Jalapeño egg salad recipe
This week, I’ve been plowing through my book’s page proofs, making corrections and cuts where needed. Unfortunately, I’m a bit of a perfectionist and when I turn in the proofs next week, I know that I’ll want more time.
But then I saw this Chinese proverb, “Were I to await perfection, my book would never be finished,” and I laughed because this is so true.
So what does this have to do with egg salad? Not a lot, except that it’s spring, which for me always signals a time for fresh beginnings and an opportunity to throw out the old to make room for the new.
That’s how I feel about my book right now—it’s time to send it along to make room for a new project in my life. And yes, eggs are a symbol of rebirth, which is why they’re so closely associated with my favorite spring holiday, Easter.
When I was young, my family and I would spend the week before Easter decorating hard-boiled eggs by dipping them in vinegar and food coloring. Sure, the eggs were fun and festive, but the best thing was having a refrigerator filled with leftover eggs.
Now, I don’t like hard-boiled eggs in too many things—whenever they pop up in meatballs, gravies, or soups, I tend to eat around them. But a plain, unfettered hard-boiled egg is probably the perfect snack—it’s portable, healthy and comes in earth-friendly packaging.
Of course, I tend to embellish and often I’ll take that egg and doctor it up a bit with some mayonnaise, mustard, and jalapeños to make a salad. I started doing this back when I was in high school, and it’s been a favorite snack every since. It’s good as a dip with tortilla chips, though it also makes for a fine sandwich, especially with slices of avocado and bacon.
These days, I don’t often decorate eggs at Easter, but I still love hard-boiled eggs. And for the next few days, in between doing rain dances for the dry parts of Texas and finishing editing my proofs, I hoping this jalapeño egg salad will keep me satisfied and energized.
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Jalapeño egg salad
Ingredients
- 6 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 pickled or fresh jalapeño seeds and stems removed, diced
- 1 green onion finely chopped, green part only (about a tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Salt black pepper and cayenne to taste
- Bread or tortilla chips for serving
Instructions
- Peel the eggs and then roughly chop. Gently stir in the jalapeño, green onion, ground cumin, mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice. Add salt, black pepper and cayenne to taste.
- Serve either on bread for a sandwich or tortilla chips as a dip.
Im going through a bit of an egg obsession phase. This recipe sounds like heaven! YUMYUMYUM!!!!!
I'm going to make it tomorrow
Thankyou
We were surprised to have had all these ingredients in our cabinets so decided to make it a.s.a.p! It was SO delicious! The cumin added a great touch and, of course, the jalapenos were perfect in it! Can't believe we never thought of this when we are obsessed with jalapenos and eggs! Yum!
I just made this egg recipe and it is delicious. Never thought about adding jalapeños to the egg mix but it works well and adds the right pop of added flavor. Will try this recipe again. So easy and lots of protein.
Susan–So glad you enjoyed it!
My neighbor just gave me 2 doz chicken & duck eggs and I’ve never made egg salad before. Things have to be spicy in this house — can’t wait to try it this afternoon.
Also have a 60′ greenhouse, 70 pepper plants, 20 varieties from hot-to-not, so I’m bookmarking your site!
Selkiebug–Welcome! Enjoy the spicy egg salad! And yes, there are lots of recipes with peppers here for you to explore.
I made this but swapped out the eggs for 1 can mashed chickpeas and the mayo with half sour cream/half fage because I developed an egg intolerance when I was about 30yo. Its good, I think I’ll leave in the jalop seeds next time for a little more heat. I use la morena brand jalops with the pretty lady on the can. Rolled burrito style.
Jeff–Thank you for sharing your adaptation with chickpeas. I will definitely have to try it that way! And La Morena is an excellent brand–the can is iconic, too!