Everything Bagel Spiced Egg Salad

Recipe inspired by the book “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Michael Chabon

“Forget about what you are escaping from. Reserve your anxiety for what you are escaping to.”

Josef Kavalier & Sammy Clay stood on the fire escape of their tiny Brooklyn apartment, shared by Sammy’s mother and Bubbie. Having just cemented the idea for their first comic, “A Superman like Character” and given a very strict deadline to complete said project, they both had come to the realization that neither of them had any idea who that hero was going to be. Staring intensely out into the hazy clutter of buildings, they both willed inspiration to strike. Inspiration is a fickle mistress and does not come when called, as they both well knew. So both young men’s thoughts drifted out into the void, where worry and yearning live.

Joe’s void was filled with the family he had left behind in Prague to an unknown fate in the grasp of a new world order that would surely destroy the Kavaliers, no matter how hard Joe wished it otherwise. Despondency crept up like a sly stray cat, dancing around the back of his mind, never to be gone once fed. Joe thought back on his strong-willed and brilliant father, his young and precocious brother, and his kind and understanding mother. Oh his mother, who could warm an entire household with her chicken and dumpling soup or delight a full room of dinner guests with an egg salad that felt so redolent and rich on the crispy matzo cracker that even the czar couldn’t stop consuming them. Memories of the spicy, salty egg salad, slathered generously on challah bread, evoked such a strong sensation of nostalgia that Joe nearly plummeted off the minute balcony.

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Everything Bagel Spiced Egg Salad

Course Appetizer, Lunch, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Dairy-Free, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs hard boiled and peeled
  • 2 ½ tsp everything bagel spice ½ tsp poppy seeds, ½ tsp sesame seeds, ½ tsp granulated garlic, ½ tsp onion flake, ½ tsp kosher salt)
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • ½ tsp apple cider vinegar
  • Matzo crackers

Instructions

  1. Mush the eggs with the back of a fork until the pieces are about 1/4 to 1/2 inches.

  2. Combine eggs, everything spice, mayonnaise, and apple cider vinegar.

  3. Chill for at least an hour in the fridge.

  4. Serve with matzo for an appetizer or in bread at lunch.

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27 Comments

    1. Brian Jones

      April 19, 2016

      That sounds fabulous, gotta try out that spice mix, wonderful flavours!

      1. Mica

        April 19, 2016

        Liz, I think you’d really like this. What I love about this recipe is how simple it is to make. I need simple. 🙂

    1. Kylee

      April 19, 2016

      What a great way to use up boiled eggs! I must make the “everything” blend. Looks great!

      1. Charlotte Bonavida

        April 25, 2016

        I’ve used this blend on so many things: roasted chicken, whole wheat bread, mashed sweet potatoes, and on and on…

        It’s my new season-all!

    1. Beth

      April 19, 2016

      Oh, yum! I have to make this for my son his two all time favorite foods, egg salad and everything bagels!

    1. Anne

      April 19, 2016

      The seeds would be an interesting change in an egg salad… A new texture.

    1. Wandercooks

      April 19, 2016

      But then what happened? I need to know more! Did inspiration come to them or did that fickle mistress leave them to their hopeless musings on the balcony? Also, this egg salad looks delish, I always love dishes like this but hardly ever make them. That must change!

    1. Kitchen Dreaming

      April 27, 2016

      I love Egg Salad and Everything Bagels. I am totally going to have to try this the next time I have an abundance of eggs!

    1. Meeta

      April 27, 2016

      We love egg salad in all it’s variations and pretty much on everything. This is wonderful!

    1. Donna

      May 5, 2016

      Oh my goodness, you totally have me craving an egg salad now! My absolute favourite, but I haven’t had it in so long. 9.30pm may not be the best time to satisfy those cravings though 🙂 Will have to give it a go tomorrow – especially with that amazing sounding spice mix – yum!

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