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
Samantha says
Hi! Is this 222 calories without the bacon?
LYNDA VEE says
Apparently this is an older blog, but here I am July 2021 thrilled to find your soup keto “starter” and I just ordered your recipe book on Amazon…..here’s to a new healthier eating way of life ..thanks
Mellissa Sevigny says
Let us know how it goes Lynda!
Julie says
I’m with ya Lynda, July 10th started 5 DAY IBIH soup diet!
Jessica says
So easy and so good! I love egg salad and it helped me get through my day as a snack during the turbo soup diet! Never got hungry!
Deborah says
I really like eggs and this was a simple and delightful form of egg salad. I like the flavor the lemon adds
Jearu says
This is great! I had no lemon juice on hand, but I did have banana pepper brine, so I added that instead, to try it out. Super delicious!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Great substitute!
Pedro Reynante Lorenzo Reyes says
whats a banana pepper brine? recipe pls?
Jackie says
Hi. Banana pepper brine is the liquid banana peppers are packed in. They come in a jar, like pickles.
Dee says
Some folks call them pepperoncinis, if that helps.
Lisa Vee says
I had the same experience as you. I measured out two half cup servings and only had about a half cup left. Next time I will know to divide into three and not measure. I have seen the same thing with a few other recipes. And when I put the ingredients into My Fitness Pal, the calories match for a serving.
Leighellen Landskov says
This is an easy, delicious egg salad recipe that wins every time. The addition of the bacon adds the perfect crunch…I don’t miss the bread at all! And the zip of the mustard adds much needed flavor and keeps the dish from being too heavy. I love these wrapped up in a large romaine leaf or on top of a bed of spinach.
Thank you for providing so many easy and delicious recipes!
Ria H says
Wonderfully tasty recipe. Doing the Egg Fast leading up to my daughter’s wedding on Saturday. How long does this keep in the fridge or would you recommend freezing any leftovers over the weekend, not that I expect to have any leftover as I’m not a Buffalo sauce fan & will probably repeat Egg Salad for dinner.
Mellissa Sevigny says
This will keep for 5 days in the fridge, I don’t recommend freezing it!
Home Warkentine says
I hate mayo. What can I use as a substitute? I’m already in ketosis and live a keto lifestyle
Julie Grabowski says
I love the snickerdoodle crepes!!! I didn’t realize swerve was egg fast approved.
Georgie says
I also hate mayo! I always use non sweetened greek yogurt for a mayo sub. You can’t tell a difference and its actually more healthy for you than that processed crap. I’ve subbed yogurt for years (although before Keto it was the low carb yogurt :) and I’ve never had anyone to be able to tell a difference in dips, tuna, egg salad, homemade dressings, etc)
Beccy Stokes says
I was told that yogurt is unacceptable because of the high levels of milk sugars
Venus Childress says
Do a search for actual carb count of yogurt, it’s lower than you think!
Dixie says
Know what makes this recipe even better (and it is really good the way it is)? Stir in Palmetto Pimento cheese (the jalapeno is my favorite). I am guessing that I add a generous Tablespoon per egg. Yum!