Vegan Egg Salad Sandwich
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Thanks to a few tricks and tips, this is the best Vegan Egg Salad ever! It makes the perfect sandwich on sourdough bread with butter lettuce, and is full of plant protein.
I can’t be the only one who has nostalgic memories of eating egg salad sandwiches as a kid. I LOVED egg salad. It’s one of the things I truly miss from before my vegan days. If you also miss egg salad sandwiches then you are going to love this recipe!
I played with this recipe to get it just right. Some recipes have you mash or crumble the tofu, but that didn’t work for me. The texture just wasn’t the same as what I remember. Then, I had an idea.
I discovered a special way of slicing and chopping the tofu to make it mimic hard-boiled eggs. PERFECTION. The flavorful, creamy sauce pairs perfectly with the tofu. Read on to learn how to make the best Vegan Egg Salad ever!
How to prepare the tofu:
First, press a block of firm tofu for about 20 minutes, to remove most of the water.
Next, slice the block as shown below, into thin slices. Then, slice the other way, thinly.
Finally, chop the pieces of tofu even more with a knife, in a rough fashion, until you have lots of little pieces and it looks something like the photo below. Some pieces can be bigger and some smaller, they don’t have to be uniform in size. This will mimic hard-boiled eggs.
What is the dressing for vegan egg salad?
For the dressing, start by making a batch of Vegan Mayo. OR you can use store bought vegan mayo, your choice.
The dressing includes vegan mayo, yellow mustard, dill pickle juice (SO GOOD), sweet relish, smoked paprika, tiny pinch of turmeric, salt and pepper. Use black salt for an even eggier, sulfur flavor. I don’t personally like the stuff, but a lot of people do!
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Put it all together:
Add the sliced tofu to the bowl with the dressing, along with a sliced green onion, and stir. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes at least, to let the flavors meld together before serving. Serve on bread (I love sourdough) with butter lettuce for best results.
You could also have it over a bunch of chopped lettuce, or in lettuce wraps. Serve alongside Vegan Potato Salad or Vegan Coleslaw.
Want more easy vegan sandwiches?
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- Vegan BLT Sandwich
- Best Vegan BBQ Soy Curl Sandwich
- BBQ Tempeh Sandwiches
Vegan Egg Salad Sandwich
Ingredients
- 1 block firm tofu, (16 oz)
- 1/4 cup Vegan Mayo , | homemade or store bought
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dill pickle juice
- 2 teaspoons sweet relish
- 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
- tiny pinch turmeric, optional, for color
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste, | use black salt for a more eggy, sulfur flavor
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 green onion, white and light green parts, thinly sliced, (2 tablespoons)
- loaf of bread, butter lettuce for serving
Instructions
- Press the tofu: Wrap the block of tofu in paper towels or a clean tea towel. Place something heavy on top of it, like a cast iron pan, and let it sit for 20 minutes.
- Make the dressing: While the tofu presses, whisk together the vegan mayo (1/4 c), yellow mustard (1 tsp), dill pickle juice (1 1/2 tbs), sweet relish (2 tsp), smoked paprika (1/8 tsp), turmeric (tiny pinch), salt (1/2 tsp) and black pepper (1/4 tsp).
- Slice the tofu: Once the tofu is pressed, slice the block into thin strips, then slice thinly the other way. Chop into even smaller pieces. (SEE PHOTOS ABOVE FOR REFERENCE)
- Add the tofu to the bowl with the creamy dressing, along with the sliced green onions. Stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes if possible before eating, to let the flavors meld together. Serve on sourdough, or other bread (gluten free if needed) with butter lettuce. Enjoy!
Notes
- I suggest using my Vegan Mayo, but you can use store bought vegan mayo such as Just brand or Veganaise.
- You can use black salt for an eggy, sulfur flavor. I personally don't like it so I use regular salt. Either is fine!
- Calories listed are for 1/6th of the egg salad, using my vegan mayo recipe.
- Store leftovers in a covered container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Great meal prep idea!
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60 Comments on “Vegan Egg Salad Sandwich”
Wow! This was amazing! I left out the relish because I didnt have any and used silken tofu instead and it was still great! Oh, how I’ve missed egg salad! This will be in regular rotation now! Thank you!
I’m thrilled you loved, and that it is going on your meal rotation! Thank you for taking your time to share your great review and comments!
Really good! I put it in a wrap with lettuce and tomato and added extra mustard, mayo, relish. My 2 yr old also loved it on soft whole wheat bread.
Sounds so good! I’m really glad you guys like it! Thank you for sharing your review and comments!
Another fabulous recipe by Nora! I just finished making this to take w/us on our road trip over the 4th of July wknd. I didn’t have pickle juice but had relish on hand so I just added 3 tsp of relish along w/its juices and that sufficed. I also used the Kala Namak black salt for that eggie flavor and I can’t even tell the difference if there’s eggs or not in this dish it’s so unbelievably convincing! I also added 2 tsp of chopped fresh dill. Perfection! Thank you 😀
I’m so glad you loved it! I thinks it’s just a perfect summer sandwich! Thank you for sharing your fun review!
I’m not a fan of normal mayo, so I never really liked egg salad. Being newly vegan, I was excited to try vegan mayo and tofu egg salad. This was sooooo good. Made a batch last night. Will be making more tonight. This will likely become a weekly summer staple.
This is one of my summer favorites! I’m so glad you love it! Thank you for taking time to share your great review and comments!
LOVED this recipe!! Thank you!
I’m glad you loved it! It’s a great spring sandwich! Thank you for sharing your review!
I made the tofu egg salad and it was very good . Next time I will reduce the dill pickle juice. To1 tablespoon as it did have strong dill taste. When it was marinated for a few hours I made a sandwich but still could taste the dominate pickle juice flavor. I loved the texture and I tried adding shaved carrots and sliced radishes with lettuce in a wheat pocket. Will make again for sure.
Thanks for sharing your recipe.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I absolutely love that dilly pickle flavor, but you could use less or even skip it if it’s not your thing. I’ve also used pepperoncini juice instead for a twist, and it was great.
Hi, I really want to try this recipe. Is there anything I can substitute the sweet relish and dill pickle juice with? Or maybe leave them out?
A lot of the flavor comes from the relish and pickle juice, but if you need to you could leave it out. I’m not sure what else could be substituted here, sorry!
Didn’t have green onion so used regular onion, didn’t have relish so I left it out. Still tasted fantastic! I couldn’t believe this didn’t have any egg in it and neither could the non vegan bf. He approved. Amazing! Thanks for the recipe.
Hi Marie. I’m glad you both loved the vegan egg salad! Thank you for using my recipe!