How to Make Dillicious Egg Salad

This egg salad is one of my favourite parts about Easter Eggs. Decorating all those hard cooked eggs is a lot of fun but eating them is better! And this egg salad is the tastiest way enjoy them.

Also Read: Recipes for Leftover Eggs, Egg and Ham Breakfast Muffin, Fast and Easy Pickled Eggs, Deviled Eggs 

Our family tradition is to add dill to our egg salad. I’m not just talking about the herb – I mean we add dill pickles, dill pickle juice and dill. So if you’re a fan of straight up mayo and eggs, this is not the egg salad for you.  But if you love dill and dill pickles, you have come to the right place.

Recipe for Dillicious Egg Salad

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5 from 2 votes

Egg Salad

Egg salad with dill pickles, dill pickle liquid and fresh chopped dill. If you like dill pickles, you'll love this dillicious egg salad!

Prep : 10 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 hard cooked eggs
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 tsp dill pickle brine or white vinegar
• 1 small to medium dill pickle finely diced
• 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
• 1 tsp finely chopped green onions or chives
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Peel and dice hard cooked eggs. Set aside.
• In a bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise and pickle brine/vinegar.
• Mix in dill, chives/green onions, salt and pepper.
• Add diced eggs and diced pickle.
• Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
• Store in refrigerator for up to 3-5 days.

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Use up those cute little Easter Eggs!

How Long Does Egg Salad Keep?

Hard cooked eggs kept in their shell in the fridge will last about 1 week in the fridge.

When you break open the eggs and use them in a salad like this, their shelf life is shortened.

Egg salad will last about 3-5 days in the fridge.

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What’s your family’s favourite way to use up leftover hard cooked eggs? Let me know in the comments below or share a photo on social media and tag #getgettys so I can see it and like it.

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