Name: Smoked Salmon Egg Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 large hard boiled eggs (peeled); 1 scallion (ends trimmed); 1 stalk celery (finely chopped); 2 oz smoked salmon; 1-2 tsp capers ((optional)); 2-4 tbsp mayonnaise; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; arugula and/or whole grain bread for serving

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Egg salad is tasty. When it’s made right, it can also make a healthy lunch or snack. But is egg salad a food worthy of a site called Eat Something Sexy? It’s hard to sell egg salad as sexy. That’s why I’ve perfected this smoked salmon egg salad recipe. The salty richness of smoked salmon elevates egg salad to something both gourmet and sensual, worthy of a romantic brunch or perhaps a picnic for two.

Incidentally, did you know that salmon is not only considered an aphrodisiac food but it’s also among the best foods for men’s health?

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How to make the best eggs salad with smoked salmon

There are many recipes out there suggesting you add a slice of smoked salmon to an egg salad sandwich. That’s nice. But a basic egg salad is just egg and mayonnaise with perhaps a seasoning of salt and pepper. To elevate the flavor, this recipe blends chopped smoked salmon into the egg salad, creating new texture as well as incorporating the one-of-a-kind flavor of smoked salmon into every bite of egg.

It’s like the difference between scrambled eggs cooked with smoked salmon and a slice of salmon folded into an omelet.

I also add scallions, capers and celery to my egg salad recipe for added texture and flavor. And since I’m recommending this egg salad for a romantic meal, I should add that celery is aphrodisiac and has some surprising benefits to sexual health.

To make hard-cooked eggs

There are two methods for making hard-cooked eggs. The first is hard boiling, where you put the eggs in a saucepan, cover with cold water and bring the water to a boil. Once the water is boiling, you cover the pan, remove it from the heat and let it sit for about 10 minutes. You then must transfer the eggs to an ice bath to stop the cooking.

The second way to cook the eggs, which is a little less messy, is to cook them in the oven. Check out my recipe for asparagus in brown butter with hard-cooked eggs for my instructions on cooking eggs in the oven.

You can also cook hard-boiled eggs in an instant pot. I’ve heard it’s great but I’ve never tried it. If you cook your eggs this way, let us know how it works in the comments below.

You can make the eggs for this egg salad recipe several days in advance.

How to serve smoked salmon and egg salad

There are many ways you can serve this salmon egg salad. You can add a scoop on the side with bagels and cream cheese. Or make a main course salad by serving atop wild arugula or baby mixed greens. It also works on toast points as a passed appetizer for a party. But my favorite way to eat this egg salad with salmon is in a classic egg salad sandwich.

Smoked salmon egg salad sandwich

As I suggest in the recipe instructions, I prefer this smoked salmon salad sandwich served on whole grain bread. If you’re going to use store-bought and pre-sliced bread, I recommend looking for thin-sliced. Dave’s Killer Bread makes a good one.

The salmon egg salad should be the star of this sandwich. Some thicker cut, whole-grain breads take the attention away from the stars of this recipe. I like to add a little bit of baby arugula to my sandwich but lettuce is optional.

Smoked Salmon Egg Salad

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This elegant variation on an egg salad sandwich incorporates the salty, seafood flavor of smoked salmon.

Course Main Course, Snack

Cuisine American

Dish Type Salad, sandwich

Diet and Health healthy-ish

Seasonal Easter, Mother's Day

Ingredient eggs, smoked salmon

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings sandwiches or 2 salads

Author Amy Reiley

Ingredients

4 large hard boiled eggs peeled
1 scallion ends trimmed
1 stalk celery finely chopped
2 oz smoked salmon
1-2 tsp capers (optional)
2-4 tbsp mayonnaise
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
arugula and/or whole grain bread for serving

Instructions

Finely chop the hard boiled eggs.
Slice the scallion lengthwise then slice the two halves into half-moons.
Add the chopped egg, scallion, celery, smoked salmon, (optional) capers and 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise to a medium mixing bowl. Thoroughly combine.
Add up to two additional tablespoons of mayonnaise to taste. (We like our egg salad on the dry side and find that two is perfect.) Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

To serve, divide the egg salad mixture among four slices of whole grain bread or toast and top each with about 1/4 cup of arugula and the second slice of bread. Or divide the egg salad on top of two beds of arugula as a salad for two.

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Amy Reiley

Eat Something Sexy's Creator & Editor-in-Chief Amy Reiley is the award-winning author of five aphrodisiac cookbooks. She has her Master of Arts in Gastronomy, awarded by Le Cordon Bleu and The University of Adelaide. She is also a Certified Nutrition Coach awarded by the International Sports Sciences Association and she is a California Certified Massage Therapist.

Amy is considered a leading authority on aphrodisiacs. Her work in aphrodisiacs is quoted in publications including National Geographic, The New York Times, Epicurious, Wine Enthusiast, Health and Playboy magazines. She speaks internationally on aphrodisiac foods and has brought her knowledge of aphrodisiac history and science to national television shows including The Today Show and CBS Early Show. She is a frequent guest on relationship and lifestyle radio and podcast shows and has been interviewed by BBC and NPR radio, Cosmopolitan radio and popular podcasts including My Dad Wrote a Porno.

Amy is also a freelance food, wine and health researcher and writer as well as a wine competition judge. Her work has appeared in publications ranging from Variety to The Daily Meal. She is an MSN content provider. And she is also a former wine editor for Gayot.com and wine & spirits editor of Las Vegas magazine.

Fun fact: Amy was the creator of the first ever comprehensive food and wine apps, Amy Reiley's Pocket Gourmet and Amy Reiley's Pocket Vineyard for Palm.

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