Truffled Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches Recipes

EGG SALAD TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Boil, peel, and chop eggs.Put eggs and water into a saucepan or pot. Water should be an inch above the eggs. On high heat, bring water to a full boil then turn off the heat. With the pot covered, let it sit for 12 minutes. Peel eggs under cold running water. Give the hard boiled eggs a good chop. Not too fine that they'll turn into mush when you mix it with mayo and not too rough that they'll look too messy.
• Combine chopped eggs, mustard, mayo, and salt in a bowl.You can prepare this a day or two ahead and store in the refrigerator in a sealed container.
• Cut bread into circles using a cookie cutter.Use a round cookie cutter that'll cut two circles out of one slice of bread. Avoid cutting the crust.
• Assemble the tea sandwiches.From the bottom up: bread, egg salad, bread, and a sprig of parsley skewered on with a cocktail fork.

OPEN-FACED EGG SALAD TEA SANDWICHES WITH CRAB AND POPPY SEEDS ON PUMPERNICKEL

Steps:

• Whisk together the mayonnaise, dill, mustard, vinegar and paprika in a large bowl. Add the crab, poppy seeds and eggs to the mixture and toss gently to combine. Add more mayonnaise if the mixture seems dry. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat the julienned radish dry. Mound the egg salad on the bread and garnish with radish and dill fronds.

MINI EGG SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, cover the eggs with water so they are completely submerged and bring to a boil on the stovetop. Turn off the heat, cover and let the eggs cook in the water for 20 minutes. Pour the hot water off the eggs and replace with cold water. Let the eggs sit for 5 minutes. Crack and peel the eggs, place them in a plastic bag and refrigerate until cold, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Using an egg slicer or a knife, finely chop the boiled eggs. Add to a large bowl. Add the mayonnaise, chives, mustard, salt and pepper and mix until blended. Spread the egg mixture on the bread and make sandwiches. Cut each sandwich into 3 wedges.

SMOKED SALMON AND DILL EGG SALAD TEA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Boil the eggs for exactly 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit 10 more minute before draining. Run under cold water and peel the eggs immediately - the shell will come off much more easily while the eggs are still wet and warm.
• Using a box grater, grate the eggs on the shredder side into a bowl. Add the salmon, dill, capers, 1/4 cup of the mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Lay out 7 slices of the bread and spread 1/4 cup of the egg salad onto each slice. Cover with the remaining bread slices. Trim the crust off of all the sandwiches and cut each sandwich crosswise into four triangles.
• Spread the long side of each triangle with a little mayonnaise and dip each one into the chopped chives. Arrange decoratively on a platter.

TRUFFLED EGG SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a pan (large enough to fit the eggs in a single layer) with 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Gently lower the eggs into the water and cook for 9 1/2 minutes. Drain. When cool enough to handle, peel the eggs. In a bowl, mash the eggs, then add the olive oil, mustard and mayonnaise and continue mashing until smooth and pale yellow. Season to taste with truffle salt.
• Remove the crusts from the bread. Toast the slices, then cut in half diagonally. Rub each piece with the garlic clove, then spoon on the egg salad.