need ideas

[ladyyoung98]

i have a party at work on friday and am making sandwiches ...among other things and while i already have some ideas for some fillings..i also wanted to make some egg salad sandwiches....however i want to give an ordinary egg salad some extra life and while i have had some ideas on another front..i also want to have some more input on what i can add to it that will really make it outstanding...all suggestions are very welcome.

[eunny jang]

capers!

[Knicke]

I make a greek egg salad that has capers, walnuts, and dill. Or you can add horseradish. Or bacon! Or chipotle peppers. Probably not all at one time, though.

[Jensen]

Dry mustard.

And another vote for capers (but maybe not in the same batch...)

[jackal10]

Is this sliced hardboiled eggs with salad (and perhaps mayo), in which case all the things that dress up salads work: a little honey/mustard, or a little truffle oil or some anchovies, or pine nuts...

or

chopped egg with mayo or salad cream; in which case chives, or tomato paste or onion, or

chopped egg, chicken liver, fried onions, smaltz (ok, chopped liver with lots of egg)

In fact chopped egg and chopped raw onion, lightly moistened is my favourite, but a bit anti-social

[KelMH]

Crushed red pepper flakes--they're always on hand and add a kick.

[Marlene]

how do you make your egg salad now? that might help us get thinking of the right things to add to it

[eunny jang]

I make a greek egg salad that has capers, walnuts, and dill. Or you can add horseradish. Or bacon! Or chipotle peppers. Probably not all at one time, though.

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Greek egg salad sounds really delicious. Capers, lemon aioli made with strong olive oil, maybe some fresh oregano....

[ladyyoung98]

sorry to say that at the moment its plain old egg salad with the chopped up eggs...mayo..little salt...little pepper.....nothing very exciting and its been a long time since ive made it...but there had been a request for it and i didnt want to do the same ol same old....and so far im getting some wonderful ideas...one or two which i had been muilling around in my head already...but nice to see coming from others too......

Edited October 27, 2004 by ladyyoung98 (log)

[Septemberdog61]

Some good old English mustard and horseradish.

[NulloModo]

Make Devilled Egg Salad. Just take your favorite Devilled egg recipe and convert it to salad-duty.

[Carrot Top]

Curried egg salad with diced apples and celery is nice, topped with alfalfa sprouts and served on a fresh soft whole wheat or wheat berry bread (or even in a halved pita with shredded romaine, for that matter....)

[FistFullaRoux]

I like the idea of adding the mustard and the bacon. Try a creole or grainy mustard, and chopped up bacon on the side. Once you mix it in, it'll get soggy.

Or try some different kinds of bread.

[nwyles]

Add some smoked paprika ( La Chinata makes a great one in either sweet, hot or mild - available at goumet food shops ) - they won't know what hit them but will love it !

[abramer]

Our traditional egg salad has chopped up green olives (the kind with the pimentos in them) in it. Sounds odd to many, but boy is it good.

[ludja]

Lemon juice is a nice basic addition to egg salad...

besides some of the good suggestions above, a nice add-in is chopped, roasted and peeled red peppers

[Larry 1749]

Dijon mustard and red bell pepper

[Tess]

Crumbled blue cheese is nice in an egg salad dressing.

[ladyyoung98]

ok..ive got the egg salad made and sitting in the fridge for the flavors to blend...i want ya'll to know i actually used several things i saw mentioned here and looks like we may have a hit...will let ya'll know if they like it or not.....lol

[petite tête de chou]

Chipotle in adobo and bacon.

[Redsugar]

Mix equal parts mayo & sour cream; season with lemon juice and/or Dijon. Making your own mayo would be a dynamic improvement over the majority of bottled types.

I really like a free-range egg-salad sandwich on the 7-grain bread I developed. Gotta have Tabasco & snipped chives in the filling. Buttercrunch lettuce is the ultimate. Darjeeling tea is lovely to drink with these sandwiches.

Cold-smoked salmon would elevate the sandwiches to Ritz level. A guilty pleasure of mine is eating an egg sandwich with a bowl of lobster chowder. Almost too good to share! (To paraphrase Justin Wilson: "Lock the door and don't let anybody in.")

For a reference on the subject of sandwich-making ideas, obtain a copy of The Sophisticated Sandwich by Janet Hazen.

Meanwhile, peruse some of the Epicurious egg-salad files

[Betts]

Chipotle in adobo and bacon.

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OOOOOOOh!! Yummy idea

[Toliver]

What about adding some sort of texture or crunch?

Diced celery would be the norm but you could also substitute diced water chestnuts.

I'd nix the paprika, though, given the recent warning: Click Here

What about adding something like bacon and parmesan cheese? It'd be like Spaghetti Carbonara without the pasta.

[Carrot Top]

Mix equal parts mayo & sour cream; season with lemon juice and/or Dijon.  Making your own mayo would be a dynamic improvement over the majority of bottled types. 

I really like a free-range egg-salad sandwich on the 7-grain bread I developed.  Gotta have Tabasco & snipped chives in the filling.  Buttercrunch lettuce is the ultimate.  Darjeeling tea is lovely to drink with these sandwiches. 

Cold-smoked salmon would elevate the sandwiches to Ritz level.  A guilty pleasure of mine is eating an egg sandwich with a bowl of lobster chowder.  Almost too good to share!  (To paraphrase Justin Wilson: "Lock the door and don't let anybody in.")

For a reference on the subject of sandwich-making ideas, obtain a copy of The Sophisticated Sandwich by Janet Hazen.

Meanwhile, peruse some of the Epicurious egg-salad files

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Amazing. It does not matter which forum you are writing in, Redsugar...even in scanning quickly through, your posts are immediately recognizable even if I am not focusing in on 'who or what' precisely is landing in the thread.

What a fine touch with food...and what depth of knowledge. I am constantly impressed. Really and truly. Thanks.

[LaurieB]

I'm going to echo:

Curry powder with smoked almonds

Dill

Capers and lemon mayo

You could have a trio of eggsalads!

Laurie