This easy Egg Salad Sandwich recipe is my unique take on the indulgent lunchtime treat.Fresh garlic, scallions, and cilantro come together with perfectly boiled eggs, on soft and fluffy bread.  It’s rooted in our Chinese recipes, but it’s ultimately just plain old delicious! We figured that with Easter coming up, many of you will need recipes to use up all those hard-boiled eggs.If you’re tired of the same ol’ egg salad, give this one a try! Egg Salad with Plenty of Garlicky Herby Goodness  This Egg Salad recipe was a happy accident.

If you’ve ever followed our recipe for an at-home Hot Pot spread, you know that a key part of a quality experience is having the trifecta of fresh chopped garlic, cilantro, and scallions to mix into your hot pot dipping sauce.  After a New Year’s Eve hot pot dinner this past January, my mom casually consolidated the garlic, cilantro and scallion into one container, tossed it into the fridge, and headed upstairs for her regular 10:45 bedtime, notwithstanding the impending New Year’s Eve ball drop.The next day, my dad had grand plans for a New Year’s Day egg salad.Not only did he have a hankering, he could also repurpose the leftover scallions.  He reached into the fridge and huffed about my mom mixing everything all up together instead of storing the garlic, scallions, and cilantro separately.

(Sometimes, my dad’s time in restaurant kitchens really shows.)  Why not toss it all in, I said, looking to avoid a parental s

Read More