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Avocado Egg Salad

March 5, 2019 By Katya 8 Comments

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Close up avocado egg salad with fresh herbs

Delicious avocado egg salad with crunchy veggies and creamy herb dressing is the best healthy egg salad I have tasted. 

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Avocado egg salad made with ​Happy Egg Co. Free-est of the Free Range hard-boiled eggs, creamy avocado, fresh cucumbers, pickles, and green onions tossed in a sour cream herb dressing.

This healthy egg salad is incredibly fresh, light, and so easy to make. Use your favorite fresh herbs, such as dill, cilantro, or parsley.
Overhead brown eggs in yellow egg carton

For your avocado egg salad, you want the best quality eggs since they are the star of this recipe. That’s why these gorgeous brown eggs from Happy Egg Co. Free Range Eggs are absolutely delicious.

They are hormone, pesticide, and antibiotic-free and come from farms in Arkansas and Missouri. The farms are tucked away on rolling woodland hills on 8 acres of land, which is 5X the required size to be considered Free Range. I think that’s pretty amazing!

The hens are raised on green pasture and have access to the outdoors to forage, perch, dust bathe and stretch their wings. This results in healthy, happy hens, which then leads to healthier, fuller, more nutrient-rich eggs.

Ingredients for Egg Salad

  • Eggs
  • Avocado
  • Pickles
  • Cucumber
  • Green onions
  • Sour cream
  • Mayonnaise
  • Dijon mustard
  • Olive oil
  • Fresh herbs, such as dill, parsley, cilantro
Ingredients for avocado egg salad

How to Make Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

  • First, you’ll want to cook the eggs. I’ve used this foolproof method to hard-boil eggs for years. Place eggs in a pot and cover with cold water.

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, cover, and boil for exactly 5 minutes at a rolling boil. Turn off heat while leaving the pot on the hot burner for 5 more minutes. Drain, cool in ice water, and peel.

Step by step of how to hard-boil eggs
  • Next, whisk the dressing ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dressing might be more on the thick side depending on the brand of sour cream used.
Step by step on how to make sour cream herb dressing.
  • Lastly, add the salad ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Add the dressing and gently toss to combine. Taste for salt and pepper. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Step by step on how to make avocado egg salad recipe.

What to Eat with Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

This avocado egg salad serves well over a toasted slice of whole-grain bread with arugula or baby spinach for an open-faced sandwich. For a low-carb option, serve it inside a lettuce leaf as I have done here. Another option would be to serve it over salad greens.

Close up of egg salad on toast on brown paper.

And if you’re craving more egg salad recipes, try this Salmon Egg Salad with an added boost of protein.

As always, if you try this Avocado Egg Salad let me know how you like it in the comments below!

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Close up of avocado egg salad on toast with arugula.

Avocado Egg Salad

★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
  • Author: Katya
  • Prep Time: 25
  • Total Time: 25
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Salad
  • Method: Chop
  • Cuisine: American
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Delicious avocado egg salad with crunchy veggies and creamy herb dressing is the best healthy egg salad I have tasted!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 8 large eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and chopped
  • 1 large avocado, chopped
  • 3/4 cup kosher dill pickles, chopped
  • 1/2 English cucumber, chopped
  • 3 green onions, chopped

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 cup fresh chopped herbs, such as dill, cilantro, parsley
  • Kosher salt and fresh black pepper

Instructions

  1. Prepare the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. 
  2. Prepare the salad. Add salad ingredients to a large salad bowl. Stir in the dressing and gently toss to combine. Taste for salt and pepper. Refrigerate the salad for at least 30 minutes before serving.

Notes

  1. Depending on the brand of the sour cream used, the dressing might be more on the thick side. Do not add any additional ingredients to thin out the dressing. As the salad chills, the vegetables will release some of their juices and the salad will be perfectly creamy.
  2. You can use a combination of your favorite fresh herbs for the dressing. I personally love parsley, dill, and cilantro, but fresh oregano, chives, and even a little fresh tarragon would be great.
  3. For an open-faced sandwich, I toasted whole wheat bread, topped it with arugula, and then the salad. Fresh sliced radishes or cucumbers would also be tasty to add. 

Keywords: easter, leftover, seasonal, spring, easy, healthy

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This post has been sponsored by The Happy Egg Co®. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

 

Filed Under: Recipes, Salads Tagged With: avocado, cucumber, egg, sour cream

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Comments

  1. Valentina says

    March 9, 2019 at 4:09 PM

    WOW! This egg salad with avocados definitely screams DELICIOUS. It’s going on our menu for next week. Can’t wait to try it.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Katya says

      March 9, 2019 at 8:37 PM

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Julia Frey says

    March 9, 2019 at 5:38 AM

    This egg salad immediately caught my attention! There is so much that I love about it. I love that it’s chunky and not mushy as many egg salad recipes are. I love that you added mustard to the dressing and of course the free range eggs. The only kind I buy!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Katya says

      March 9, 2019 at 8:36 PM

      Thank you Julia! I love a good egg salad, especially with texture.

      Reply
  3. Dina says

    March 8, 2019 at 4:48 PM

    Katya, I love how creative you got with this avocado egg salad! All those flavors and textures, YUM! I bet it’s so filling and delicious!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Katya says

      March 9, 2019 at 8:32 PM

      Thank you Dina!

      Reply
  4. ND says

    March 7, 2019 at 9:52 AM

    We always have avocado on hand at home. This looks incredibly good! My husband is always looking for ways to eat more protein, I think he will love the egg and avocado combo!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Katya says

      March 8, 2019 at 11:52 AM

      Thank you!

      Reply

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