Spicy Egg Salad Sandwiches

This is not your mother's Egg Salad recipe. These Sandwiches pack a punch! If you like your food with a little kick, this recipe is for you!

This Spicy Egg Salad Sandwiches recipe is a nice spin on the classic egg salad recipe. This one packs a little kick to it thanks to the Hot Sauce.

You can pretty much use what kind of hot sauce you have on hand. You can use some Tabasco, Cholula or Frank's Hot Pepper Sauce which is what I typically use for this recipe.

How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

Now you are probably wondering how to make the perfect hard-boiled egg. Here's how I like to do it.

Fill a pot with cold water. Add the eggs ensuring they are covered with water. Bring the water to a boil. Turn off the heat and cover and let sit for 13 minutes. Not 12 minutes. Not 14 minutes. 13 minutes. Remove the eggs from the pot and place them in an ice bath for 5 minutes. This will prevent the eggs from cooking further AND make them easier to peel. Voila!

If you are fortunate enough to own a pressure cooker, you can also cook the eggs by following the directions in my Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs article.

🌶 How to Handle Hot Peppers

The capsaicin in hot peppers is what makes peppers hot. If you handle hot peppers gloveless, it’s a guarantee that you’re in for a nasty case of chili burn, both on your fingers and anywhere you rub. Like your face. Ouch!

Even if you wear disposable gloves, be careful about what you touch. The gloves are going to protect your fingers, but touching any part of your body with the gloves after you’ve handled hot peppers can lead to severe chili burn. Resist the temptation to rub your eyes. Wait until you’ve removed your gloves and washed your hands thoroughly with soap.

The Scoville Scale is the measurement that tells you the spiciness of a given type of pepper.

Pepper Type	Scoville Rating (Heat)
Bell Pepper	0-0
Banana Pepper	0-500
Poblano Pepper	1000-1500
Jalapeño Pepper	2500-8000
Serrano Peppers	10,000-25,000
Manzano Pepper	12,000-30,000
Tabasco & Cayenne	30,000-50,000
Habanero Pepper	100,000-300,000
Ghost Pepper	855,000-1,000,000
Carolina Reaper	1,500,000-2,300,000

💭 Ingredient Substitution

I had a couple of buns that I needed to use before they got stale so that is what I used for this recipe. A nice variation would be using a bagel or even whole-wheat bread instead of a bun when making these egg salad sandwiches. My wife even likes to wrap this egg salad in lettuce!

For more great recipes with Hard-Boiled Eggs, I suggest you check these recipes out:

📋 What Ingredients do I need

You will need the following ingredients to make these Spicy Egg Salad Sandwiches (see recipe card for quantities): Hard-Boiled Eggs, Mayonnaise, Red Onion, Celery, Hot Sauce, Jalapeños, Lettuce, Bagels, Salt, Ground Black Pepper and Paprika.

🥣 How to make Spicy Egg Salad Sandwiches

In a mixing bowl, peel the hard-boiled eggs and roughly chop.
Add the mayonnaise, red onions, celery, hot sauce and jalapeño. Toss lightly till combined.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and paprika to taste.
Place a layer of lettuce on each bun half. Top generously with the egg salad mixture. Top with the other half of the bun.