Egg Salad Sandwich

I love egg salad sandwich.  I think my love for it may have started with me buying those egg salad sandwich at the gas stations (you know the ones I'm talking about: wrapped up in plastic with too much mayonnaise and tasting sweeter than it should be).  I eventually started making my own egg salad and just made it up as I went.  I often add minced onion to my egg salad because I loved the taste and crunch of onions.  Yet, sometimes I found it overwhelming.

I recently found the following recipe, which contains much of the same ingredients I often put in my own egg salad.  The main difference is that this recipe uses green onions, which really intrigued me. I have to say, I almost omitted the green onions and substituted it with regular onions, but I decided to just follow the recipe.  Am I glad I ever did.  The green onions added the perfect onion flavor to the egg salad.

I think this recipe is great as is or as a base (in my batch, I omitted the parsley but added mustard and some pickled jalapenos).  Let me know what you think of this recipe if you try it.  Do you like egg salad sandwiches?

Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe from Serious Eats

Ingredients

• 6 hard steamed eggs, chilled and peeled
• 1/4 cup homemade or store-bought mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon zest and 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh juice from 1 lemon
• 1/3 cup finely diced celery (about 1 small stalk)
• 1/4 cup finely sliced scallions, white and pale green parts only (about 2 scallions)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Bread, lettuce, and thinly sliced radishes, for serving

Procedures

1. 1
   Combine eggs, mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery, scallions, and parsley in a medium bowl. Using your hands, squeeze eggs through your fingers, mixing contents of bowl until reduced to desired consistency; alternatively, smash and mix with a firm whisk. Season generously with salt and pepper. Serve with sliced radishes, lettuce, and bread to make sandwiches, or store in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.