It doesn’t get any more simple than this right here. This Japanese Egg Salad is made with just 4-5 ingredients and takes hardly any time at all to make and the end result is creamy, light, and delicious! So what makes this egg salad Japanese? The secret is in the mayonnaise! This egg salad uses kewpie, which is the Japanese version of mayonnaise. But, don’t worry! You can find it at most grocery stores.

American mayonnaise is made with whole eggs and white vinegar. Kewpie is made with egg yolks and rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Kewpie eggs up being sweeter and has less tang. It’s also a lot richer and creamer too!

Generally this Japanese Egg Salad would be paired with milk bread, but they don’t carry that in most American grocery stores so I decided to go with a soft brioche style sliced bread instead. It ended up being a lighter and sweeter take on egg salad and it was delish!

I’ll be enjoying this the rest of the week for lunch. Just store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to enjoy. It’ll last about 3-5 days that way.

Japanese Egg Salad

Yield: 6

Author: The Skinny Fork (Amanda Plott)

Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min

Just 4 ingredients is all it takes to make this Japanese Egg Salad that's perfect on bread as a sandwich or even served along with crackers and veggies!

Ingredients

10 Whole Large Eggs, Hardboiled
1/4 C. Kewpie (Japanese Mayonnaise)
1 Tsp. Sugar
Salt & Pepper to Taste

Instructions

Remove the shell from the hardboiled eggs and cut each in half to remove the yolks.
In a medium bowl, mix together the egg yolks,1/4 C. Kewpie, 1 Tsp. Sugar, and Salt & Pepper to Taste.
Chop the egg whites into small pieces and add them to the bowl with the rest. Stir to combine.
Use the egg salad as a salad or pair with crackers and veggies to enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Calories

256.54

Fat (grams)

20.93 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

5.08 g

Carbs (grams)

1.92 g

Fiber (grams)

0 g

Net carbs

1.92 g

Sugar (grams)

1.54 g

Protein (grams)

13.99 g

Sodium (milligrams)

293.56 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

415.08 mg

Nutritional Claims: Low Carb • Sugar Conscious • Low Potassium • Kidney Friendly • Keto Friendly • Vegetarian • Pescatarian •Dairy Free • Gluten Free • Wheat Free • Peanut Free • Tree Nut Free • Fish Free • Shellfish Free • Pork Free • Red Meat Free • Crustacean Free • Celery Free • Sesame Free • Lupine Free • Mollusk Free • Alcohol Free • Fodmap Free • Kosher