Keep this Keto Egg Salad with bacon recipe in your back pocket, because it’s healthy, super tasty and SO easy to make! It’s totally perfect for a quick lunch, for your weekly meal prep, or to bring to a picnic.
What’s a girl to do when it’s lunchtime, she’s hungry, and almost out of groceries? I’ll tell you what this girl does — Forage through the fridge!
Today I thought I had nothing in the house, but once I took a second look at what was left in the fridge, I realized I could make an awesome egg salad! Total success.
You know I love healthy lunch recipes that are quick and easy, right? Well, this egg salad recipe is seriously my favorite! And because I used sugar free mayo and sugar free bacon, it’s Keto, Low Carb, Whole30, and Paleo!
Recipe Ingredients
The wonderful thing about this recipe is that all the ingredients are healthy and also unbelievably simple. You probably have most of them at home already! Here’s what’s in it:
- Boiled Eggs. I like to use jammy eggs whenever possible, but my kids prefer them hard boiled so the yolks are fully cooked and crumbly.
- Sugar Free Bacon. You might be surprised to see that some form of sugar is usually an ingredient in bacon! But bacon made without sugar will be much lower in carbs, or even zero carb.
- Mayonnaise is another item that can have sneaky sugar added to it! Look for mayo made with avocado oil and without sugar like Chosen Foods, or just make your own.
- Dijon Mustard or substitute yellow mustard.
- Fresh Herbs: Green Onions and Parsley
Variations
- No mayo: Substitute a smashed avocado for the mayo.
- Extra herby: Add 1 tsp. minced fresh dill.
- A little crunch: Add 1 tbsp each of diced red onion, celery, and/or pickles for super crunchy texture.
Egg Salad for an Egg Fast
You might be looking for a recipe for your egg fast. Important Note: Please be sure to read more about egg fasts before you attempt to do one. To adapt this recipe for an egg fast:
- Mix 1 Tbsp full fat mayo with 1 chopped whole hard boiled egg. Season lightly with salt and pepper and eat.
Making the Recipe
Start by making simple hard boiled eggs. To hard boil eggs, add your eggs to a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a slow boil (a little higher than a simmer and a little lower than a rolling boil), and cook for 8-10 minutes.
Remove the eggs from the hot water with a slotted spoon and set them into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.
Once cooled, peel the eggs and chop them. I like my eggs chopped a little bigger than you might (I cut each egg into about 8 pieces), but a lot of people like them diced much smaller. How you cut the eggs is completely up to you!
Next, do the prep work. Mince the parsley and green onions. Dice the cooked bacon. Separate half of the cooked bacon and set it aside.
Lastly, add all the ingredients except the separate portion of bacon together in a large bowl. Mix well until fully combined.
Take a taste, and season lightly with salt and pepper if need be. Depending on the saltiness of your bacon, you may not need to add extra salt. Sprinkle the egg salad with the reserved bacon and dig in!
Recipe FAQ
Store egg salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It keeps for 3-4 days.
The best way to serve egg salad is on lettuce leaves, on keto bread or tortillas, or with crunchy veggies like sliced cucumbers or bell peppers.
You may also like: Butter Chicken Meal Prep, Easy Collard Wraps, Greek Chickpea & Avocado Salad, or Broccoli & Bacon Salad.
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Keto Egg Salad with Bacon
Ingredients
- 6 eggs hard boiled
- 1/2 cup sugar free mayo
- 1.5 tsp mustard
- 4 slices sugar free bacon
- 2 tbsp green onions sliced
- parsley minced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
Boil the Eggs
- Add your eggs to a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring the water to a slow boil (a little higher than a simmer and a little lower than a rolling boil), and cook for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove the eggs from the hot water with a slotted spoon and set them into an ice bath (a bowl filled with ice and cold water) to stop the cooking process. Once cooled enough to handle, peel the eggs and chop them to the size you prefer them.
Make the Egg Salad
- Mince the parsley and slice the green onions. Dice the cooked bacon.Add all the ingredients to a large bowl. Mix well until fully combined. Take a taste, and season lightly with salt and pepper if need be. Depending on the saltiness of your bacon, you may not need to add extra salt.
Notes
- No mayo: Substitute a smashed avocado for the mayo.
- Extra herby: Add 1 tsp. minced fresh dill.
- A little crunch: Add 1 tbsp each of diced red onion, celery, and/or pickles for super crunchy texture.
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