This Egg Sandwich is so simple and makes a great meal. Creamy, tangy egg salad is tossed with fresh herbs and placed between soft, buttered bread for a truly tasty dish.
If you love cold sandwiches, then you should try this Tuna Salad Sandwich and Classic-BLT Sandwich.
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Recipe Details
I love serving sandwiches for lunch, especially in the summer. They’re easy, refreshing, and satisfying, which is why this Egg Sandwich is always a favorite. You can’t help but love the blend of flavors and how easy it is to put together.
- TASTE: The eggs are flavored by the tangy Dijon mustard, rich mayo, and fresh and earthy chives and dill. This sandwich is bursting with great flavor.
- TEXTURE: The soft bread is so good with the creamy egg salad. Small pieces of hard boiled egg add a little chunkiness.
- TIME: It will take under 20 minutes to prepare these sandwiches.
- EASE: This recipe is so easy. Once the eggs are boiled, you just need to mix and assemble.
What You’ll Need
Ingredient Notes
- Bread- Homemade or store-bought bread can be used. Softer bread has the best texture for this sandwich.
- Hard-boiled eggs- Boil the eggs just enough to make them solid, but not overcooked. You can use this recipe for air fryer hard boiled eggs for perfectly cooked eggs.
- Dijon mustard- This adds a little tanginess to the egg salad mixture.
- Mayonnaise- Full-fat mayo gives this egg salad sandwich a rich and creamy texture.
Add-ins and Substitutions
- Substitute soft-boiled eggs- For a creamier Egg Sandwich, soft boil the eggs. The slightly runnier yolk will make a smoother egg salad.
- Add curry powder or hot sauce/Sriracha- This spice adds a warm and spicy flavor to the egg mixture and hot sauce gives it a peppery heat if you like your sandwiches with some kick.
- Substitute another type of bread- You can also use brioche-bread, sourdough bread, milk bread, or even New York bagels. Toast the bread to a golden brown or leave it soft.
- Use Japanese mayonnaise- This sweeter mayo goes well with the eggs, tangy mustard, and fresh herbs in this sandwich.
How to Make an Egg Sandwich
- Mix the ingredients. First peel and chop the hard boiled eggs. Then, in a large bowl, add the eggs, mayonnaise, dijon, chives, dill, salt, and black pepper, and use a spoon to mix everything together.
Pro Tip: I love using this egg slicer because it makes chopping the eggs a lot faster.
- Butter the bread. Now spread a little bit of softened butter on each bread slice (the inside part) and split the egg salad mixture between 2 of the slices.
- Top the egg sandwiches. Then top the mixture with the other 2 buttered pieces of bread and enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- Don’t overboil the eggs- Be careful of overcooking the eggs, which can make them chalky rather than creamy. Don’t boil them for more than 10 minutes.
- Chop the eggs into small pieces- I like to use an egg slicer for this because it chops them more quickly and evenly than doing it by hand.
- Use fresh herbs- Fresh herbs have better flavor than their dried counterparts, as well as adding nice texture. Use fresh if you can.
- Soften the butter- If you’re using soft sandwich bread, softened butter will spread more easily and evenly, as well as avoid tearing the bread as cold butter would.
FAQs
Egg sandwiches are best on soft sandwich bread, but you can use other types of bread, such as sourdough, brioche, rye, English muffins, or a bagel if you prefer. Because this is a cold sandwich that isn’t heavy, you don’t need the bread to be especially sturdy.
Because you don’t want to overboil the eggs for your egg sandwich, cook them for about 7-8 minutes, and no longer than 10 minutes to get a creamy egg that is not dry or chalky.
Serving Suggestions
This Egg Sandwich is so flavorful and makes a wonderful lunch or light dinner. Serve it with sides, appetizers, or salads.
- Vegetables: Serve this sandwich with some air fryer broccoli, bacon wrapped asparagus, roasted air fryer vegetables, or air fryer green beans.
- Potatoes: Enjoy it with some crispy air fryer french fries, super creamy mashed potatoes, air fryer potato wedges, or parmesan roasted potatoes.
- Salads: Serve this Egg Sandwich wita tri color pasta salad, cabbage and cucumber salad, potato salad with baked salmon, or Greek chicken pasta salad.
- Mini dishes: Pair it with some mini dishes, like these savory crepes with chicken, fried piroshki, crab stuffed mushrooms, or mushroom puff pastry.
Make This Recipe in Advance
Make ahead: You can make the egg salad ahead of time and cover it with plastic wrap or keep it in an airtight container in the fridge until you’re ready to assemble it into a sandwich.
Storing: It’s best to store the egg salad separately from the bread so that the bread doesn’t get soggy. Keep the bread at room temperature and store the egg salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Freeze: It’s best not to freeze egg sandwiches as they will thaw soggy, the mayo-based egg salad will have a grainy and separated texture, and the eggs will get rubbery.
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Full Recipe Instructions
Egg Sandwich
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 hard-boiled eggs chopped (cook no more than 10 mins)
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp chives finely chopped
- 1 tsp dill finely chopped
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 4 slices soft white sandwich bread
- salted butter softened for spreading bread (optional)
Instructions
- In a large bowl add the chopped eggs, mayonnaise, dijon, chives, dill, salt, and pepper. Tip: I love using this egg slicer to make chopping the eggs a lot faster.
- Then use a spoon to mix everything together.
- Now spread a little bit of softened butter on each (inside part) of the bread and add split the egg salad mixture on to 2 slices of bread.
- Then top the other 2 buttered pieces of bread and enjoy.
Notes
- Don’t overboil the eggs- Be careful of overcooking the eggs, which can make them chalky rather than creamy. Don’t boil them for more than 10 minutes.
- Chop the eggs into small pieces- I like to use an egg slicer for this because it chops them more quickly and evenly than doing it by hand.
- Use fresh herbs- Fresh herbs have better flavor than their dried counterparts, as well as adding nice texture. Use fresh if you can.
- Soften the butter- If you’re using soft sandwich bread, softened butter will spread more easily and evenly, as well as avoid tearing the bread as cold butter would.
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