This easy keto egg salad is super delicious and perfect for lunch meal prepping. Enjoy it with bacon and lettuce, with celery sticks, or on my Keto HOP bread as a tasty sandwich!
I’m posting this easy keto egg salad recipe because people have been requesting simple, packable, and dairy free lunch options.
I hadn’t made egg salad in YEARS but today I decided to make it for myself out of the blue, and then I thought why not post it – it fits all of the criteria above and makes a great addition to my free keto diet menu plans – especially the 5 Day Keto Soup Diet and Squeaky Clean Keto Challenge.
You can also eat this keto egg salad on the 5 Day Keto Egg Fast – but bear in mind that while the photos show bacon and lettuce here, for the egg fast you would be eating just the keto egg salad with some cheese chips.
Click on the link above for more information about the egg fast and the free menu plan with recipes.
Tips for Making and Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs
In the recipe card below I include instructions on preparing the eggs for this keto egg salad – which is to boil them, cool them, and then peel them under running water. Some people prefer to make their hard boiled eggs in the Instant Pot, oven, or even in one of these nifty dash egg cookers which steam them.
For small batches of keto egg salad I like to boil them, because it’s easy and doesn’t require special equipment. How you cook them won’t affect the end result of this low carb egg salad recipe, but it may make a difference in how easy they are to peel.
My best tip for easy to peel hard boiled eggs is to use eggs that are at least 2 weeks past the laying date (not the best by date). As more air permeates the shell over time, the membrane loosens and you can peel the shell from the egg very easily under running water.
Egg Float Test
My go to method for figuring out the freshness of my eggs before making this low carb egg salad is to do the float test – which I learned while living in Central America after getting sick from bad eggs a few times.
Always do this test right before using the eggs – once you submerge them you have to use them within a day.
- Fill a wide mouthed glass with about 6 inches of tepid water.
- Place your eggs into the water one at a time.
- If the egg sinks and lays on it’s side, it’s super fresh.
- If it sinks but stands upright – it’s perfect for hard boiled eggs that should peel easily.
- If your egg floats, even a little, toss it – it’s old and the shell is compromised.
Hopefully these tips help you make perfectly peeled hard boiled eggs every time – but because the eggs get chopped into keto egg salad in this recipe anyway, it doesn’t matter if they look a little chunky from messy peeling – so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
The most important thing is to make sure all the shell bits are off, so nobody is biting into hard egg shells when eating your keto egg salad.
Easy Keto Egg Salad
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 3 servings 1x
- Diet: Diabetic
Description
A super simple, but tasty, low carb, dairy free, keto egg salad recipe.
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon lite salt (for potassium)
- kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the eggs gently in a medium saucepan.
- Add cold water until the eggs are covered by about an inch.
- Bring to a boil and cook for ten minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Peel the eggs under cold running water.
- Add the eggs to a food processor or magic bullet and pulse until chopped.
- Stir in the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and salt and pepper.
- Taste and adjust as necessary.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: keto recipes
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 222
- Fat: 19g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 13g
carrie says
PERFECT TIMING is all aIl I can say. It is definitely time for an Atkins reboot for me!! So excited to hear that you will b e continuing with weekly recipes and ideas. Kicking start the 3 day ketosis on Monday. Thank you again
Mellissa Sevigny says
Awesome Carrie, looking forward to hearing about your progress!!!
Jude says
Thank you! I started January 2nd and have done great so far. I love keto, I feel so great when I eat this way! I already have quite a few of your recipes in rotation and am looking forward to your meal plans :)
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Jude, hopefully I’ll be able to manage the weekly plans and still keep the new recipes coming on top of it! OY!
Andrea S. says
Thank you for this. Our family went gluten free/low carb about 8 months ago. I’ve dropped about 20 pounds, and maintained my weight for about the last 3 months, but have a lot more to lose. So I’m super excited and ready to get going!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Awesome Andrea, you got this!!
JJ says
Hi, I am JJ from Australia. My friend Chris has lost 20 kilos in just a few months using this life changing food plan. I am heading to NY in December and am aiming to lose between 30-50 pounds before then. The recipes look wonderful and can’t wait to start next week. :)
Mellissa Sevigny says
Let us know how you do JJ!
Diane says
Yeah! I’m in! Thanks for the great recipes. Keep up the good work.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks so much Diane and welcome aboard!
Ami says
So happy you’re doing this! I got off track over the holidays too and put a few pounds back on. I LOVE the idea of a seven day menu. You’re the best!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks so much Ami, glad you’re with us!!!
