Egg salad has to be one of my favorite foods in all the land. It is so simple to make and enjoy on toasted bread as a sandwich or on a bed of lettuce as a… well… salad.
And even though the simplest of egg salad just involves hard cooked eggs that I make in the oven, a little bit of mayonnaise, salt and pepper, I fell in love with this version while I was in high school. It only takes about three more seconds to make this version (well, maybe a touch more than that, but you get my drift!).
The olives add a little bit of brininess, the pimentos a touch of sweetness, and the onions just round it all out.
I totally cheat by just using green olives stuffed with the pimentos, too. They are like a win-win when making this egg salad recipe.
So, you may want to add a few more eggs to your planning for Easter this year just so you can make this egg salad with olives. It’s pretty awesome.
Egg Salad with Olives Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 hard cooked eggs
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup sliced green olives stuffed with pimentos
- 1/4 cup diced sweet onion
Instructions
- Place eggs into a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and mash with a fork or using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer. Add mayonnaise and mix together until well-combined and eggs are light and fluffy. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste.
- Stir in sliced olives and pimentos and onion into egg salad.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you love eggs as much as I do, you may also like these recipes:
Egg Salad Sandwich with Bacon and Avocado
Breakfast Casserole with Bacon, Spinach, and Mushrooms
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
My husband loves olives! Bet he’ll enjoy this recipe too 🙂
I love olives! What a fun change up to an old classic.
Thanks, Jenna!
This has always been my favorite egg salad. I but green pimento stuffed olives just for this. I was craving it yesterday and today I’ll make it for lunch!
Woo hoo! We must be related, Linda. Seriously. I was craving it like mad yesterday, too.
I love olives and I love egg salad but I’ve never thought to put the two together! *slaps forehead* What a fantastic idea, Robyn!
Oh Stephanie! I can’t wait to hear how you like it. Oh my gosh! Love!
This salad looks great and I love the addition of the olives.
If you like olives and like egg salad, you’ll go nuts over it. It’s ahhhh-mazing!
This is making my mouth water. Green olives always do. I am on it.
There’s just something about green olives that get me, too. Love them!
I love olives and I love eggs! I can not wait to stuff this in my homemade pita bread!
Oh yes! Now that sounds about heavenly!
Totally making. I am addicted to olives. Honestly.
Olives and I are buds. I try to toss them into as many dishes as I can! 🙂
Now I’m craving this for lunch! Olives are on my brain right now.
There are days that olives are the only thing that will satisfy that craving. They are just something else, aren’t they?
I have never met anyone else who makes egg salad with green olives. I was brought up on it. I wonder if its an east coast version. It hits pregnancy cravings spot on.
We don’t add onion to ours & we add some of the olive juice for extra flavor.
Isn’t it just scrumptious? That little touch of onion is pretty amazing in it, too. It just rounds the whole thing out.