egg salad
{{short description|Hard-boiled eggs chopped and mixed with other ingredients}}
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Egg salad is a dish consisting of chopped hard-boiled or scrambled eggs, mustard, and mayonnaise, and vegetables often including other ingredients such as celery.
It is made mixed with seasonings in the form of herbs, spices and other ingredients, bound with mayonnaise. It is similar to chicken salad, ham salad, macaroni salad, tuna salad, lobster salad, and crab salad. 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 for egg sandwiches. It is also often used as a topping for a green salad.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/eggs/egg-salad-recipes.asp|title=The Nibble: Egg Salad|website=www.thenibble.com|access-date=14 June 2017}}
History
One of the earliest known printed recipes for egg salad sandwiches was published in the 1896 edition of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book written by Fannie Farmer.{{cite book |last1=Russo |first1=Susan |title=The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches}}
Variations
File:Yam khai dao.JPG made with fried egg]]
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, and ketchup are common additional ingredients.{{cite web |url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130606/LIFESTYLE/306060007/Something-comforting-special-about-egg-salad |title=Something comforting, special about egg salad | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com |access-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615192412/http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130606/LIFESTYLE/306060007/Something-comforting-special-about-egg-salad |archive-date=2013-06-15 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cucumber-basil-egg-salad-364869|title=Cucumber-Basil Egg Salad|date=31 March 2011|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/eating-well/egg-salad-sandwich.aspx|title=Classic Egg Salad Sandwich With Cheese - What to Expect|access-date=14 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kraftcanada.com/recipes/heinz-classic-egg-salad-sandwich-203164|title=HEINZ Classic Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe|access-date=2 May 2020}}
In Jewish cuisine it is made with schmaltz, onions and sometimes gribenes. It can be served with challah as part of the first course of Shabbat dinner, or with matzo.{{cite book |last1=Schwartz |first1=Arthur |title=Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited |page=4}} Until the 1980s this dish was also called "Jewish eggs".{{cite news |title=How "Jewish eggs" regained their place in Hungary's kitchens |url=https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/211851/hungarian-jewish-eggs |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=Tablet}}
See also
- Deviled egg
- Hard-boiled egg
- {{lang|fr|Oeuf mayonnaise}}, a dish in French cuisine
- List of egg dishes
- List of salads
- List of sandwiches
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References
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External links
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