Instant Pot Deviled Egg Salad

Breakfast
Deviled Egg Salad

Deviled eggs are one of those things that I cannot pass up. They make for an adorable appetizer and are always a sure-fire crowd pleaser. Now how about we get the deviled egg experience with none of the artistry of having to slice the eggs, scoop out the yolks, devil them and then pipe them back into the hollowed-out egg halves? I like how you think because we’re going to give this the super quick, scrumptious, and hassle-free Deviled Egg Salad treatment. And since hard-boiling eggs in the Instant Pot is the only way I’ll do it these days, it’s so easy to make, it’s sinful.

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Instant Pot Deviled Egg Salad

Pressure Cook The Eggs

Pouring water in Instant Pot
Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot.
Adding silicone sling to pot with water
Then, add the trivet that came with the pot or a silicone sling (which I prefer since it has long, pliable handles).
Laying 8 eggs on sling in pot
Carefully rest eggs on the sling, secure the lid and pressure cook until they’re hard-boiled.

The Ice Bath

Placing pressure cooked hard-boiled eggs in ice bath
Once the eggs are done, they will be hot! Carefully place them in an ice bath for 90 seconds.

The Best Way To Peel A Hard-Boiled Egg

Taking a cooled egg from ice bath
Now it’s time to peel the eggs and I’m going to show you the easiest and most hassle-free way to do so (Rachael Ray showed me this technique when I was on her show)! Take a cooled egg from the ice bath…
Rolling the egg on a flat surface so the shell fractures
…and gently smash and roll it on a hard, smooth surface.
Easily peeling shell off egg
The shell will become fractured like a broken mirror’s glass, making it super duper easy for the shell to peel right off!

Bring Out The Devil In The Egg

Peeled eggs in a mixing bowl
Place all the peeled eggs in a mixing bowl, because it’s time to devil them up (NOTE: see Jeff’s Tips in the recipe card below).
Adding mayonnaise to bowl
Add some mayonnaise…
Adding Thousand Island dressing to bowl
…Thousand Island salad dressing…
Adding relish to bowl
…sweet relish…
Adding smoked paprika to bowl
…and paprika (I like smoked).
Using potato masher to mash up egg salad
Take a potato masher (or fork) and mash until the consistency you’re happy with is formed.
Adding more paprika to egg salad and letting rest on top
Sprinkle a little more paprika on top…

Chill Out

Covering bowl of egg salad and placing in fridge to chill
…cover with a lid and pop in the fridge for a few hours to chill and set, where it will firm-up a bit.
Mixing chilled egg salad.
When it’s time to serve, stir it all up once more…

The Taste Test

Spooning egg salad onto English muffins
Feel free to serve on English muffins, bagels, toast…
Egg salad on English muffins and on plate with paprika sprinkled on top.
…or on its own! Of course, feel free to top with more paprika and/or some red pepper flakes when serving.
Man holding English muffin with deviled egg salad on it
And there it is; Deviled Egg Salad on an English muffin. Look ad it admirably.
Man biting into English muffin with deviled egg salad
Give it a taste.
Man smiling while holding English muffin with deviled egg salad on it.
It really doesn’t get easier or pleasier than this one, folks!
Yield: 4-6

Instant Pot Deviled Egg Salad

Instant Pot Deviled Egg Salad

Deviled eggs are one of those things that I cannot pass up. They make for an adorable appetizer and are always a sure-fire crowd pleaser. Now how about we get the deviled egg experience with none of the artistry of having to slice the eggs, scoop out the yolks, devil them and then pipe them back into the hollowed-out egg halves? I like how you think because we're going to give this the super quick and hassle-free Deviled Egg Salad treatment. It's so easy and delicious to make, it's sinful.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs (see Jeff's Tips)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise (see Jeff's Tips)
  • 1/4 cup Thousand Island Dressing
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (like Grey Poupon)
  • 2 tablespoons sweet relish
  • 1 teaspoon smoked or regular paprika, divided

Optional Mix-ins:

  • 1/4-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4-1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1-2 ribs celery, diced
  • Salt (celery salt especially), to taste (start with 1/4 teaspoon)
  • Pepper, to taste (start with 1/4 teaspoon)

Instructions

  1. Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot and lay in a trivet or silicone sling. Gently rest the eggs on it. Secure the lid, move the valve to the sealing position and hit Pressure Cook or Manual at High Pressure for 6 minutes. Once done, allow a 5-minute natural release (meaning you do nothing for 5 minutes), followed by a quick release. (NOTE: If the pin on the lid drops early where all the steam will have released on its own without requiring a quick release, still wait the full 5 minutes to remove the lid).
  2. Carefully place the hot eggs in an ice water bath for 90 seconds. Take each egg and gently smash it on a hard, smooth surface and gently roll it around until the shell's surface is fractured like a broken mirror. This will make the shell super easy to peel off! Place the peeled eggs in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add the mayo, Thousand Island dressing, Dijon, relish, 1/2 teaspoon of the paprika and any of the optional mix-ins to the bowl with the eggs. Use a potato masher or fork to mash until it's the desired consistency (see Jeff's Tips). Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of paprika on top, cover with a lid and pop in the fridge for 2-4 hours to chill and firm-up a bit.
  4. Serve on English muffins, bagels, toast or on its own!

Jeffrey's Tips

The consistency of this deviled egg salad is meant to be slightly thinner than a classic, thick egg salad. This makes it super spreadable on English muffins, bagels and toast. However, bearing in mind it will firm up once cooled in the fridge, you can also make it thicker right away by either adding 4 more eggs OR reducing the mayo to 1/4 cup.

Want to double or halve the recipe? Double or halve all the ingredients! Same cook time for the eggs.

This will last in your fridge for 5-7 days, but I doubt it'll last that long!

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