Lunch Lady Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe – quick and easy homemade egg sandwiches that are a childhood school cafeteria favorite. Hard-boiled eggs, onion, celery, salt, pepper, dry mustard, mayonnaise, and sweet pickle relish. Super simple to make and tastes great. Ready to eat in minutes. I am pretty sure my lunchroom never served something so yummy! This is the best egg salad sandwich!

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School Cafeteria Egg Salad

Egg Salad Sandwiches are one of our go-to weekday lunches. I came across this Lunch Lady Egg Salad Sandwich recipe in my government school cafeteria cookbook and couldn’t resist giving it a try. Hard boiled eggs, onion, celery, salt, pepper, dry mustard, mayonnaise, and sweet pickle relish. SO simple and packed full of amazing flavor. We love the little crunch from the chopped celery! I am pretty sure my lunchroom never served something so yummy!

How to Make Lunch Lady Egg Salad Sandwich

These sandwiches are super easy to make with only a few simple ingredients. Peel hard-boiled eggs and finely chop. In a medium bowl, gently combine chopped eggs, onions, chopped celery, black pepper, salt, dry mustard, mayo, and sweet pickle relish until well blended. Toast bread slices. Top slices of bread with the egg salad mixture. Add lettuce and a tomato slice and enjoy!

Helpful Tips & Frequently Asked Questions

I cook my eggs in the Instant Pot. The instant pot makes perfect hard boiled eggs every time!
- Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Egg Instructions: https://www.plainchicken.com/instant-pot-hard-boiled-eggs/
To cook the eggs on the stovetop: Place the eggs in a single layer in a heavy saucepan and cover with cold water by at least one inch. Add a teaspoon of salt. Leaving the pot uncovered, turn the heat to high. As soon as the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and cover. After 10 minutes, remove the cover and run cold water over eggs for 1 minute.
Feel free to add some bacon, chives, or green onions to the egg salad mixture.
Can substitute Greek yogurt for some or all of the mayonnaise.
Store egg salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- It will keep 3 to 5 days in the refrigerator.

What to Serve with Classic Egg Salad

This has quickly become our go-to egg salad recipe. I always have the ingredients on hand to whip up a batch at a moment’s notice. You can serve the egg salad on bread, toast, with crackers, or in a tortilla wrap. We usually top the sandwiches with some lettuce and tomato. It is also delicious with some bacon and sliced avocado. YUM! This is great for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!! You must give this a try ASAP!

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