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    Egg Spread

    Published: Aug 19, 2015 / Updated: Mar 5, 2021 / 2 Comments

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    Egg spread is a quick and simple mayo-free alternative to egg salad.

    several slices of rye bread with egg spread on a plate

    I've never been a huge fan of egg salad - even though I love mayo and creamy dishes, it's often just too rich for me. Ever since I was a kid, my mom used to make me her version. No mayo, just a little bit of butter.

    Onions give it more flavor and a bit of crunch. She would always serve it on rye bread, open-faced sandwich style. I still make it that way for myself.

    You probably have these ingredients on-hand already. I sometimes top these with capers. I realize that probably sounds weird to some of you but it's really good 😉

    Love eggs? Try my Easy Egg Salad or Potato Salad with Egg.

    Questions? Let me know!

    Egg Spread - Salt & Lavender

    Egg Spread

    A mayo-free egg salad recipe.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Sandwich
    Cuisine European
    Servings 1
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    Ingredients
     

    • 2 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon butter (I just eyeball it)
    • Salt & pepper to taste
    • 1/4 small onion (or to taste) finely chopped
    • 2-3 slices of bread

    Instructions
     

    • Put butter in a bowl (it'll soften while the eggs are cooking if it came right from the fridge).
    • Hard boil eggs.
    • While eggs are cooking, chop onion.
    • Once eggs are cooked, cool them in cold water for a few minutes then peel.
    • Using a fork, mash eggs, butter, and salt & pepper together until mixed.
    • Add onion and mix.
    • Spread mixture onto bread and enjoy!

    Notes

    • If you're finding that the egg mixture isn't sticking together at all, add in a little more butter. You really don't need much butter for it to all stick together, though.
    • Making it with chives instead of onions is a tasty alternative.
    • I sometimes eat egg spread with a bowl of tomato soup. Easy weeknight dinner!
    Keyword egg spread, mayo-free egg salad
    Author Natasha Bull
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    1. Beth says

      October 27, 2015 at 10:43 AM

      I'm not a huge mayo fan, so I decided to give this a try. Worth it! I love that it's not as rich as traditional egg salad. I threw some chives in there, which added to it nicely.

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      • Natasha says

        October 27, 2015 at 10:45 AM

        Glad you tried it and liked it 🙂 🙂

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