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Holy Egg Salad

EggStove-TopDiner-Style

Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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Can't you almost hear angelic voices singing the "hallelujah" chorus?! Holy Egg Salad is that divine! This creamy, eggy, dilly dish is basically as heavenly as they come. Put it on a crunchy slice of bread, serve it atop a salad, or just eat it right out of the bowl for a glorious escape to blissful deliciousness! You yourself will be singing (maybe not quite as angelically) when Holy Egg Salad is up for grabs!

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Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • cold water, to taste
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 teaspoons dill pickle juice
  • 1 large dill pickle, diced
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -In a large saucepan, cover the eggs with 1-2 inches of the cold water.

Step 2 -Bring the water to a boil and immediately transfer the saucepan from the heat.

Step 3 -Cover the saucepan with a lid and let the eggs sit undisturbed for 12 minutes.

Step 4 -Prepare an ice bath.

Step 5 -Transfer the eggs from the saucepan to the ice bath to stop the cooking process and let them cool, about 4-5 minutes. Crack the eggs using the back of a spoon and then peel them under cool running water.

Step 6 -Chop the hard-boiled eggs into small pieces.

Step 7 -Whisk the mayonnaise, the Dijon mustard, the sugar, the salt, the pepper, and the pickle juice together in a small bowl until well-combined.

Step 8 -Gently fold the diced pickles into the mayonnaise mixture.

Step 9 -Combine the mayonnaise mixture with the chopped eggs.

Step 10 -Serve the egg salad garnished with the paprika.

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