# An egg salad recipe so good you'll plotz! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 25, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076 "2023-06-25T10:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/1 "2023-06-25T10:39:16Z")
(as Shakespeare once said) I’ve been substituting homemade yogurt for mayonnaise in all my recipes lately and, disgusting as it might sound, it actually tastes better: a little tangy, not quite so sweet, but the consistency is excellent. I mash up three hard-boiled eggs with a potato masher in a flat bowl, mix in three teaspoons of yogurt, add a small fried and diced onion, and sprinkle some tarragon and VWALAH! Delicious egg salad. Serve on matzoh or bialy for best results. I haven’t quite plotzed yet, but I’m close. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/2 "2023-06-25T10:46:16Z")
Oy, vay! Sounds yummy! 🙂 Got a recipe for chopped liver, boychik? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/3 "2023-06-25T10:49:16Z")
Does it have to be homemade yogurt, or is plain supermarket yogurt okay? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/4 "2023-06-25T11:06:39Z")
OK, I fleemed. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/5 "2023-06-25T11:30:49Z")
No difference. I used store yogurt to make my first homemade batch ages ago, so this is just a descendant. I’m sure storebought is fine. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/6 "2023-06-25T11:38:56Z")
Side question: what does it mean, to “plotz?” (Is it like pooping?) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/7 "2023-06-25T11:47:37Z")
Oy gevalt! ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/8 "2023-06-25T11:57:28Z")
Something like “to burst”-- from excitement or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/9 "2023-06-25T12:51:45Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Got a recipe for chopped liver, boychik? 😉 The cool thing about chopped liver is that you can down-size whatever recipe you use. I love chopped liver, my gf doesn’t. So I’ll make a single appetizer serving. ETA: yogurt replaces the sour cream on a baked potato or in a burrito very nicely ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/10 "2023-06-25T13:00:03Z")
Love it too, but heavy on the cholesterol, I’ve heard. Have not tried making it with yogurt yet. My chopped liver recipe calls for chicken fat. Who gets the cinematic reference in my title? ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/11 "2023-06-25T16:29:00Z")
Yogurt is also good in coleslaw and is an integral part of tzatziki sauce. It also makes an excellent salad dressing if you add the right ingredients (mustard, blue cheese, etc.) I think most of the bottled salad dressings that some of us grew up with (Green Goddess, Thousand Island, etc.) can be easily replicated. For all of these things, I always used unsweetened Greek yogurt (also called strained yogurt). ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/12 "2023-06-25T17:04:51Z")
Yogurt subbed for sour cream can be ok (they’re pretty similar, after all) but it’s a poor stand in for mayonnaise. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/13 "2023-06-25T17:07:59Z")
Agree. Mayonnaise is an emulsion that really requires some specific ingredients. Making the emulsion is the important first step. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/14 "2023-06-25T17:08:33Z")
_What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_ Down with Woody Allen, that’s what. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/15 "2023-06-25T17:08:55Z")
> [@alovem](#): > > tzatziki sauce Yogurt tzatziki is better than sour cream, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/16 "2023-06-25T17:10:42Z")
I thought that’s all it’s made with (in addition to dill and other things). ETA: Never mind, I thought you were saying tzatziki is sometimes made with sour cream. Yeah, I’d prefer it on just about everything, although my dairy consumption these days is restricted. I’ll have to keep it in mind for the occasional treat. ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/17 "2023-06-25T17:35:51Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > it’s a poor stand in for mayonnaise. Try it. You’ll like it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/18 "2023-06-25T17:51:40Z")
Huh. I thought I’d started an Egg Salad thread. Must’ve just been a post in an MMP. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/19 "2023-06-25T20:31:18Z")
Make sure its plain yogurt, no fruit flavors. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076/20 "2023-06-25T20:38:36Z")
I always make my egg salad with celery seeds. I don’t think I’d care for tarragon. And fried onions? I don’t like warm egg salad – the fried onions would be congealed in cold egg salad. Sounds interesting, but not appealing to me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-egg-salad-recipe-so-good-youll-plotz/986076.md?page=2)