For Tasty Egg Salad That Disappears Fast, Try This 2-Ingredient Upgrade - Tasting Table

"Simply enlist the help of two bold seasonings: dry ground mustard and hot Hungarian paprika. Home cooks sporting a well-stocked pantry might already have these ingredients on hand. Dry mustard powder is made from the ground seeds of the mustard plant, a spice that imparts highly concentrated mustard flavor into any dish with just a few shakes. Its taste is so potent that the powder can even be transformed into the liquid mustard condiment by adding vinegar and water."

"When applied to egg salad, this dry spice packs a major mustard flavor without altering the salad's mouthfeel with excess moisture. Equally impactful is the addition of hot Hungarian paprika - a chili-pepper-based spice made from the varieties of the Capsicum annuum pepper indigenous to Hungary. Complex, robust, and distinctive, hot Hungarian paprika arrives bright and fiery on the palate."

"Its sweet-savory-spicy profile complements and enhances the creamy, naturally umami-forward eggs. Plus, paprika's pigmented red hue lends a deeper color to classic pale egg salad, creating a standout fixture on potluck tables and at backyard barbecues. Hot paprika and dry mustard take egg salad from mild to mind-blowing."

"To put this upgrade into action, simply stir the two spices into your go-to egg salad recipe. For more specific instructions, foodies can even use this two-spice tip to elevate our creamy egg salad recipe, which comes together in just 10 minutes."

Egg salad can taste bland when unseasoned. A flavor upgrade uses two pantry spices: dry ground mustard and hot Hungarian paprika. Dry mustard powder is made from ground mustard seeds and delivers concentrated mustard flavor with only a few shakes, adding taste without extra moisture that could affect mouthfeel. Hot Hungarian paprika is made from Capsicum annuum peppers and provides a complex, robust, fiery flavor. The sweet-savory-spicy profile complements creamy, naturally umami-forward eggs. Paprika also adds a richer red color to pale egg salad, making it more visually striking for gatherings. The spices can be stirred directly into a favorite egg salad recipe, including a quick 10-minute version.

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