Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich

5 from 2 votes

A boiled egg, chopped, with a generous spoon of mayonnaise, classic deli filling, found in all the supermarkets. Absolutely delicious, and very quick to make yourself at home, with just 2 ingredients!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Lunch, Picnic, School Lunches, Snack

Cuisine: English

Diet: Low Calorie

Diet: Nut Free, Vegetarian

Servings: sandwich

Calories: 317kcal

Author: Thrifty Lesley

Cost: 30p per sandwich

Equipment

Ingredients

For one sandwich

1 egg
1 tblsp mayonnaise
2 slices bread

Instructions

boil one egg per sandwich for 5 minutes to get lovely jammy centred egg
1 egg
cool in cold water
peel the egg
mash the egg with a fork to a fine mulch
add the mayonnaise to the mixing bowl
1 tblsp mayonnaise
give everything a thorough mix
that's it, store, covered, in the fridge until needed

To Serve

once ready to eat, spread the egg and mayonnaise mixture onto a slice of thick cut bread, there's no need for butter or anything else.
2 slices bread
top with the other slice
cut in half and eat
or wrap ready for packed lunch time

Notes

What other ingredients could be used in an egg mayonnaise sandwich recipe

When pricing this deli sandwich mix, I noticed that Aldi had many delicious mayonnaise options - roasted garlic, peri peri or lemon and black pepper. Any of these would make a delicious variation.
add a dollop of Dijon mustard
You could add finely chopped vegetables
- cress! My favourite with an egg sandwich
- very finely sliced celery
- grated carrot
- fine chopped black olives
- layer in a few green leaves of some sort
change up the bread to sourdough, granary, floury baps, muffins, wraps or anything else you fancy
add some sliced gherkins
swap the mayonnaise for soft cheese

How much does this sandwich cost?

priced at Aldi.com in June 2025

Home Made
mayonnaise, Bramwells 500ml, 95p, 15ml used, 3p
1 egg, 20p
1 sandwich, so 2 slices of bread. Toastie bread, 75p, 7p for 2 slices
Cost per sandwich 3p + 20p + 7p = 30p
Shop Bought
The equivalent in Aldi at the time of writing is £1.49 for 220g. One pot says it is 5 servings, so would make 5 sandwiches, so 30p for the filling for each sandwich
Plus 7p for bread
Total cost using Aldi ingredients = 30p + 7p = 37p

So there's not a lot in it cost wise ...... but - you know what's in it, you can customise it to your hearts content and I always think that homemade made food tastes SO much nicer.

What else can I use this for

This recipe shows quantities for one sandwich, but you can easily make a bigger batch, and I find it really handy to keep in the fridge ready for ravenous teenagers. If you don't want to use it all for sandwiches, what else can you do with it?

stir it through cooked pasta and enjoy for lunch or tea
top a baked potato with it
lovely on hot toast too

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