The $10 Food Day: Egg Salad Sandwiches Recipe
Egg salad is one of those recipes that doesn’t really require a recipe. You know what I mean?
My recipe may be a little different than yours, mainly because I abide by my mom’s philosophy of adding just a pinch of sugar to almost every savory recipe. Sugar can add another dimension of flavor to everything from soup to pasta sauce.
I decided to include egg salad sandwiches in my second $10 Food Day series because, well, they’re just an all-around awesome thing to eat. So simple, yet so satisfying.
I hope you enjoy my take on the classic egg salad sandwich!
The Cost
- Eggs (8) = $.64
- Mayonnaise (1/3 cup) = $.26
- Bread (8 slices) = $.80
- Mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper (approximate cost) = $.10
Total cost for four servings: $1.80
Eggs are all over the place in terms of cost.
Regular, non-organic eggs can be found for as cheap as 99 cents a dozen. Organic, free-range eggs or eggs from vegetarian-fed chickens can cost upwards of $4 or $5 a dozen.
For this recipe, I used eggs that cost 99 cents a dozen, on sale at the grocery store.
Tip: Make it a budget-friendly meal by adding some carrot sticks, fresh fruit, or crackers.
If egg salad sandwiches seem a little boring to you, try making buttery toasted bread like this. You will thank me.
To make: Generously butter both sides of a piece of bread. Place in a panini press or George Foreman Grill until light golden brown.
How to Make Hard-Boiled Eggs
- Place eggs in a large saucepan and add enough water to fully cover eggs.
- Heat over medium-high heat and bring to a full, rolling boil. Boil for about a minute and turn off heat.
- Leave eggs in the water while it cools. Once the water is cool, the eggs are ready to peel and eat.
View the other $10 Food Day recipes:
- Breakfast: Banana-oat pancakes
- Lunch: Egg salad sandwiches
- Dinner: Tortilla shell pizzas
- Snack: Banana-Nutella “ice cream”
More Egg-spiration
If you’re trying to save money on food, try making more egg-based meals like:
- How to make an amazingly fluffy omelette
- Make-ahead breakfast egg cups
- Banana-egg pancakes
- Fried egg sandwiches
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Plan on two eggs per person. For a lighter egg salad, substitute Greek yogurt for half of the mayonnaise.
Ingredients
- 8 hard-boiled eggs
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Mash eggs with the back of a fork or a potato masher. Place in a bowl and add mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper. Spread egg salad on bread, top with chopped green onions, and serve.
6 Comments on “The $10 Food Day: Egg Salad Sandwiches Recipe”
Hooray for egg salad! It’s definitely one of my favorite sandwiches ever–especially with lots of chopped dill and some crunchy radish. 🙂
I’ve never tried egg salad with dill or radish slices – thanks for the tip!
Might be obvious to some, but you didn’t mention how to make the egg salad. Only how to hard boil the eggs.
Oops… good catch! I forgot to include the coding that makes the recipe show up. It’s there now 🙂
I had a friend that made scrambled eggs she added parsley,onions,garlic,dillweed,season salt, baconbit, crab or lobster then when eggs are done top with slice of cheese it can be made into sandwich totally AWESOME my husband loves it and this is the way we make it now
That sounds absolutely fabulous! Wow.