Take this Irish Egg Salad Sandwich to work with you for lunch this St. Patrick's Day! It's the most delicious and interesting egg salad sandwich you'll ever eat! It is super flavourful and filled with freshness too. Get your favourite sandwich bread and overfill it with this egg salad mixture; if it's not messy, you're not doing it right!
1/4cupdiced tomatoes,pulp and seeds removed and discarded
1 1/2cupschopped leaf lettuce
4wholegreen onions,thinly sliced
1/4cupmayonnaise
2teaspoonsyellow mustard
1/4teaspoonground black pepper
6slicesbread
Instructions
Once the eggs have been hard boiled and cooled, remove the shell and discard. Cut the egg in half, lengthwise, and remove the yolk. Set the yolks aside. Cut the egg white into long strips and then cut across the strips to make an even dice. Diced egg whites create more texture and look better than mashed egg when the sandwich is assembled. Transfer the diced egg white to a mixing bowl.
When it comes to the yolks, you can use them all or you can use only half. I like to use only half of the yolk. To prepare the yolks, crumble them into the bowl with the diced egg whites. Again, this is all about texture and presentation. It’s a preference. If you want to mash the white and the yolk, by all means go right ahead and do it.
Next, add the diced tomatoes, chopped lettuce, and the sliced green onions. Add in the mayonnaise and the yellow mustard. Next, add in the black pepper, but do not add any salt. Depending on the type of mayo you’re using, you may not need the salt. Toss everything together well until thoroughly mixed. Taste and season with additional salt if needed. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
Prepare your bread by smearing each slice lightly with mayonnaise or butter. I prefer mayonnaise, but others prefer to butter the bread when making a sandwich instead.
Once that’s done, pile the egg salad mixture onto one slice of the prepared bread. Place the second slice of bread on top and press down gently to seal. The sandwich is now ready to enjoy!
Notes
The nutritional information is an estimate only and will depend on which type of bread you use and whether you use all of the egg yolks or not.