Bacon egg salad. The delicious combo of crispy bacon and soft eggs makes for an easy addition to your sandwiches, lettuce cups or green salads. The creamy dressing with mayonnaise and dijon mustard elevates the flavors to transform your favorite egg salad into something phenomenal.

Why I Love This Crispy Salad

Simply put, this is the bacon version of your favorite egg salad. It has all the key elements of the classic: hard boiled eggs, vibrant herbs, perfect seasonings, and the very creamy dressing. But, in this case, the recipe leans into the flavor and crunch of bacon.

The soft, creamy eggs combined with crispy bits of bacon is obviously an incredible combination. The creamy dressing is a simple mix of mayonnaise, dijon mustard and lemon juice. And the seasonings are just salt and white pepper. Simple home cooking with no fancy ingredients. Give it a quick chill if you have time. Pile it onto toast, tuck it into sandwiches, or scoop it with crackers for ridiculously easy, simple meal.

Key Ingredients In Bacon Egg Salad

Bacon - Shortcut bacon is the key ingredient.
Eggs - Hard boiled, peeled and chopped.
Mayonnaise - Rich and creamy base.
Dijon mustard - Brings in gentle tang.
Lemon - Fresh lemon juice for extra brightness.
White pepper - Simply to avoid black specks of black pepper.

How To Make Bacon Egg Salad

Bacon and eggs - Begin the recipe with cooking the key ingredients, bacon and egg. Dice or slice bacon and fry until crispy. Boil eggs and chop into small chunks.

Add the dressing - To these prepped ingredients, add mayonnaise, dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice. Customize the amount of mayonnaise and mustard for your taste. Finally, mix.

How to serve - Enjoy the salad in sandwiches, on toasted bread, in lettuce cups, or as a simple salad with more greens.

Bacon Egg Salad

Creamy mix of crispy bacon, soft eggs and tangy dressing. Perfect for sandwiches, meal prep, or an easy lunch that comes together in minutes.

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Course: Lunch, Dinner

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Author :Nish Kitchen

Servings 4

Ingredients

Instructions

Heat large pan over medium heat. Add bacon. Fry for about 3-4 minutes or until browned.
Peel and chop hard boiled eggs.
Add mayonnaise, dijon mustard, lemon juice and dill. Mix.
Season with salt and white pepper.

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Notes

How to serve:

As sandwich
On toast
Lettuce cups
Green salad

Herbs - Sub dill with parsley or chives.

More veggies - Finely chopped celery, potatoes, asparagus and green onions.

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