egg salad

[Deleted]

Egg salad seems like a thing from the past to me, but it still exists in a few places. Therefore, I thought it was interesting when Canter's Deli in Los Angeles published their very simple receipe -- I'm sure there are plenty of ways to tweak it. Canter's was an institution of my university years, as we needed to be aware of every single place in the city that was open 24 hours a day.

Canter's egg salad










15 minutes. Makes about 1 quart salad

1/3 cup mayonnaise, or as desired

1/3 cup diced celery

1 dozen hard-boiled eggs, peeled and diced

Salt and pepper

In a large bowl, gently fold the mayonnaise and celery in with the eggs. Season with a generous one-half teaspoon salt and one-fourth teaspoon pepper, or to taste. Chill before serving.

[Don Cuevas]

Very simple. Some finely minced onion would be a nice addition also.

[htmb]

I married into a family whose tradition is to substitute the celery with chopped, green, pimiento-stuffed olives. It's served between slices of fresh bread, making egg-olive sandwiches. Something I still make every couple of years.

[fumobici]

This recipe is the sort that thoughtful cooks respectful of ingredients often bring into being. No cook with an ego on the loose could bring themselves to follow that simple recipe without elaboration (and no DC, a little chopped onion doesn't really count). Some of my favorite Italian recipes are nearly this simple but the Italians tend to lean on having at least one really outstanding ingredient, this is simple in every sense and sounds quite delicious.

[Deleted]

Yes, just reading something like that has me adding (as suggested by Don Cuevas) chopped onions at the very least but probably also parsley, mustard, grated cheese, god knows what else.

[kerouac2]

But first you have to know what kind of eggs you are using for this.

[lagatta]

While I love cheese, I don't think it fits in this recipe.

[bixaorellana]

I really think the OP recipe calls for a touch of mustard in it.

[lagatta]

Much French mayonnaise includes a bit of mustard (of Dijon type).

[bixaorellana]

Maybe so, but that's not a French recipe.