Hard boiled egg sandwich following this egg salad sandwich recipe is so easy to prepare and you can make quick, creamy and delicious egg sandwiches in no time if you have hard boiled eggs and they make great breakfast sandwiches with eggs! An egg is just 78 calories but rich in protein and the total calories of the egg salad sandwich will actually depend on the other ingredients you use to make the egg sandwich. By choosing the right kind of bread and right kind of spread, you can keep it low calorie or high calorie as you want, about which we will discuss more in this post!
You can use perfect easy to peel hard boiled eggs with bright yellow yolks to make this egg salad sandwich but if you have any leftover overcooked boiled eggs with slightly grey interior, you may even use that since it taste delicious in this sandwich with may.
So this recipe is one way to save any leftove overcooked hard boiled eggs as well!
How Long To Cook Hard Boiled Eggs For Egg Salad Sandwiches?
If you want to make perfect easy to peel eggs for egg salad sandwiches, you just need to cook the eggs for 9 to 10 minutes in boiling water (in medium to low heat), immediately followed by an ice water bath to cool down the eggs.
Here is how to tell if hard boiled eggs are done if you are not sure how to know if the eggs are hard boiled.
Perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs have dry, bright yellow yolks which are completely cooked.
However, you do not need to throw away any leftover overcooked eggs since they taste great in this type of egg salad sandwich with mayo! In fact I used an overcooked leftover egg in this recipe which I didn't want to throw away! If you are making for yourself and not for any guests, you can even use any leftover boiled eggs that might have turned slightly grey too, since the sandwich is delicious anyways!
If you are making for guests or yourself and if you want the best results, it is recommended to use perfectly cooked (not overcooked) hard boiled eggs with bright yellow yolk that is completely cooked.
You can learn here how long to hard boil eggs for making the perfect hard boiled eggs for sandwich or any recipes!
You may also use hard boiled duck eggs to make egg salad sandwich which tastes great as well!
Easy, Creamy Mayo Egg Salad Sandwich For Breakfast
We use mayonnaise to mix with the hard boiled egg mixture along with black pepper and so basically this is like using an instant egg salad filling for the sandwich.
If you don't want to use mayonnaise because you are already using the eggs in the sandwich and so if you prefer an egg free spread, you can go for eggless mayonnaise or you can just use spreadable butter.
You may also substitute mayo with other creamy spreads like ranch dressing which goes great in egg salad sandwiches!
You can also use more ingredients like dijon mustard, as we usually do for egg salads, but this simple and easy egg salad sandwich is even delicious without using mustard.
Egg salad sandwich is a delicious, filling meal and you can control the amount of calories in your egg sandwich by choosing the right type of bread and also choosing the right type of mayo or another preferred spread.
If you want something other than hard boiled egg salad sandwiches, you can use scrambled eggs, fried eggs like sunny side up eggs etc to make egg sandwiches and also you can make tasty sandwiches like avocado toast with egg omelette!
Calories In Egg Salad Sandwich
This hard boiled egg salad sandwich has about 357 calories (approx.) in total and the amount of cholesterol is 220 mg (approx.).
This is because we use whole wheat bread slices to make the egg sandwich here, and also a no fat mayonnaise.
If you use light mayonnaise, the calories of the egg salad sandwich will slightly increase to about 450 calories (approx. value).
However, if you use regular mayonnaise and white bread the calories can go up to about 700 calories (approx. value) in total!
So the calories of the egg salad sandwich always will depend on the kind of bread you choose to make the sandwich and also the calories in the spread (here mayonnaise) that you choose.
If you want to keep it low calories, you can always choose low calorie breads like whole wheat bread or other low calorie healthy breads and you can choose light or no fat mayo.
If you do not mind more calories and want to make the best tasting egg sandwich, you may go for white bread or butter bread and you can choose regular mayo!
How to boil eggs for egg salad sandwich?
To make perfect hard boiled eggs, add the eggs to a saucepan with enough water and add salt, bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to low and cook for another 10 minutes (with the pan closed with lid).
After 10 minutes of boiling, you can drain off the hot water carefully and add replace with regular water which will help the water to cool down.
Once the eggs are cooled, you can remove the shells and the hard boiled eggs are ready to use.
See here how to make easy peel hard boiled eggs for sandwiches and more!
You can also boil eggs in instant pot very easily to make hard boiled eggs!
When you make eggs in the instant pot pressure cooker, it is unlikely to overcook the eggs like that could happen with stove top sometimes.
If you happen to overcook the boiled eggs resulting in slight discoloration of the yolks (by changing to grey parts inside), you still can use them in this egg salad sandwich, like I do sometimes!
If you have overcooked the hard boiled eggs by leaving it on stove top by mistake for more time than intended, the yolk will develop a grey color which is perfect edible but may not look very good.
