Egg salad

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Egg salad
Egg salad sandwich with French fries

Egg salad is a dish consisting of chopped

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

egg sandwiches. It is also often used as a topping for a green salad.[2]

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.[3]

Variations

Thai salad made with fried egg

Egg salad can be made creatively with any number of other cold foods added.

pickle relish, pickles, and ketchup are common additional ingredients.[4][5][6][7]

A closely related sandwich filler is egg mayonnaise, wherein chopped hard-boiled egg is mixed with mayonnaise only.[8]

A popular variant in

salad Olivier.[9]

In

Shabbos dinner, or with matzo.[10] Until the 1980s this dish was also called "Jewish eggs".[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Egg Salad Sandwich - Culinary Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ^ "The Nibble: Egg Salad". www.thenibble.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ Russo, Susan. The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches.
  4. ^ "Something comforting, special about egg salad | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  5. ^ "Cucumber-Basil Egg Salad". 31 March 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Classic Egg Salad Sandwich With Cheese - What to Expect". Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ "HEINZ Classic Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe". Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich Recipe - Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe". 8 September 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Russian Salad (Olivier)". EnjoyYourCooking. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  10. ^ Schwartz, Arthur. Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited. p. 4.
  11. ^ "How "Jewish eggs" regained their place in Hungary's kitchens". Tablet. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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