Chopped Egg Salad Bagel with a Soft-Boiled Surprise
This chopped egg salad bagel is creamy, tangy, herby, and layered with a soft-boiled egg tucked inside, giving classic egg salad a quiet glow-up that feels very brunch-at-home.
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I think egg salad gets ignored way too often.
This version brings it right back to the forefront for me. It’s creamy and tangy, loaded with fresh dill, and piled onto a warm everything bagel. Then there’s the soft-boiled egg hiding inside, which honestly feels like a secret reward when you slice into it.
It comes together in minutes, but it feels thoughtful. The kind of breakfast that makes you feel like you ordered brunch without leaving the house.
And that’s my style.
Why this egg salad bagel works
Soft boiled eggs are the whole point here. You get a creamy chopped base with little pockets of jammy yolk, so every bite has contrast.
Cream cheese adds richness without weighing things down, while Dijon and hot sauce cut through the fat and keep it from feeling flat.
Chopping everything together keeps the egg salad chunky instead of turning it into mush. And the everything bagel does what it always does best. Crunch, salt, and just enough contrast to make the whole thing pop.
"Yum, yum, yum"
How fun is the soft-boiled "surprise"? And why I have I never thought to do that?
Chopped Egg Salad Bagel with a Soft-Boiled Surprise
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill chopped
- Everything bagel seasoning
- 1 everything bagel halved and toasted
Instructions
- Bring a small pot of water to a gentle boil. Carefully lower in the eggs and simmer for 7 minutes.
- Transfer the eggs immediately to an ice bath or bowl of cold water and chill for about 10 minutes. Peel gently. Set one egg aside.
- Place the remaining two eggs on a cutting board along with the cream cheese, Dijon, hot sauce, dill, and a generous pinch of everything bagel seasoning.
- Chop everything together until it reaches a coarse, chunky egg salad consistency.
- Spoon the egg salad onto the bottom half of the toasted bagel.
- Use the back of a spoon to make a small well and nestle the soft-boiled egg inside.
- Top with the other half of the bagel, slice in half, and serve.
Notes
- Peeling eggs under running water helps remove the shells cleanly.
- Keep the chop coarse for better texture and contrast.
- Add extra hot sauce or mustard if you like more bite.
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