This hard boiled egg salad sandwich is a great way to save those leftover hard boiled eggs with some grey parts inside the cooked yolk because you can't see them when you put the eggs as a filling inside the sandwich and with the mayo, it definitely tastes good!
Here I have used some of those leftover hard boiled eggs that turned grey (because I attended them late) to make the egg sandwich which tastes great!
However, you can always use the best, perfect hard boiled eggs with bright yellow yolks to make the egg sandwich if you boiled the eggs perfectly!
Here in this recipe for hard boiled egg salad sandwich, we use only one hard boiled egg which is enough to prepare sandwich for one person.
If you have two people to serve, you can make two hard boiled eggs.
You can prepare the boiled eggs in advance and make the sandwich quickly as needed.
If you want to prepare a quick breakfast egg sandwich using boiled eggs, you may boil the eggs the night before, keep it refrigerated and use in the morning for preparing the breakfast sandwich.
I used wheat bread to make this boiled egg sandwich but you can use your favorite type of bread.
Make sure to toast the bread for the best results!
Even if you don't have a bread toaster or sandwich maker, you can toast the bread using a regular iron skillet or pan, see my post here on how to toast bread without toaster.
So here is how you can prepare this easy and quick boiled egg sandwich following this easy hard boiled egg salad sandwich recipe.
How To Make Hard Boiled Egg Salad Sandwich With Mayo For Breakfast
To make easy, homemade hard boiled egg salad sandwich for breakfast, we need the following ingredients.
ingredients to make hard boiled egg salad sandwich
2 slices bread
1 hard boiled egg
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon butter (to toast the bread slices in butter)
salt as needed
Step by step instructions
Toast your bread with butter, I used a good quality iron skillet to toast the bread slices.
To toast the bread with butter using the skillet, first add the butter to the hot iron skillet and place one of the slices.
Toast in low to medium heat for about a minute or until the bottom side is crispy and lightly golden brown, flip the bread and toast the other side too.
Once the first slice of bread is toasted, transfer it from the pan or skillet and toast the second slice of bread too.
You may also toast the bread in oven!
Keep the toasted bread slices aside.
Take the boiled egg in a bowl and chop the boiled egg into very small pieces.
Add two tablespoons of mayonnaise, salt and ground black pepper to the chopped boiled egg and stir together to form a nice, creamy and spreadable mixture.
Take one slice of toasted bread and add the mayo egg mixture to it, and evenly spread the mixture over the slice.
Add the remaining one tablespoon of mayonnaise to the second slice of bread and evenly spread it.
Take the second slice of bread (which is spread with mayo on one side) and place the slice on top of the first slice with the mixture, gently press the slices together.
You may cut the boiled egg sandwich in triangles if you wish, which will make it easy to serve and eat, especially if you are serving for kids.
Enjoy the easy, simple and delicious hard boiled egg sandwich with mayonnaise for breakfast, snack or even dinner as you wish.
Notes: You may also add more ingredients like dijon mustard, dill, lemon juice, garlic, onion powders etc while you make the egg salad in the bowl, if you wish to add more flavors.
More egg recipes for easy breakfast:
scrambled eggs with spinach for breakfast
cabbage and eggs for breakfast
breakfast egg and cheese muffins
Below you can get the recipe for hard boiled egg salad sandwich in detail.
Hard Boiled Egg Salad Sandwich With Mayo For Breakfast
Ingredients
- 2 slices bread
- 1 hard boiled egg
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter (to toast the bread slices in butter)
- salt as needed
Instructions
- Toast your bread with butter, I used a good quality iron skillet to toast the bread slices. To toast the bread with butter using the skillet, first add the butter to the hot iron skillet and place one of the slices. Toast in low to medium heat for about a minute or until the bottom side is crispy and lightly golden brown, flip the bread and toast the other side too. Once the first slice of bread is toasted, transfer it from the pan or skillet and toast the second slice of bread too. You can also toast bread in oven if you want.Keep the toasted bread slices aside.
- Take the boiled egg in a bowl and chop the boiled egg into very small pieces.
- Add two tablespoons of mayonnaise, salt and ground black pepper to the chopped boiled egg and stir together to form a nice, creamy and spreadable mixture.
- Take one slice of toasted bread and add the mayo egg mixture to it, and evenly spread the mixture over the slice.
- Add the remaining one tablespoon of mayonnaise to the second slice of bread and evenly spread it.
- Take the second slice of bread (which is spread with mayo on one side) and place the slice on top of the first slice with the mixture, gently press the slices together. You may cut the boiled egg sandwich in triangles if you wish, which will make it easy to serve and eat, especially if you are serving for kids.Enjoy the easy, simple and delicious hard boiled egg sandwich with mayonnaise for breakfast, snack or even dinner as you wish.
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