Weekend Cooking: Egg Salad with Tarragon
I have a large herb garden and this time of year they are at their peak. The more you pick them the better they grow.
A few years ago I added tarragon. It grew beautifully but I wasn’t sure what to do with it. After a little searching around I found a recipe for tarragon egg salad. It was delicious. Tarragon has a distinctive, aromatic flavor and enhanced the taste of the salad.
Ingredients:
• 6 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon freshly minced flat leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon freshly minced french tarragon leaves
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• freshly ground pepper to taste
Preparation
Place eggs in medium sauce pan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil, turn off heat, cover and let cook for 12 minutes. Immediately cool eggs in cold or ice water to stop the cooking. Let sit a few minutes, then peel and chop eggs.
In a medium bowl mix together the tarragon, parsley, mustard, mayonaise, celery seed, salt and pepper. Stir in the eggs.
Recipe makes 4 sandwiches.
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Under My Apple Tree 
interesting. The only herb I’ve added to egg salad is fresh dill. I’ll have to try the tarragon, thanks!
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It added a distinct flavor. If you like tarragon I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one.
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I love egg salad, I love tarragon — this sounds like a combination made in heaven! I’ve used tarragon for a chicken salad I make.
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I was surprised how good it tasted. Now I can’t eat ‘regular’ egg salad!
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I love tarragon! At my old house, I used to have a huge tarragon plant in the garden. I miss it so much. Anyway, this recipe looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
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So far the plant has returned for the third year. It’s hardy to zone 5 (which includes Chicago) but sometimes I lose them anyway.
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I’m not a fan of egg salad, but my husband loves it. I’ll have to make this for him.
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I make egg salad often but have never tried tarragon in it. I don’t have any growing so I’ll see if I can fiind some at the farmers market or the grocer. Great idea.
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Freshly grown herbs add a lot to dishes. This looks and sounds delicious. 🙂
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Sounds (and looks) delish, will try adding tarragon next time I make egg salad sandwiches.
Thanks for stopping by in Normandy.
Have a great week.
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I just posted an egg salad with tarragon recipe on my blog. Isn’t the addition of tarragon just wonderful? I also add curry powder on mine.
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