German Egg Salad (Eiersalat)

A creamy egg salad with gherkins, chives and mustard, served on rye bread.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 25 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp sour cream or crème fraîche
  • 1 tsp medium mustard
  • 3 small gherkins, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
  • Salt and white pepper to taste
  • Rye bread, butter and radishes, to serve

Method

  1. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, then cool in cold water, peel and chop roughly.

  2. Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard and gherkins in a bowl.

  3. Fold in the eggs, chives and paprika, and season with salt and white pepper.

  4. Chill for 30 minutes and serve on buttered rye bread with radishes.