Whip up this Easy Homemade Egg Salad with Fresh Herbs for a light and flavorful meal. Perfect for sandwiches, wraps, or a quick lunch.

Easy Homemade Egg Salad with Fresh Herbs

This Easy Homemade Egg Salad with Fresh Herbs is a simple yet delicious recipe that elevates the classic egg salad with the bright, aromatic flavors of fresh dill, parsley, and chives. Perfectly creamy with a hint of tang, it’s great served on crusty bread, tucked into wraps, or spooned over crisp greens for a refreshing lunch or picnic favorite. Get more recipe ideas for salads, in Refreshing cold side dishes 👈

FAQ’s and Tips

How to add flavor to egg salad?

Just a few flavorful ingredients to add to this salad.

celery, onion
avocado
tomato
bacon bits, or ham
green olives
pickles and capers
herbs, dill, cilantro, parsley

What is the one ingredient upgrade for better egg salad?

Egg salad with mayonnaise sometimes can be to heavy, and rich. But you can use plain Greek yogurt for a better tasty egg salad, which gives this salad a tang. Improves the texture and makes the salad tangy and smoother. This is an idea for people who do not like mayonnaise.

What is the secret to the best egg salad?

Another way to make an egg salad smoother is to mash the egg yolks and add them to the mayonnaise or yogurt, then cut up the egg whites and add them to the mixture with your herbs and spices.
Another option is to not hard boil the eggs, leaving the yolk a little runny. Cut and mix these eggs with the mayonnaise and then you will have a delicious salad.

Ingredients for Easy Homemade Egg Salad with Fresh Herbs

large eggs 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚
mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt for a lighter option)
Dijon mustard
lemon juice (optional, for brightness) 🍋
finely chopped fresh dill, fresh parsley, fresh chives (or green onions) 🌿
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Optional: pinch of paprika or cayenne for a little kick

How To make Easy Homemade Egg Salad with Fresh Herbs

Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then cover, turn off the heat, and let sit for 10–12 minute
Drain the hot water and transfer the eggs to an ice bath (or run under cold water) to cool completely. Peel and chop the eggs
In a mixing bowl, stir together mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until smooth
Add the chopped eggs and fresh herbs to the bowl. Gently fold everything together until well mixed. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed

In a mixing bowl, stir together mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until smooth
Add the chopped eggs and fresh herbs to the bowl. Gently fold everything together until well mixed. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed
Chill for 15–20 minutes for the flavors to develop, then serve on toasted bread, croissants, in lettuce wraps, or over a bed of greens.

Chill for 15–20 minutes for the flavors to develop, then serve on toasted bread, croissants, in lettuce wraps, or over a bed of greens.
Serve for a side dish with a meal for the family.

Serve for a side dish with a meal for the family.
Best for holidays, as you can use this salad for many options, as sandwiches, wraps, kids will love it.

This egg salad is so tasty and will be very popular on sandwiches for the kids and men, during the holiday season, or weekends. They will love it.

A simple salad that will please the whole family. So versatile for side dishes, and many more. Even eat it as it is, with additions of maybe ham or chicken.

Also will be an addition to other salads, to make them a loaded salad.

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