Home › Recipes › Appetizers

Egg Salad Cucumber Boats

Snejana Andreeva - 1

By Snejana Andreeva

on May 24, 2021, Updated Jul 11, 2025

Add as a preferred source on Google - 2

These healthy, low-carb Egg Salad Cucumber Boats are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. They take minutes to prepare, and the 🥚 egg salad can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days, for even quicker mealtime assembly. There are so many delicious and healthy ingredients that can be added to egg salad to change it up: cubed bell peppers, zucchini, pickles, and 🥑 avocado, just to name a few. So have fun with it and enjoy all week long!

  • Why You’ll Love Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
  • How to Prepare
  • Nonna’s Tip 🧂
  • Variations and Substitutions for Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
  • Similar Recipes
  • Best Served With
  • Common Questions
  • Egg Salad Cucumber Boats Recipe

Why You’ll Love Egg Salad Cucumber Boats

You will love these Egg Salad Cucumber Boats because they combine the creamy , savory goodness of classic 🥚 egg salad with the fresh crunch of cucumber. It’s such a light but satiating dish that’s great for breakfast , lunch, or a quick snack. These are a great low-carb option that’s also packed with 💪 protein, but it feels decadent and creamy and delivers big on flavor. I love having egg salad at the ready in my fridge for quick meals, so make a big batch and add it to wraps, sandwiches, lettuce wraps, or cucumber boats all week long!

How to Prepare

💧 Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat.

🥚 Gently add the eggs to the pot and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on how cooked you prefer the yolks.

🧊 While the eggs are boiling, prepare a large bowl full of ice water. When the eggs are done, transfer them to the ice water to stop the cooking.

🥣 Remove the shell from the eggs and transfer the eggs to another mixing bowl.

🔪 Use a knife or a fork to break the eggs up into small pieces.

🧂 Season with salt and pepper, and add the mayo and mustard, and mix well to combine.

🥒 Cut the cucumber in half and then slice lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop the seeds out of the 4 slices of cucumber.

🌿 Fill the hollowed cucumber boats with the egg salad. Top with bagel seasoning and parsley and enjoy.

Nonna’s Tip 🧂

If you can’t find “everything but the bagel” seasoning at your local grocery store, you can make your own bagel seasoning by combining flaky salt, sesame seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, and poppy seeds.

Two Egg Salad Cucumber Boats, filled with a creamy egg salad and sprinkled with chopped herbs and red pepper flakes, are placed on a wooden cutting board. The dish looks fresh and appetizing, perfect for a healthy meal. - 3

Variations and Substitutions for Egg Salad Cucumber Boats

  1. I usually use my Homemade Mayo recipe to make the egg salad, but if I don’t have time, I also use soy-free Vegenaise, which is super clean.
  2. You can also mash an 🥑 avocado and use that instead of mayo.
  3. You can substitute the mayonnaise with plain full-fat yogurt, or a thick, non-dairy yogurt as well.
  4. Feel free to use just the egg whites and omit the yolks in the Egg Salad Cucumber Boats.
  5. If you can’t find “everything but the bagel” seasoning at your local grocery store, you can make your own bagel seasoning by combining 🧂 flaky salt, sesame seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, and poppy seeds.
  6. This would also be delicious on crisp 🥒 Persian cucumbers, which tend to be smaller than English cucumbers. Instead of quartering Persian cucumbers, simply halve them lengthwise.
  7. Feel free to customize the egg salad with chopped celery , green onions, or diced pickles for extra crunch and flavor. You can also add fresh herbs like 🌿 dill or chives.

Similar Recipes

Two Egg Salad Cucumber Boats topped with sliced avocado, Kalamata olives, fresh basil leaves, hemp seeds, and seasoning, served on a wooden board against a dark background. - 4 Two Egg Salad Cucumber Boats topped with sliced avocado, Kalamata olives, fresh basil leaves, hemp seeds, and seasoning, served on a wooden board against a dark background. - 5

Cucumber Boats

10 mins

Two cucumber halves topped with diced salmon, herbs, and sesame seeds are arranged on a wooden board—an elegant twist on classic Egg Salad Cucumber Boats, garnished with chopped greens and colorful seasoning. - 6 Two cucumber halves topped with diced salmon, herbs, and sesame seeds are arranged on a wooden board—an elegant twist on classic Egg Salad Cucumber Boats, garnished with chopped greens and colorful seasoning. - 7

