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Boring egg salad! Help!

house_cat — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:33:41 GMT

I've always made egg salad with only mayo and some pepper, maybe a little salt. It's kind of boring and I'm looking for some new ideas.

How do you make your egg salad?

Thank you.

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

kitcat51 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:40:28 GMT

Add sweet pickle relish.

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AuntG — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:42:29 GMT

I add a shake of Beau Monde to any salad dressing with a mayonnaise or Miracle Whip base. Most of the larger grocey stores have it by the seasonings. My last jar came from Amazon because I needed to add a small purchase in order to get free shipping.

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River Song — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:43:51 GMT

Egg salad: Miracle Whip instead of mayo or a splash of vinegar if using mayo, mustard, pickles, splash of pickle juice, celery, onions, green pepper, maybe a radish if I have it in the house.

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

house_cat — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:46:42 GMT

@kitcat51

I add that to tuna salad. I'm not sure why it never occured to me to add it to egg salad.

@AuntG

That's new to me, I've never seen the name before. I'll have to investigate.

@River Song

I use Duke's mayo and it has a vinegary taste already.

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

skatting44 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:45:58 GMT

Yes, add Grey Poupon mustard to miracle whip

served with crisp Romaine and lavender infused pickles

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chloe66 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:50:13 GMT

I add just a pinch of dill weed.

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:58:19 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
I add a shake of Beau Monde to any salad dressing with a mayonnaise or Miracle Whip base. Most of the larger grocey stores have it by the seasonings. My last jar came from Amazon because I needed to add a small purchase in order to get free shipping.

@AuntG

Never heard of this, what's in it? Is it similar to Lawry's seasoned salt?

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

lgfan — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:59:19 GMT

I add diced water chestnuts and black olives. It gives the egg salad some crunch.

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lgfan — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:00:15 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@AuntG wrote:
I add a shake of Beau Monde to any salad dressing with a mayonnaise or Miracle Whip base. Most of the larger grocey stores have it by the seasonings. My last jar came from Amazon because I needed to add a small purchase in order to get free shipping.

@AuntG

Never heard of this, what's in it? Is it similar to Lawry's seasoned salt?

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

Bookplate — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:03:25 GMT

@skatting44 wrote:
Yes, add Grey Poupon mustard to miracle whip
served with crisp Romaine and lavender infused pickles

@skatting44 Lavender infused pickles is really a thing? If so, do you buy them or make them yourself?

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:12:47 GMT

A while back, I was making tuna salad and realized I had no celery.

Fortunately, I had a can of diced water chestnuts and used that. It was great, and more convenient.

Regardless of seasonings for egg or tuna salads, I always use water chestnuts now.

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

Marp — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:36:39 GMT

@house_cat, that is the way I usually make egg salad but if I want something different I either add the egg salad to tuna or, more often, I turn the plain egg salad into deviled egg salad.

Mayo, salt, pepper, mustard, smoked paprika and a bit of cayenne.

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Shelbelle — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:38:49 GMT

Celery, dill weed, onion, and a dash of Old Bay

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JerseyGirl44 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:47:57 GMT

Duke's or Hellman's mayo, celery, red onion, bit of celery salt, pepper, chopped pimento olives and dill.

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skatting44 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:52:31 GMT

@Bookplate

I bought them at a Christmas Festival in York Co Pennsylvania . A Couple owned a lavender farm in Gap , Pa called " Within You Farm " and were selling various items that they made with their lavender . One item was their home made pickles which are delicately flavored with Lavender .

Re: Boring egg salad! Help!

rockygems123 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:04:50 GMT

@JerseyGirl44 wrote:
Duke's or Hellman's mayo, celery, red onion, bit of celery salt, pepper, chopped pimento olives and dill.

@JerseyGirl44

Sounds delicious. Love Duke's what a difference. I'll be making this tomorrow, will be using capers to replace pimento & olives.

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lynnie61 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:08:46 GMT

A squirt of brown mustard and a tablespoon or two of relish. Sometimes I add diced celery.

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meem120 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:12:52 GMT

I add sliced green olives. Delicious.

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Shelbelle — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:13:14 GMT

I prefer Hellmanns over Dukes, just my 2 cents