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In a medium saucepan, place the six eggs. Cover with cold water and bring to boil over high heat.
Cover, turn heat off and allow eggs to sit for 12 minutes.
Remove eggs from water with tongs and set in a bowl filled with ice water for 5 minutes.
Peel and coarsely chop.
In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, salt and pepper.
Add both onions.
Fold in chopped eggs.
Slice the pitas in half and place some spinach, and a strip of bacon inside each.
Add the egg salad.
With tongs, remove eggs and transfer to a bath of ice water. Have them sit for 5 minutes, then peel and coarsely chop. *It is SO easy to remove the shell this way ~ it just slides right off!*
Finish by adding some egg salad. If you don’t, what’s the point of an egg salad sandwich?
I rate everything I make on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the best and The Ultimate Egg Salad Sandwich earned…ah, I’m teetering between a 3 1/2 and 4. The thing that’s holding me back from a 4 is the bacon. I think I’d much prefer it without it. The saltiness was good, but I think it’d be better on the side.
Overall, the sandwich was a winner and the family liked them a lot, so I’ll definitely be adding them to our menu again!
My one complaint was that I would have added at least another half of the recipe because there wasn’t enough for four of us to eat it for dinner and we aren’t very big eaters. I tasted it, but ate something else for dinner. 🙁
Because that’s what momma bear does.
My daughter also thought it was “very sneaky” sticking the spinach into it.
I told her it wasn’t my doing that that was what was called for.
I’m just not that smart.
Oh yeah, the changes I made…instead of light mayonnaise, I used regular; substituted red onion for sweet onion; green onions for chives only because the store I went to was out; forgot the cucumber; used spinach instead of lettuce; and used Pocket-Thins Flatbreads instead of pitas.
A BIG baking hug to Mary Anne and Mariel for a great recipe and wonderful site! It was great to get to know them and I look forward to trying more of their recipes and following their posts!
On another note, if you don’t already know, we’re having a 12 Days of Cookies Party over on the 365 Days of Baking FB page. You need to come by and visit and see what WONDERFUL recipes friends are sharing!! LOTS of great ideas to help you plan your baking for the holidays which aren’t that far away!!!
I give you BIG baking hugs and muffins!!
Comments & Reviews
mmmm….I love egg salad. I could not get those buttons to work this time around either!
Hmmm…seems to be the consensus on the buttons! Thanks for the comment, Jamie!
Oh my heck! Delicious! I just love egg salad but this looks amazing. (Anything with bacon and I’m in!)
I couldn’t get the buttons to work either. Glad it’s not just me =o)
Ok, good, it wasn’t just me! Erin, no matter which button I tried, it wouldn’t work.
so glad you enjoyed it! this has become a staple in my kitchen since it’s so quick…I have a two month old newborn that keeps me more than busy!!
It isn’t even lunch time here and I would love to have this in front of me! Looks delicious….great SRC choice.
Wow! What an amazing looking egg salad sandwich. I’m making mine with bacon from now on!
Love egg salad, going to have to try it with bacon next time. Great pick!
Looks amazing! Love how you used the pita pocket bread, so nifty!
These look fantastic, Lynne! Egg salad has never tempted me…well, that is until I saw it in a pita with bacon and spinach. Wow…so yummy!!!
Wow, the bacon is such a cool addition, makes me think of bacon and eggs. I think I’d like that. Sounds good!
Love Feast on the Cheap, and I LOVE egg salad with mustard! It’s such a great addition!
Yummy!!! I love egg salad and the idea of adding bacon and spinach all in a pita sounds amazing to me. Can’t wait to try it out. Awesome pick for SRC!
I love egg salad. There are so many variations, and they are all delicious! Great recipe!
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