The Egg Salad Sandwich

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
From Scratch: 10 Meals, 175 Recipes, and Dozens of Techniques You Will Use Over and Over

By Michael Ruhlman

Published 2019

  • About

The egg salad sandwich was once ubiquitous, but it seems we stopped caring about it. When it’s done well, it’s almost indecent how good it is. But you have to pay attention. You need great seasoning, a delicious mayonnaise, a little crunch, a touch of acidity, and some spice. And this is the one sandwich that I actually prefer on store-bought white bread, lightly toasted. But since this sandwich is all about the egg, spring for organic, cage-free if you can.

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