# 4-Ingredient Caramelized Onion Egg Salad

This egg salad features caramelized onions to elevate it from basic to mind-blowing, offering a creamy, rich, and indulgent taste with a hint of sweetness.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 8 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 whole onion
- 2 tbsp avocado-based mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- to taste Salt
- to taste pepper
- chopped (optional) fresh dill
- for cooking Olive oil

## Instructions

1. Dice the onion.
2. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add diced onions to the skillet and cook for 7–8 minutes, stirring often, until deep golden brown and fragrant.
4. Set aside the caramelized onions to cool.
5. Separate the hard-boiled egg whites from the yolks.
6. Finely chop the egg whites.
7. In a medium bowl, mash the egg yolks with avocado-based mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
8. If feeling fancy, sprinkle some fresh dill into the yolk mixture.
9. Mix in the chopped egg whites into the yolk mixture.
10. Fold in the cooled caramelized onions until everything is evenly mixed.
11. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

## Equipment

- skillet
- medium bowl
- knife
- fork

## Tips

- This egg salad is a filling lunch option that doesn't feel heavy.
- Once you try this egg salad, you will never go back to other recipes.
- Caramelized onions elevate egg salad to a next level of deliciousness.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNQ2TuVucXT/?igsh=Z2tqajI4cjRnOWJw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c0045e00-d620-4f2d-a1de-3d9e47e92557
- Extracted: 2025-08-24

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