Cucumber Salmon Boats

10 mins

A hand holds a halved zucchini filled with diced vegetables, topped with a creamy sauce and chopped herbs, on a white plate in natural light. - 8 A hand holds a halved zucchini filled with diced vegetables, topped with a creamy sauce and chopped herbs, on a white plate in natural light. - 9

Cucumber Sushi Boats

14 mins

Two zucchini pizza boats topped with melted cheese, pepperoni slices, and sprinkled chives are served on a white plate. The dish resembles mini pizzas made with zucchini as the base. - 10 Two zucchini pizza boats topped with melted cheese, pepperoni slices, and sprinkled chives are served on a white plate. The dish resembles mini pizzas made with zucchini as the base. - 11

Zucchini Pizza Boats

25 mins

Three Stuffed Zucchini Boats filled with a hearty meat sauce, topped with melted cheese and chopped herbs, and elegantly served on a white plate. - 12 Three Stuffed Zucchini Boats filled with a hearty meat sauce, topped with melted cheese and chopped herbs, and elegantly served on a white plate. - 13

Stuffed Zucchini Boats

55 mins

Best Served With

  • Serve these for lunch with a side 🥗 salad, like my Green Goddess Salad , Simple Green Salad or Strawberry Spinach Salad .
  • Serve these with assorted raw veggies such as 🫑 peppers, carrots, and sweet peas.
  • Serve with a side of whole grains like quinoa or couscous.

Common Questions

I love making my Homemade Mayo recipe to make my egg salad, but if I don’t have time, I also use soy-free Vegenaise, which is super clean.

The method I use here is the traditional way to do it. If you want to try another method, I suggest you try my Air Fryer Eggs !

Yes, you can make the egg salad up to 2 days in advance and store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container. However, it’s best to assemble the cucumber boats just before serving to keep the cucumbers crisp.

If you can’t find “everything but the bagel” seasoning at your local grocery store, you can make your own bagel seasoning by combining flaky salt, sesame seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, and poppy seeds. Otherwise, feel free to simple sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds alone.

Yes! Feel free to customize the egg salad with chopped celery, green onions, or diced pickles for extra crunch and flavor. You can also add fresh herbs like dill or chives.

Yes, you can serve the egg salad on a bed of lettuce, as a sandwich filling, in a wrap, or even spooned into halved avocados for a different presentation.

A New Recipe Card!!

  1. Check off each step in instructions!
  2. Add ingredients to your shopping list!

Equipment

  • ▢ Large Pot
  • ▢ Mixing Bowls
  • ▢ Nakiri Knife
  • ▢ Cutting Board

Ingredients

  • ▢ 5 medium eggs
  • ▢ salt and pepper , to taste
  • ▢ 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ▢ 1 large English cucumber
  • ▢ “Everything But the Bagel” seasoning
  • ▢ chopped parsley , optional

Instructions

  • ▢ Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Gently add the eggs to the pot and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on how cooked you prefer the yolks. While the eggs are boiling, prepare a large bowl full of ice water. When the eggs are done, transfer them to the ice water to stop the cooking.
  • ▢ Remove the shell from the eggs and transfer the eggs to a bowl. Use a knife or a fork to break the eggs up into small pieces. Season with salt and pepper, and add the mayo and mustard, and mix well to combine.
  • ▢ Cut the cucumber in half and then slice lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop the seeds out of the 4 slices of cucumber. You can save the seeds for adding to a yogurt dip, juice, or smoothie.
  • ▢ Fill the hollowed cucumber boats with the egg salad. Top with bagel seasoning and parsley.

My Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Egg Salad Cucumber Boats

Equipment

  • Large Pot
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Nakiri Knife
  • Cutting Board

Ingredients

  • 5 medium eggs
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 large English cucumber
  • “Everything But the Bagel” seasoning
  • chopped parsley optional

Instructions

  • Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Gently add the eggs to the pot and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on how cooked you prefer the yolks. While the eggs are boiling, prepare a large bowl full of ice water. When the eggs are done, transfer them to the ice water to stop the cooking.
  • Remove the shell from the eggs and transfer the eggs to a bowl. Use a knife or a fork to break the eggs up into small pieces. Season with salt and pepper, and add the mayo and mustard, and mix well to combine.
  • Cut the cucumber in half and then slice lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop the seeds out of the 4 slices of cucumber. You can save the seeds for adding to a yogurt dip, juice, or smoothie.
  • Fill the hollowed cucumber boats with the egg salad. Top with bagel seasoning and parsley.

Nutrition

Egg Salad Cucumber Boats https://themodernnonna.com/egg-salad-cucumber-boats/ May 24, 2021