Godmother's egg salad from I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To): Low-Effort, High-Reward Recipes (page 38) by Ali Slagle

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Ingredients

red onions
dried oregano
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Serves : 4
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TFall21 on May 23, 2026

Really liked this, made it for lunches and wasn't sick of it by the end of the week. I love an Italian sub and tangy/zesty flavors. I'll most likely make it again, may dial down the salt a bit next time. Tearing the eggs apart with my hands was fun and it was neat to see the yolks, oil, and vinegar emulsify into a dressing.
scampersand on January 04, 2026

I never make egg salad recipes bc it’s a pretty basic dish, but this one was different enough and really delicious!
SheilaS on September 24, 2022

I've had the Godmother sandwich and was intrigued by the idea of turning it into an egg salad. I don't generally like onions in egg salad but this recipe gives them a quick soak in red wine vinegar so figured I'd try it but it turns out, I still don't like onions in egg salad. I did like the meaty bits so I added some boiled potatoes to make it into Godmother's potato salad instead!