
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