Stephanie says
Yay for simple, packable dairy free options! I love dairy and coconut, but have to take a little break from them and recipes like this are perfect(so many dairy free recipes sub coconut for the dairy)! Thanks so much for your hard work, it is much appreciated, can’t wait to try this!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Stephanie, I’ll keep adding more dairy free options to the blog as I can!
Jeni Waldrop says
I’ve been doing keto now since May, and I’m down 70 lbs! Yay! I was just getting to the point where I was getting burned out on the same ole, same ole recipes, then I came across your blog… thank the Lord! Let me just say, you saved my life through the holidays, and now I’m hooked! Can’t wait to try this and all of the wonders you will share with us! Blessings to you!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Awwww, thanks so much Jeni! Boredom is the death of keto for sure! Congrats on 70 pounds lost, that’s amazing progress!!!!
Nita says
My first day…2cuos of coffee w/splenda…2boil eggs and 1oz of cheesr. Few .peanuts…pork skins…salad and tbone for dinner then few peanuts…chicken leg…Missing the carbs ….fel sooo empty..
Paula Trenda says
I’ve been starting every day this week! :) I do great for breakfast and lunch and then bam…go home and there is some left over candy, or a few cheetos from school, or some other not healthy option and my nighttime snacking hits hard. Monday I managed to NOT eat after 7pm – not so the rest of the week. Tonight is a NEW night and I’ll be home late so that should help with the not eating. Also downloaded a cheesy romance novel and when I read at night I don’t eat. Loved your post the other day & love egg salad. My family loves your Buffalo Balls, even made them for a potluck and they were a total hit. Working to lose another 65 lbs this year like I did last year. Can’t wait for your menus and shopping lists! :)
Sharri says
Paula,
Are you eating enough fat? I find when I skip on fat especially at lunch I want to cave at night.
Mellissa Sevigny says
What she said Paula!!!!
Paula Trenda says
I struggle with adding more fat…I cook my eggs in butter, add butter to tons of stuff, eat avocado’s almost daily (LOVE THEM!), make some fat bomb things with almond butter, coconut oil, and cocoa powder, eat bacon, sausage, fatty hamburger, make my own dressing with olive oil & balsamic vinegar…how else can I add more fat?
Mellissa Sevigny says
That all sounds like plenty of fat Paula! Have you ever counted and used the keto calculator? I would try that and see where you fall before you worry too much about adding more. But if you do need more, then my answer is more bacon. Isn’t that the answer to everything? ;)
Stacey says
Hi this is Stacey .. It’s August of 2015
Today is the 17 th Monday … Looking forward
To another try at this low carb life .. Wish me luck
Mellissa Sevigny says
I never replied to your original comment Paula (sorry about that!)and I just wanted to say that I have been in the same boat as you many times! I once saw a woman on TV for her weight problems say that she started every day on a diet and went to bed every night a failure. That really resonated with me because it was how I felt at one time. Going low carb and sticking with it was the first thing that ever worked for me long term and I am so mad at myself for slipping back into old unhealthy habits again. Together we can do this though, and since you know your triggers you can hopefully avoid them! Mine is watching TV, so it’s actually good for me to be working on the computer at night after my son goes to bed, or to be reading because I don’t even think about food.. If I sit in front of the TV I’m like Pavlov’s dogs drooling for some snacks. It’s awful. But being low carb definitely curbs my cravings so hopefully it will for you too and if you can stay the course long enough for the cravings to stop you’ll be able to make progress! We got this! Hang in there and keep us posted!!!!
Lisa says
Thanks so much for all your work on this! I love your blog!!
Mellissa Sevigny says
You’re so welcome Lisa! And thanks!!!
Jan says
I’m starting tomorrow, and I’m really glad there’s going to be a bunch of us doing this. Thanks for going the extra mile and providing not only recipes but shopping lists! Full steam ahead!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Welcome Jan! There’s definitely strength in numbers so hopefully we’ll be able to keep each other motivated!!!
Paula says
I am so excited to find you and your Gf low carb plan. I am starting today! 7 weeks behind you but happy to join the group. and I luv bacon! Buy apple gate or Trader Joe’s , no nitrates
Connie Cox says
How did u do on the egg fast diet. I’m thinking about starting it tomorrow.
Marylou says
My group is starting tomorrow, I’m making the egg salad now and doubling it for three of us for 2days