What Is Dill Pickle Egg Salad?

Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad is a protein-packed, twist on the classic egg salad. By blending cottage cheese with mayo and adding tangy chopped pickles, mustard, and lemon juice, you get a creamy, satisfying texture with a just the right amount of zing. Whether you serve it in lettuce cups, on toast, or in a sandwich, this easy egg salad makes a delicious meal prep lunch or quick high-protein snack.

Eggs, cottage cheese, and pickles are all incredibly affordable ingredients that are easy to keep stocked. This egg salad stretches 8 eggs into multiple servings, making it a great high-protein meal on a budget. Skip expensive deli salads and whip this up with pantry staples for a cost-effective lunch that feels gourmet.

The Iowa Egg Council sponsored this recipe creation, and you can find many more at their website here. Learn all about eggs from the nutrients in them to where they came from by visiting this interactive site.

Eggs make for great meal prep protein. They can usually be heated or eaten cold, making them perfect no matter what your lunch situation is.

Why You’ll Love This Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad Recipe

The creamy texture and the tangy taste of the Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad makes for a wonderful eating experience. The pickles add the right amount of saltiness, dill, and crunch to the salad.

Eggs are packed with protein and so many more nutrients. Pairing these powerhouses with the creamy blended cottage cheese really ups the protein level and lightens the dish up to keep you feeling full and energized all day.

If you are looking for easy meal prep, this is is. Hard cooking eggs takes minutes, and mixing the rest of it up together takes minutes also. You can make a healthy meal prep for lunches for the week in under 20 minutes total!

Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad is a great option for your lunch box, easy dinner idea, or for the next picnic/family gather you go on. It is a nice cool salad to have on any hot day!

This recipe is also naturally gluten-free, low carb, and perfect for anyone on a keto diet.

Tips for the Best Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad

Using the blended cottage cheese really helps lighten up the traditional egg salad. I used my smoothie blender to really make sure the cottage cheese was blended smooth. You may need to add a little milk to it to get it to the texture you want.

Finely chop the pickles so you can have a delicious pickle taste and crunch in every bite. I used little dill pickles and cut them myself, but you can also use some pickle relish. Relish is a little more moist though so adjust the sauce accordingly.

To increase the flavor add a little more mustard or pickle juice. It will really take the tang to the next level so use sparingly until you get the flavor you are wanting.

Make sure to keep this salad chilled until you are ready to eat it. Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad tastes its best when it is served cold.

Serving this meal is easy. You can use lettuce wraps, crackers, carrots, wraps, or really anything you want to eat it!

Meal Prep and Storage Tips for Creamy Dill Pickle Egg Salad

To make meal prep easy for this salad, boil and peel the eggs ahead of time to save yourself the work on a busy week night.

Make the salad and store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to four days. Make sure it stays cold the whole time for best quality.

If taking on a picnic or for lunch, make sure to keep the cooler cold or your lunch box stocked with an ice pack. The flavor of egg salad is so different when it is warm vs cold, this is best when it is cold.

Make this recipe and portion it out into individual serving dishes. I use 2 compartment dishes to be able to put the wrap, lettuce, and egg salad all together without anything getting soggy.

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