Egg Mayo Sandwich – An Anytime Treat with Egg Salad Sandwich

Egg mayo sandwich

Egg Mayo Sandwich or Egg Mayo Sandwich that is creamy & comforting. It is substantial enough to satisfy, soft and rich without being excessive.

It has an old-fashioned subtlety of flavour, it’s a simple, but nevertheless profound pleasure. The last one I bought and eat was at Padaria Prazeres in Goa during my last Goan visit. But, this one I made for my breakfast in no time.

It serves perfectly as a breakfast and even a make-ahead lunch or dinner. This sandwich is a favourite of egg lovers, and it’s comes dressed with homemade mayonnaise. It is a recipe you should definitely try.

The origin of the sandwich is credited to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. But the exact origin of the egg salad sandwich is unknown. It is said that bread and meat sustained Lord Sandwich at his gambling tables.

As the story goes, Lord Sandwich was a very conversant gambler and he did not take the time to have a meal during his long hours playing at the card table.

Consequently, he would ask his servants to bring him slices of meat between two slices of bread, a habit well known among his gambling friends.

Other people, on to this account, began to order “the same as Sandwich!”, and thus the “sandwich” was born.

A 1905 British cookbook describes an “egg sandwich” made with sliced hard-boiled eggs, marinated in oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper, and garnished with minced watercress.

A popular filling snack with British troops since at least World War I, the “egg banjo” was a sandwich of a runny fried egg between two thick slices of bread

Prompted by meat rationing during World War II, manager Bruce LaPlante, once again, introduced the World War I fast food egg dish with a fried egg sandwich at a St. Louis White Castle.

However, the dish was unpopular, and was abandoned as soon as wartime meat rationing was lifted.

In a restaurant setting, it was introduced in the early 1970s by Herb Peterson, a McDonald’s franchisee in Santa Barbara, Southern California. This got called the Egg McMuffin.

This sandwich starts with homemade mayonnaise, hard-boiled eggs, fresh herbs and watercress, and lastly – a hearty loaf of good-quality bread.

It only takes four ingredients to make mayonnaise at home: egg yolks, Dijon mustard, a vegetable oil, and lemon juice. This is far more delicious and healthy than store bought one. You’ll know by its texture, flavour & smell.

Then comes the bread, I recommend seeking out a really good-quality, fresh crusty loaf bread for this sandwich. You can choose from brown (that’s the one I use), white or sourdough.

Choice of bread depends on you. You can really just choose your favourite, but which type you choose will really change the mouth-feel of the sandwich.

Now mix the salad and layer it between two slices of buttered bread. To butter brown the bread or not is again your preference. Then eat. :)

Boiled eggs – Soft-boiled eggs will be runnier than hardboiled eggs. I actually prefer a semi soft yolk instead of being over cooked and all chalky and dry. I add the eggs to water, bring it to boil and cook the eggs for 7 minutes.

Mayonnaise – Homemade mayonnaise is the only way to go, here is the recipe to make creamy mayonnaise at home.

Herbs – You can keep it simple with just watercress & chives or use chopped parsley, tarragon and chervil into the mix, as well as pickles or capers.

I have used chives and watercress in this recipe. Chives add a delicious mild onion flavour where onion can overpower any egg salad. Adding watercress adds a subtle pepperiness to the egg salad sandwich.

Add the Tang – Choose between dijon mustard or kasundi or hot sauce or bbq sauce or even a dash of red wine vinegar. It needs to suit your taste.

Bread – While I love making my sandwich with fresh crusty loaf of brown bread, you can choose from a milk white or chewy sourdough bread that you fancy.

There is no standard thickness of the slice, you can keep it thin or thick (that I like). To brown the bread in butter is also your choice, but it does make it luscious.

Be mindful of what ingredients you’re going to add into your egg salad sandwich.

Bacon – Fry two rashers streaky bacon, let cool then chop finely before folding them into the filling

Capers – Mince 3 teaspoon of drained capers and fold them in.

Carrots – Shredded carrots will go very well in this sandwich. Adding 3 teaspoons will be good.

Gherkins – Dice a small gherkin (1.5 tablespoon) finely and mix it in.

You may want to recheck your seasoning after adding any of these. Try to avoid adding excessive gherkins or pickles, since they add a lot of additional saltiness.

Egg mayo sandwich with bacon | egg salad sandwich with bacon

This salad is an anytime and all time favourite all over the world. Some serving or eating suggestions follow below

• These sandwiches work for breakfast, snack, lunch or dinner.
• They are particular favourites as a savoury snack for a tea party or family gathering. Just remember to trip out the crusts. Kids just love these.
• As they taste great cold, these sandwiches also work great for a picnic
• You can serve these with French fries or potato wedges on the side.

Simply stating, you can add in any vegetable you can eat raw into the filling. The most commonly used vegetables are onions, bell pepper (capsicum), carrots, cabbage, steamed sweet corn, steamed green peas, cucumber and tomatoes.

You can even add boiled potatoes, grated boiled beetroots, or boiled sweet potatoes to this filling. If you are someone who likes spicy sandwiches, then you can even add chopped green chillies & radish to the filling.

Yes it can be buttered and grilled so that you can have a crispy and luscious egg sandwich!

Grilled mayonnaise sandwich is crispy and golden on the outside and has a flavourful crunchy, creamy, and lightly seasoned vegetable filling inside.

The spices such as oregano, black pepper and chilli flakes power up the overall taste of this ultimate egg mayo sandwich.

This crunchy, creamy, flavour-packed and so delicious egg salad sandwich recipe can be made with any pan or grill pan and even a sandwich maker.