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This avocado and egg salad is a nutritious twist on a classic dish, offering a high-protein option that’s both creamy and satisfying. The salad features boiled eggs, ripe avocado chunks, crispy bacon, and the best creamy garlic dressing! The ideal salad to make in advance and enjoy as a healthy meal prep.
Egg salad with avocado takes the classic egg salad to the next level with new flavors and texture profile! Like our tuna egg salad, this salad is loaded with hard-boiled egg chunks and the best creamy dressing. The addition of avocados makes this salad extra creamy and loaded with healthy fats.
The Best Avocado Egg Salad
I must admit, this egg salad is one of our favorite variations. Thanks to the avocado, which brings a whole new component to the classic recipe, it is the perfect salad recipe to whip up for a quick lunch that will keep you full for hours.
Ingredients for Avocado and Egg Salad
- Eggs – hard-boiled eggs, peel and dice into even pieces.
- Bacon – crumbled bacon bits add a great crunch and savory component to this salad.
Use pre-cooked bacon bits or air-fry bacon strips and chop them into small pieces. - Avocado – ripe avocado cut into chunks.
- Garlic – minced garlic adds such a great flavor to this dressing.
- Mayo – mayonnaise makes this dressing creamy and delicious.
Substitute: Swap out mayo for olive oil for a healthier option! - Herbs – fresh herbs like parsley, dill, chives, and cilantro add excellent flavor to this salad.
- Lemon – fresh lemon juice adds a great zest to the dressing.
- Dijon mustard – adds so much flavor to this dressing.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Avocado and Egg Salad
- Add chopped eggs, crumbled bacon, and avocado to a mixing bowl.
- In a bowl, mix the dressing ingredients.
- Add the dressing to the salad bowl and toss.
Note: We kept our eggs and avocado chunks large. You can definitely chop them as fine as you desire with great results.
Expert Tips:
- Salad add-ins: Bulk up this salad by adding greens! Arugula, spinach, or romaine lettuce would be perfect for this salad.
- Add protein: Make this salad extra filling by adding chicken! Our creamy chicken salad makes the perfect creamy chicken that would taste great in this salad!
- Add pasta: Nothing beats a classic pasta salad, and fresh pasta would make a great addition to this egg salad. Any short pasta will work great.
How to Serve Avocado and Egg Salad
This salad can be served in so many ways!
- Sandwich: Serve this salad on toast to make a delicious egg salad sandwich.
- Dip: This egg salad is great to serve alongside some crackers for an easy and protein-packed dip!
- Lettuce wraps: Like our chicken lettuce wraps, this salad makes an excellent filling for lettuce boats!
Salad FAQ’S
See our step-by-step hard-boiled egg recipe for the perfect guide.
This salad can be made keto! As long as the mayonnaise has no sugar, this salad is keto-friendly. You can also swap out the mayo for olive oil for a guaranteed, no-sugar salad.
Absolutely, you can just leave out the bacon completely.
Yes, you can use avocado mayo instead of classic mayo.
Store & Reheat
- Storage. Since this salad contains avocado, there’s always a chance that the avocados will brown while storing leftovers. To avoid this, make the egg salad without the avocado in the main bowl. Add the avocado chunks to each serving and store the main egg salad in the fridge. This salad will keep fresh for up to 3 days if stored in an airtight container.
- Freeze. We don’t recommend freezing this salad.
More Salad Recipes
If you enjoyed this avocado and egg recipe, be sure to try our other classic salad recipes; here are some of our favorites:
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Avocado and Egg Salad
Ingredients
- 3 eggs boiled diced
- 2 pieces bacon chopped
- 1 avocado cubed
dressing-
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 3 Tbsp mayo
- 1 Tbsp fresh herbs
- 1 Tsp lemon
- ¼ tsp dijon mustard
- Dash salt and pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Add the eggs, bacon, and avocado to a salad bowl.
- In a bowl, mix the ingredients for the dressing. Add the dressing to the salad bowl and toss.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- Add-ins: Add greens to this egg salad to make it extra nutritious.
- Add protein: Add chicken to this egg salad to make it extra filling!
- Store leftovers: The avocado can turn brown if stored for an extended period. To avoid this, add the avocado to the individual servings to keep the main egg salad fresher longer.
