This egg salad recipe proves that simple is often best.

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Wow!

This isactuallyreally good egg salad, my husband exclaimed before going back to his sandwich for another bite.

a plate with toast topped with The 5-Ingredient Egg Salad Served at Royal Tea, various ingredients on the side

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Heres how you, too, can make egg salad fit for royalty.

At this point, you might season to taste with salt and pepper.

After my husbands proclamation, I finally dug in for my own first bite of this royal egg salad.

The 5-Ingredients for Egg Salad Served at Royal Tea in various bowls/vessels

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It is creamy and tangy with just a tiny bit of peppery flavor from the hot sauce.

I didnt even miss having a crunchy ingredient like celery.

Royal Egg Salad Recipe

Boil4 eggsfor 8 minutes, then peel.

a bowl of The 5-Ingredient Egg Salad Served at Royal Tea

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Place the eggs in a bowl and mash with a fork.

Adapted fromCooking & the Crown, by Tom Parker Bowles.

Personally, I love two pieces of toasted bread for some contrast with the soft egg salad.

a plate with toast topped with The 5-Ingredient Egg Salad Served at Royal Tea, various ingredients on the side

Simply Recipes / Meghan Splawn