Simple Avocado Egg Salad with Lime
Avocado Egg Salad (Green Eggs) is a fun twist on classic egg salad! It is made with egg salad mixed with avocados and fresh lime juice. This is a great crowd pleaser and comes together quickly with just a few simple ingredients.
Recipe Snapshot
- What It Is: A California twist on classic egg salad made with mashed avocado, hardboiled eggs, mayo, yellow mustard, and fresh lime juice.
- Skill Level: Beginner (and totally kid-friendly too)
- Active Prep: About 10 minutes
- Cook Time: About 15 min cook for eggs (+ 15 min ice bath)
- You’ll Need: A pot, a bowl for an ice bath, and a fork or potato masher
- Might Look Tricky Because: You have to make and peel hardboiled eggs.
- Actually Easy Because: The eggs don’t need to peel perfectly or look pretty because you’re going to mash them up anyway.
- You’ll Know It’s Done When: The avocado and eggs are mashed to your preferred texture and everything is creamy and fully combined.
- Serve With: Crackers, toast, fresh tomatoes, crispy bacon, or as part of a brunch spread next to some savory cheese scones or bagel and salmon strata.
Our Favorite Childhood Breakfast
When we were kids, we’d wake up on weekend mornings to our dad making breakfast in the kitchen. Whenever we had a surplus of avocados growing on the tree in the backyard, avocado egg salad with lime was often on the menu. We called it “Green Eggs,” and we’d scoop up the creamy, eggy mixture with flaky saltine crackers or crunchy toast, sometimes topping each bite with fresh tomato or smoky bacon. It’s still one of those recipes that takes us right back to those weekend mornings.
Pull Up A Chair
Rachel: Emily and I grew up eating Green Eggs whenever we had extra avocados, and I still love how simple it is. Put it on some toast and add a little crispy bacon on top, and I’m good.
Emily: I love that this is a fun way to make egg salad feel a little different, but it’s also not complicated or full of a ton of extra stuff. The avocado makes it creamy without needing as much mayo, the mustard adds that classic egg salad tang, and the lime gives it a fresh flavor. You really don’t need much else!
Why We Love These Green Eggs
- It’s a fun twist on classic egg salad. Regular egg salad is amazing, but sometimes, we crave something slightly different. If you love traditional egg salad but want to switch things up, avocado is an easy way to add flavor, creaminess, and nutrients.
- It’s creamy and made with less mayo. A lot of egg salad recipes use more mayo than this one in order to get a creamier texture. But in this recipe, the avocado adds creaminess and richness too, so you need less mayo overall.
- It comes together with simple ingredients. You only need a handful of basic ingredients, some fresh and some pantry and fridge staples, to make this recipe. Nothing fancy or complicated.
- It’s flexible and easy to customize. We love this recipe exactly as is, but it’s also an easy one to change up a little. Keep it simple and make it like the recipe says, or add your favorite herbs (cilantro, chives, or even dill would be great). You can also adjust the amount of mayo, mustard, and lime, depending on your preferences.
- It’s super kid-friendly. This is a recipe we grew up eating. It’s also one that our dad would make for our cousins when we all got together, so we know that kids like it. It’s easy to make so if your kid loves helping you cook, this is a good recipe to use.
Ingredients in Avocado Egg Salad with Lime
The ingredients are pretty simple, which is another reason why we love this recipe so much. It comes together fairly quickly, and it’s so worth the mini-arm workout you’ll get from mashing the eggs and avocados together.
- Hard-boiled eggs – the classic base for egg salad. We typically use large eggs and boil them so that the yolks and whites are cooked fully.
- Avocado – adds creaminess and replaces some of the mayonnaise. We prefer using Hass avocados.
- Mayonnaise – adds creaminess and savory flavor and acts as one of the binding agents in egg salad, along with the avocado. We like Duke’s or Best Foods (also called Hellmann’s).
- Lime juice – brightens up the rich avocado and egg mixture and adds fresh acidity. It also brings in some guacamole vibes.
- Yellow mustard – adds the classic tangy flavor we love in egg salad. We prefer yellow mustard over other types because it doesn’t overpower the avocado or other ingredients.
- Salt and pepper – hard-boiled eggs and avocados need a good amount of seasoning. We recommend starting with a little salt since the mayo is already seasoned and tasting as you go to see if you need/want more.
