Egg Salad Sando

A Japanese-style egg salad sandwich that combines silky chopped eggs with soft-boiled yolks, nestled in toasted milk bread for the ultimate crustless bite. Rich, delicate, and totally addictive.

Why You'll Love Egg Salad Sando

You get double the egg: jammy yolks and creamy salad. It's elegant, nostalgic, and shockingly easy to prep. Once you cut into that cross-section, you'll never look at egg salad the same way again.

Tips and Tricks

• Let your soft-boiled eggs cool fully before peeling to prevent tearing.
• A serrated knife makes cleaner cuts when trimming the sandwich.

Variations

• Add thinly sliced cucumbers for crunch.
• Swap furikake for togarashi if you want a little heat.

Substitutions

• No crème fraîche? Use sour cream or more mayo.
• Milk bread not available? Use brioche or thick white sandwich bread.

Best served with

• A cold barley tea or iced green tea
• Pickled vegetables or seaweed salad

How to Store Leftovers

• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Best eaten within 24 hours.

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A Japanese-style egg salad sandwich that combines silky chopped eggs with soft-boiled yolks, nestled in toasted milk bread for the ultimate crustless bite. Rich, delicate, and totally addictive.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course: Lunch, Sandwiches

Cuisine: Californian, Japanese-inspired

Calories: 34

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients

  

• Ice Cubes for ice baths
• 1 Scallion very thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon Kewpie Mayonnaise plus more for spreading
• 1 tablespoon Crème Fraîche
• 1½ teaspoon Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1½ teaspoon Dijon Mustard plus more for spreading
• Kosher Salt to taste
• 6 Large Eggs
• Flaky Sea Salt such as Maldon
• 4 slices Milk Bread or Brioche/White Bread
• Furikake Seasoning to finish

Equipment

• Medium Pot
• Offset spatula (optional)
• Rubber spatula
• Serrated knife
• 2 medium bowls (ice baths)

Method

 

Boil the Eggs

1. Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Set up 2 ice baths in separate bowls.
2. Lower all 6 eggs into boiling water. Once boiling resumes, reduce heat and simmer gently for 8 minutes.
3. Remove 3 eggs to the first ice bath. Continue cooking remaining 3 eggs for 6 more minutes, then transfer to second ice bath. Let sit 5 minutes.

Make the Dressing

1. In a small bowl, stir together scallion, Kewpie, crème fraîche, vinegar, and Dijon. Season with kosher salt.

Chop and Fold

1. Peel the hard-boiled eggs in their ice bath. Chop into ¼-inch pieces.
2. Fold chopped eggs into the dressing using a spatula. Season to taste.
3. Halve the Soft-Boiled Eggs
4. Peel the soft-boiled eggs. Slice in half lengthwise. Yolks should be jammy.

Assemble the Sandwiches

1. Spread Dijon on 2 bread slices and Kewpie mayo on the other 2.
2. Sprinkle flaky salt on soft-boiled egg halves and place two halves yolk-side down in the center of each Dijon slice.
3. Spoon about ½ cup egg salad over the soft-boiled eggs. Spread evenly toward crusts.
4. Close with remaining mayo-slathered bread slices (mayo side down).

Trim and Slice

1. Cut off left and right crusts (parallel to yolks). Rotate sandwich and slice into thirds to reveal the perfect cross-section.

Nutrition

Calories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 88mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 0.3mg

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