{"id":3556,"date":"2026-04-13T18:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:27:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:27:48","slug":"classic-egg-salad-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/classic-egg-salad-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Egg Salad Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Classic Egg Salad Recipe<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>6 large eggs (hard-boiled)<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp finely chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chopped celery<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<li>Optional: mustard, fresh herbs (dill or parsley)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Boil the eggs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Place eggs in water, bring to a boil<\/li>\n<li>Turn off heat, cover, and let sit ~10\u201312 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Transfer to ice water to cool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peel &amp; chop<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Peel eggs and chop (not too fine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, combine mayo, lemon juice, onion, salt &amp; pepper<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs + celery and gently mix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chill<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>On bread, toast, lettuce, or as a sandwich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Tips for the BEST Egg Salad<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t overcook eggs \u2192 yolks become dry and taste sulfur-like<\/li>\n<li>Let eggs cool before mixing \u2192 prevents watery mayo<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>less mayo than you think<\/strong> \u2192 keeps flavor balanced<\/li>\n<li>Add crunch (celery, pickles, onions) \u2192 better texture<\/li>\n<li>Mix gently \u2192 avoid mushy consistency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Extra Flavor Ideas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Dijon mustard for tang<\/li>\n<li>Use garlic aioli instead of mayo<\/li>\n<li>Mix in chopped pickles or olives<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle paprika on top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Classic Egg Salad Recipe \u00a0Ingredients 6 large eggs (hard-boiled) 1\/4 cup mayonnaise 2 tsp lemon juice 1 tbsp finely chopped&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3558,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3556\/revisions\/3558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}