Make Egg Salad Greek Style For Triple The Flavor

Egg salad is a staple in many people's lunch rotations, and for good reason. Creamy, tangy, and packed with protein, egg salad is, at its most basic, just mayonnaise stirred into chopped hard-boiled eggs. It's easy to make, and the ingredients are readily available in most grocery stores. It's also no secret that there are lots of delicious ways to upgrade egg salad, from spreading it onto garlic bread to giving it a Greek-style makeover by swapping out the mayo for bright and delicious tzatziki sauce. 

Tzatziki is a cool, flavorful dip made from thick and creamy Greek yogurt, grated cucumber, lemon, and various fresh herbs such as dill or mint. It's simple, fresh, and easy to make yourself, but it's also sold in grocery stores alongside tubs of hummus and labneh. There are plenty of creative uses for tzatziki, and stirring it into egg salad is among the best because it's ridiculously simple and unbelievably tasty. Simply chop up your eggs as you normally would and use the same amount of tzatziki as you would mayonnaise. Slap it on bread or crackers, and you're good to go. 

Of course, tzatziki is more tart than mayo, so if the flavor is too bold for your taste, there's nothing wrong with doing a half-and-half blend of mayo and tzatziki, or even three-quarters of one and a quarter of the other. The salad will still have plenty of fresh flavor from the herbs and the crisp crunch of grated cucumber.

Common wisdom advises that the best egg salads keep things simple, and that's especially true for this version infused with Greek flavors. In fact, adding too many other seasonings could create an imbalanced, muddled flavor. If you decide your egg salad needs a little more verve, be sure to take the flavor of the tzatziki into account when making your choices rather than simply throwing in things typically found in egg salad.

For instance, rather than adding pickle relish to the mix and letting it clash with the other flavors, try swapping in capers instead. Capers are common in Mediterranean cuisine and offer a briny pop of brightness similar to pickles. If you feel your dressing is missing something earthy or sharp, add a dollop of spicy, sharp Dijon mustard, which will blend beautifully with the lemony, herby flavors in the tzatziki.

Finally, if your idea of a perfect egg salad includes the lovely texture of chopped veggies, it's perfectly okay to add minced celery, diced tomatoes, and sliced olives to honor the Greek flavor profile. Just keep them separate from your salad until right before you intend to eat it, as letting extra veggies sit in the tzatziki could make it watery.