In their new book, "The Perfect Egg: A Fresh Take on Recipes for Morning, Noon, and Night" (Ten Speed Press, $18.99), authors Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park share their ideas for the many ways you can spice up hard-boiled eggs.
With deviled eggs, you’d remove the yolks and blend them with some of the other ingredients called for in the salad recipe and then add a scoop of the filling to the hollowed egg white, but if you’re not fussy about presentation, it’s a lot easier to simply chop the boiled eggs and mix them straight with the other ingredients to serve as a dip or on bread for a sandwich.
Egg Salad Sandwiches
8 hard-boiled eggs
2 Tbsp. diced dill pickle
3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tsp. thinly sliced fresh chives
1/2 tsp. cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
8 slices country white bread, lightly toasted
Peel and chop the eggs and place in a bowl. Add the pickle, mayonnaise, mustard, chives, vinegar, salt, and pepper and mix well.
Divide the egg salad evenly among 4 toast slices and top with the remaining 4 toast slices. Press gently and then cut each sandwich in half. Serves 4.
Variations
Caper and Dill: Stir 1 Tbsp. diced capers and 1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh dill into the egg mixture.
Olive and Whole-Grain Mustard: Replace the Dijon mustard with 1 1/2 Tbsp. whole-grain mustard and stir 1 1/2 Tbsp. chopped olives and 1 Tbsp. chopped black olives into the egg mixture.
Bacon, Avocado and Red Onion: Replace the hard-boiled eggs with soft-boiled eggs. Omit the chives and stir 2 1/2 Tbsp. crumbled cooked bacon; a quarter of an avocado, peeled and diced; and 1 1/2 Tbsp. minced red onion into the egg mixture.
Four Herb: Reduce the chives to 1 tsp. Stir 1 tsp. each minced fresh thyme, oregano and sage into the egg mixture.
Green Onion and Sesame: Replace the hard-boiled eggs with soft-boiled eggs. Omit the mustard and chives and stir 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp. sesame seeds, toasted; and 1 1/2 green onions, white and green parts, thinly sliced, into the egg mixture.
Curry: Replace the hard-boiled eggs with soft-boiled eggs. Omit the mustard and chives and stir 2 tsp. curry powder and 1/2 tsp. ground cumin into the egg mixture.
Jalapeño and Cilantro: Stir 2 Tbsp. diced, seeded jalapeño and 1 Tbsp. minced fresh cilantro into the egg mixture.
Egg White: Omit all of the egg yolks, add 2 additional hard-boiled egg whites, and replace the black pepper with white pepper.
— From "The Perfect Egg: A Fresh Take on Recipes for Morning, Noon, and Night" by Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park (Ten Speed Press, $18.99)
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