Time for introductions! I’d like you to meet one of the oldest, dearest dishes in my weeknight dinner arsenal, Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches with Bacon.
These glorious green sammies were one of the earlier meals I cooked for Ben after we were married, back when my blog was still a casual hobby, and Ben was not yet used to me asking him questions such as, “should I do tonight’s stir fry with farro or quinoa?” I believe his exact words when he saw me mixing hard-boiled eggs and bright avocado were, “Why are you doing that to my avocado?”
To instill a bit of confidence, I added bacon.
Flash forward 18+ months, and we are still eating Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches with Bacon. Ben loved them from first bite, and they have become a regular on our dinner rotation, a spot afforded to few dishes in our house, since I’m constantly experimenting with new recipes, and Ben is the defacto guinea pig highly valued taste-tester. They are easy, healthy, and great leftover the next day if you can look past the less-than-appetizing brown hue that avocado puts on after a few minutes exposed to air.
The recipe inspiration for these Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches with Bacon came from Maria, whose blog was one of the first I ever followed. I was drawn to it immediately, because it replaces the mayo in traditional egg salad with creamy avocado and Greek yogurt. These healthy swaps appealed instantly to my life-long, irreversible mayo aversion and desire for simple, nutritious dinner options. Plus, avocado. Enough said.
I’ve tinkered with the recipe over the years, amping up the spices a bit to suit our tastes and increasing the recipe yield to support both Ben’s appetite and my desire to have leftovers to enjoy over salad greens for lunch the next day.
The bacon was also a recipe liberty. The avocado egg salad itself has such nice flavor, the sandwiches are delightful without it, but once you’ve tried it with the bacon, it’s a bit difficult to go back.
From my weeknight table to yours, Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches with Bacon. Enjoy!
Avocado Egg Salad Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon cooked*
- 5 large eggs
- 2 large ripe Hass avocados
- 2 green onions, finely chopped (both white and green parts)
- 3 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 8 slices whole wheat sandwich bread
- Sliced tomatoes for serving
- Fresh spinach for serving
Instructions
- If necessary, cook the bacon according to one of my easy methods listed below. Set aside.
- Hard boil the eggs: In a small pot, bring just enough water to cover the eggs to a gentle boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and gently lower the eggs in with a slotted spoon. Bring water to a low, rumbling boil, then let cook for 9 minutes. A few minutes before the eggs are finished cooking, prepare an ice bath. Remove the eggs from the boiling water and plunge into the cold water. Let rest a few minutes, then tap the eggs with back of a spoon to crack them (this will make peeling easier). Return to the ice water to cool completely. Peel the eggs, then cut in half and discard the yolks from three whole eggs (six halves), so that you have two whole eggs and three with egg whites only. Roughly chop and place into a large mixing bowl.
- Halve and pit the avocados, then with your knife, gently make a criss-cross pattern to divide the flesh into squares. Scoop the flesh into the mixing bowl, leaving the avocado in chunks. Add the chopped green onions, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, salt, pepper, and cayenne to the bowl, then combine with a fork, leaving the eggs and avocado chunky.
- Toast the bread, then assemble the sandwiches with bacon, the avocado egg salad, sliced tomatoes and spinach. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- *Easy bacon cooking methods: Air Fryer Bacon and Oven Baked Bacon.
- Leftover avocado egg salad can be refrigerator an airtight container for up to 1 additional day. Press a sheet of plastic wrap against the surface to deter browning.
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Avocado and bacon? Yes, please!
Why have I never even thought of eggs and avocados as a combo..I mean, I like avocado on my breakfast sandwiches! This is genius and looks so delicious!
Yum, these sound delish! I’ve made deviled eggs with avocado in the mix and they were so good! I love the combo.
Those sound so good Julia! I love the combo too. Thanks!
Thanks so much for sharing Maria’s take on avocado egg salad and your adapted recipe, Erin – loving the bacon in it!
I love a good egg salad! And everything is better with bacon
I’m totally digging the avocado + egg blend lately. Such a great dish for lunch!
I love egg salad sandwiches unabashedly, and it is one of the few things I’ve sent my husband out for at strange times when I’m pregnant and too lazy to make it myself :) These sandwiches are making me hungry!
This looks like one delicious sandwich! I love all forms of egg salad so I know I would enjoy this.
Get out of my head! GREG
http://www.sippitysup.com/tomato-sandwich-egg-salad-bacon-toast/
Avocado makes everything better! Of course I posted about avocado today too – great mind think alike, right? :)
I love the simplicity of egg salad, avocado and bacon make this sandwich irresistible!
Lookibg for the recipe for creamy pumpkin pasta with spinach and sausage can’t bring up recipe
Hi Carol, can you tell me where you saw the recipe? I don’t believe I have one quite like that on my site.
Hi Carol! I believe this is the one. Thanks for your patience! http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pumpkin—sausage-penne
This was so yummy but forgot to put plastic on it and the avocado was brown today….booo! Does the plastic really help it for a day? Will definitely make again and eat sooner :)
Hi Christy, the plastic against the surface is definitely essential for keeping the avocado from browning. It browns when exposed to air, so even if it’s in an airtight container, if there’s air between the leftover egg salad and the container lid, it will still turn brown. I hope you were still able to enjoy it!
I will have to try that trick! It was way too brown today and even tasted a little funky. Super bummed but it just gives me another reason to make it again sooner than later :)