July 25, 2024

Umami Egg Salad

Egg salad is great but it can also be ho-hum. Umami Egg Salad has rich undertones of asian flavors. With very little effort, you can take your normal egg salad to new heights.

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Ingredients

Organize the ingredients – chopped hard boiled eggs, gluten free miso paste, kewpie mayonnaise, sriracha, scallions, lemon zest, and Thai basil.

Making the Egg Salad

Place chopped hard boiled eggs, mayo, miso, sriracha, Thai basil, scallions and lemon zest In a medium sized bowl. Thoroughly combine all ingredients and season with salt and pepper.

Umami Egg Salad

Serve with crackers, sliced veggies, lettuce cups or toasted gf bread and enjoy.

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Umami Egg Salad

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer, Salad

Cuisine: asian fusion

Keyword: egg salad, eggs, gluten free, gluten free miso, hard boiled eggs, kewpie mayonnaise, lemon zest, scallions, sriracha, thai basil

Servings: 3 servings

Author: GFchow @ gfchow.com

Ingredients

6 large hard boiled eggs chopped (See NOTES section below)
2-3 tablespoons Kewpie mayonnaise (available at most markets) start with 2 and add more if needed,
2-3 teaspoons miso paste gluten free
squirt or two of Sriracha
handful Thai basil leaves chopped (use regular basil or cilantro if Thai basil is unavailable)
2 scallions ends trimmed and thinly sliced into rounds
1/2 lemon zested

Instructions

Place chopped hard boiled eggs, mayo, miso, sriracha, Thai basil, scallions and lemon zest In a medium sized bowl.
Thoroughly combine all ingredients and season with salt and pepper.
Serve with crackers, sliced veggies, lettuce cups or toasted gf bread and enjoy.

Notes

This recipe can easily be doubled, tripled or quadrupled!

Visit GFchow’s recipe for Perfectly Cooked Hard-Boiled Eggs.

American mayonnaise uses whole eggs while Kewpie mayonnaise (Japanese) uses only the egg yolks which gives Kewpie its distinct umami rich flavor and custardy texture. The Kewpie mayonnaise sold in the USA is certified gluten free while this same brand when sold in Japan is not.

Recipe created by Marlie.

If you like this recipe, you may also like these other GFchow recipes. Curried Egg Salad with Currants and Chives, Thai Fried Egg Salad, and Easy Deviled Eggs.

GLUTEN FREE DISCLAIMER

The recipes you find here are considered by me to be gluten free. However, it is up to you to make sure the ingredients you use are gluten free. Whenever possible, I will list specific brands of ingredients that I use, but always be sure to check the labels yourself to verify the item is gluten free.