How to Make Avocado and Lime Egg Salad
1. Hard-boil the eggs. Using a slotted spoon, carefully place the eggs in a pot of boiling water that has a lid. Boil the eggs for 3 to 4 minutes with the lid off (3 minutes for slightly softer yolks), then turn the heat off and cover the pot with a lid. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 10 minutes. Using the slotted spoon, remove eggs from the pot and place them in a large bowl full of cold water and ice. Let them cool completely, about 10-15 minutes. Then peel the eggs.
2. Mash the eggs and avocado. Place the peeled eggs onto a large plate or platter. Cut the eggs in half and mash them with a fork or a potato masher. Add the avocado and mash it too, then mix it with the eggs until fully combined.
3. Mix everything together. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, lime, salt, and pepper. Mix it together until everything is combined and creamy, then taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. (Just try not to fling green eggs all over your kitchen counter. We’re not saying that we usually do that, but we’re also not NOT saying that.)
4. Serve. Scoop onto crackers or toast and top with fresh tomato or crispy bacon, or enjoy it straight from the plate.
Our Tips for Avocado Egg Salad
How To Store and Serve Avocado Egg Salad With Lime
Store leftover egg salad with avocado and lime in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. The acidity of the lime juice will help keep it browning as quickly, but it’s still best fresh. You can also press a piece of plastic wrap right up against the avocado egg salad in the storage container, which will help it stay more airtight (contact with air/oxygen is why it turns brown).
Our favorite way to serve Green Eggs is on top of crackers or toast. We also love topping it with fresh tomatoes or crispy bacon.
You can also serve as part of a brunch spread next to some savory cheese scones or bagel and salmon strata. Or just grab a fork and eat it straight from the plate!
FAQs: Avocado Egg Salad (Green Eggs)
Avocado Egg Salad with Lime (Green Eggs)
Equipment
- 1 medium-to-large sized pot with lid
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- Boiling water (enough to fill a medium-large pot)
- Ice bath (bowl of cold water with ice)
- 1 Hass avocado large
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ lime, juiced (about 1 tbsp of lime juice)
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- ½ to 1 tsp salt
- cracked black pepper, to taste
Optional Extras
- Crackers, for serving
- Toasted bread, for serving
- Crispy bacon, for topping
- Cherry or grape tomatoes (halved), for topping
Instructions
Hard-boil the eggs.
- Using a slotted spoon, carefully place the eggs in a pot of boiling water that has a lid.8 eggs, Boiling water (enough to fill a medium-large pot)
- Boil the eggs for 3 to 4 minutes with the lid off (3 minutes for slightly softer yolks), then turn the heat off and cover the pot with a lid. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 10 minutes.
- Using the slotted spoon, remove eggs from the pot and place them in a large bowl full of cold water and ice. Let them cool completely, about 10-15 minutes. Then peel the eggs and discard the shells.Ice bath (bowl of cold water with ice)
Mash the eggs and avocado.
- Place the peeled eggs onto a large plate or platter. Cut the eggs in half and mash them with a fork or a potato masher.8 eggs
- Remove the pit from the avocado and scoop out the fruit. Add the avocado and mash it too, then mix it with the eggs until fully combined.1 Hass avocado
Mix everything together and serve.
- Add the mayonnaise, mustard, lime, salt, and pepper. Mix it together until everything is combined and creamy, then taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.¼ cup mayonnaise, ½ lime, juiced (about 1 tbsp of lime juice), 1 tbsp yellow mustard, ½ to 1 tsp salt, cracked black pepper, to taste
- Scoop onto crackers or toast and top with fresh tomato or crispy bacon, or enjoy it straight from the plate.Crackers, for serving, Toasted bread, for serving, Crispy bacon, for topping, Cherry or grape tomatoes (halved), for topping
Give Your Egg Salad a Green Makeover
If you have a few hard-boiled eggs and a ripe avocado, you’ve already got the base of an amazing breakfast. This avocado egg salad with lime is creamy and super easy to make. It’s also a fun twist on a classic egg salad.
Whether you scoop it up with crackers or pile it onto toast, either by itself or topped with fresh cherry tomatoes or crispy bacon, we hope these Green Eggs become a favorite of yours too. And if you make them, let us know how you like to serve them!
