Avocado Egg Salad
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Published Mar 19, 2021, Updated Mar 12, 2024
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This healthy avocado egg salad uses mashed avocado in place of mayo. It’s creamy, flavorful and great served on salad, lettuce wraps or bread!
I’ve shared a curried egg salad, but somehow I’ve never shared my go-to avocado egg salad recipe with you. That changes today!
Whether you’re a vegetarian or just looking for a simple, nutrient-packed meal or snack idea, this is a great staple recipe to have in your back pocket!
I personally love having this egg salad on hand for easy lunches throughout the week and it was awesome to see that Olivia, my 16 month old, actually loved this salad too! We served it to her straight up, with a spoon.
Ditch the Mayo for Avocado
Egg salad is traditionally made with mayonnaise, but if you aren’t a fan of mayo or are looking for a healthier option, this version is for you!
Replacing mayo with avocado for egg salad saves on calories (avocado contains about a third of the calories as mayo: 2 Tablespoons of mashed avocado contains about 50 calories compared with 180 calories for the same amount of mayonnaise). Avocado also contains half the fat, a ton more fiber and it’s cholesterol free.
The consistency isn’t exactly the same, but mashed avocado is creamy like mayo and has a pretty neutral flavor as well.
Avocado Egg Salad Ingredients
- hard-boiled eggs – here is a full tutorial on how to hard boil eggs!
- avocado – ditch the mayo for avocado! It’s packed with healthy fats and the perfect creamy base for this salad.
- dill pickle – my mom always put sweet relish into her egg salad and I still love the tangy flavor it adds, but I choose to use chopped dill pickles to skip the added sugar.
- scallion – we’re just using the white part!
- sea salt and pepper – it wouldn’t be egg salad without salt and pepper.
- fresh parsley or dill – optional for garnish, but I love the added flavor from the fresh herbs!
Substitutions & Notes
Fresh herbs – yes, these are optional, but I wouldn’t skip them! The fresh flavor adds so much and brings the dish all together.
Mustard – I tested this recipe with and without mustard and personally preferred it without. Feel free to add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard if you’d like!
How to Make Avocado Egg Salad
Once your eggs are cooked it takes about 5 minutes total to prep this salad! Here’s how:
Make hard boiled eggs – Use my guide for how to make hard boiled eggs. Once eggs have fully cooled, peel and chop for egg salad. You can make these a day or two in advance if you’d like!
Combine ingredients – Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl. Top with fresh herbs and enjoy!
Prepping and Storing Egg Salad
After mixing all of the ingredients together, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The salad will keep for about 3 days, but I personally like to use it within a day or two. The avocado does tend to brown, but it is still safe to eat.
How to Serve Avocado Egg Salad
There are so many ways to serve egg salad. Here are some serving suggestions:
- With crackers for a snack or an appetizer. Try my almond flour crackers.
- On bread, toast or in a wrap for a sandwich. (I like adding some extra greens!)
- Over a bed of greens for a meal-sized salad or in lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps.
More Protein Salad Recipes to Try
If you’re looking for more healthy protein-packed salad recipes, here are some of my faves:
- Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad
- Tuna Salad
- Turkey Salad
- Almond Butter Chicken Salad
- Curry Chicken Salad
- Curried Chickpea Salad
- Vegan “Chicken” Salad
- Rotisserie Chicken Salad
More Egg Recipes to Try
- Healthy Egg Salad
- Healthy Deviled Eggs
- Avocado Deviled Eggs
- Hummus Deviled Eggs
- Tuna Salad with Egg
- Egg White Bites
- Baked Egg Muffins
- Hard Boiled Egg and Avocado Bowl
Avocado Egg Salad
Ingredients
- 4 hard boiled eggs, grated or finely chopped
- ½ ripe avocado, mashed
- ½ Tablespoon finely chopped dill pickle
- ½ Tablespoon chopped scallion, white part only or chopped red onion
- ½ Tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon dijon mustard, optional
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
- 1-2 Tablespoons fresh chopped parsley or dill, for garnish
- lettuce leaves, bread or crackers, for serving
Instructions
- Stir: Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Top with fresh herbs and serve.
- Store: Store salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The salad will keep for 3-5 days. The avocado might brown a tiny bit, but it is still safe to eat.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photos by Ashley McLaughlin.
Just finished eating this for lunch—sooo simple and delicious!! It will be entering the lunch rotation. Loved the scallion and dill flavors. Thank you for another healthy and yummy recipe, Brittany!
So glad you loved this recipe, Vanessa! Thanks for making it and for the review. I so appreciate it.
Yummy recipe. Thanks for sharing such an healthy recipe with us.
Substituting avocado for mayonnaise is brilliant! Made myself a sandwich for lunch and then just ate the remainder with a spoon. I’m definitely going to try adding the curry next time.
So glad you loved this recipe, Erin! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it.
Very healthy and tasty.
Wasnt sure at first but to eat healthier this is a good dish …
Out the bowl or a wrap was my favorite..
I put granulated garlic powder, Sea salt and pepper, squeeze of fresh lemon.. keep from browning
Parsley on top..Instead of dill pickles I .like olives.
I’m glad you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks for the review. I so appreciate it.
Brittany, we‘ve made many of your recipes over the last years and they were are so tasty. Today your rocked our world/dinner. 🙂 The avocado egg salad to die for. We had it on homemade whole wheat bagels. So yummy. Thank you from Germany.
Ahh yay!! That makes me so happy to hear. So glad this recipe was a hit! Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it, Isabel.
Another winner! Very flavorful. Just different enough to make it interesting. Thanks, Brittany.
So glad you loved this recipe, Kathy. Thanks for the review!
I haven’t got to try this avacado egg salad but it looks really delicious and as soon as I can get to a store I’m going to make it and devour it 😋♥️
Hey Faith- Let me know how it turns out for you once you try it :).
Yum! I like the freshness of the avocado with the pickle. Great lunch – I served it with Ritz crackers.
YUM! I am so glad you gave this a try and it turned out great for you, Heather. Thank you for sharing your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!