Egg salad is a straightforward dish that can be whipped up with just a few ingredients. Simply boil some eggs, mix together a little mayo or other binding ingredient and get to serving. Most often, you’ll find egg salad served in sandwiches or with crackers. But how about deconstructing your egg salad for a different snack or appetizer at your next party?
Deconstructing foods has been a trend for the past several years, but I’ve never seen a deconstructed egg salad until I got some inspiration from Martha Stewart.
The lifestyle maven recently posted a recipe for Cheater Deviled Eggs that sounded quite good, but it got me to thinking. Why not mix together the binding for egg salad — whatever ingredients you like to put with your hard-boiled eggs for egg salad — spread that on a cracker and top it with a slice of egg, garnished with a little black pepper and a sprig of basil?
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It was such a simple idea. I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t seen it on a charcuterie board or served in some other fashion.