Tomato Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando)

Name: Tomato Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando)
Yield: 2 sandwiches

Aug 02, 2023 · in Small Eats

For anyone who's ever been to a 7-Eleven in Japan, the egg salad sandwich known as the tamago sando is a famously fluffy icon who's seemingly simple egg salad nature and relatively cheap price disguises a sandwich experience so profound that your mouth and taste buds will henceforth compare every egg salad sandwich to the umami flavors of the 7-Eleven tamago sando. My home cooked version could never compare, but I wanted to make a summer riff off this iconic sandwich using sweet summer tomatoes and mixing them with a creamy egg salad to create a bite that's reminiscent of stir fried tomato egg. Tomatoes are cooked down into a jam and mixed with sesame oil, salt, and sugar before being folded into the harded boiled eggs and mayo, resulting in an summer egg salad sandwich that's both creamy, tart, and delightful.

–Frankie

Yield

2 sandwiches

Time

30 minutes

Ingredients

6 eggs

2 tablespoons olive oil

6 ounces sun gold or grape tomatoes

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

2 tablespoons mayonaise

4 slices of white bread, crusts removed

Preparation

Prep eggs

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Boil eggs for 10 minutes. Once boiled, place eggs into an ice bath and let cool. Peel all the eggs and set aside.

Make tomato jam

Heat olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add tomatoes and cook for a few minutes. As they start to soften, use spatula to smash tomatoes to release the juices. Season tomatoes with sugar, kosher salt, and sesame oil. Continue to cook for another few minutes until the tomatoes resemble a loose jam, then set aside.

Assemble egg salad

Separate the egg whites from the yolks into two mixing bowls by using a knife and cutting into the egg white and slicing around the yolk. Pull the two egg white halves apart to reveal the egg yolk. Remove egg yolk from the egg white and place each into separate bowls. Repeat with the remaining eggs.

With a fork, smash the egg yolks until crumbly, then add in mayo and the tomato jam. Mix until smooth. Finely chop the egg whites, then add them into the bowl with the mixed egg yolks. Mix everything together until the egg whites are incorporated.

Spread the egg salad onto a slice of bread and top it with another slice and enjoy! Optional but if you're feeling fancy, cut your sandwich in half and with the cut edges facing up, sprinkle with finely diced scallions.

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