How can an egg salad recipe have a teaspoon of sugar in it? It uses 1/3 cup cream cheese and celery onion and red pepper too?

Answer 1

The recipe has it because the person who wrote it thought it was a good idea.

Whether YOU think it's a good idea or not is up to you. There are zillions of free recipes online.

The only kind of savory dish that I would add sugar to is one that is very acidic such as a tomato sauce but that's just my own personal taste.

Cream cheese in egg salad? No thanks. Reminds me of the time I ordered a cheese dog and was handed a hot dog with cream cheese. OMG no.

Answer 2

Many savory recipes call for small amounts of both sugar and salt. That's not at all unusual. A teaspoon is a small amount, but you don't give the proportions of all the ingredients, so we can't say whether it might be just a bit too much.

I have a cole slaw recipe that calls for about that much sugar. You can't really taste it. It just enhances flavor like salt does.

Did you know that many sweet dessert recipes call for some salt?

Answer 3

Many similar recipes like that do, especially ones with vinegar like coleslaw. Even many pico de gallo recipes have salt and sugar. I'm assuming your egg salad recipe has a little bit of salt or vinegar in it also to balance the sugar and cream cheese?

Answer 4

You might as well ask why does an EGG SALAD recipe have celery onion in it .. or cream cheese .. or red pepper ?

Because it does !

Answer 5

What are you asking?

>>>"How can an egg salad recipe have a teaspoon of sugar in it?"<<<
Because that is what the recipe creator put in it! How can it have eggs in it? how can it have _____ in it? Because that is what the cook did!

Sugar is used mainly in Asian foods as a flavor rather than a sweetener. It also works very well in other foods too. Pan fry some vegetables (potatoes or Brussels sprouts are great) until as done as you wish, blackened some is my favorite, then toss in a tbs spoon or so of granulated sugar and let it caramelize on them. Gives a whole new taste to and old favorite one.

I also use sugar in most all salads I make, even tuna salad.

Answer 6

the recipe has it 'cause the person who wrote it thought it was a good idea...

whether you think it's a good idea or not is up to you... there are zillions of free recipes online...

the only kind of savory dish that i would add sugar to is one that is very acidic such as a tomato sauce but that's just my own personal taste...

cream cheese in egg salad? no thanks... reminds me of the time i ordered a cheese dog and was handed a hot dog with cream cheese... omg no...

Answer 7

It can because thats how someone developed it. I wouldn't use sugar or cream cheese in egg salad. cream cheese is too bland and sugar is just weird in egg salad.

Answer 8

count the grams of carbohydrate in the cream cheese, celery, onion and red pepper and there you have the teaspoon of sugar!

Answer 9

I wouldn't put any sugar in it regardless of what the recipe says

Answer 10

If you don't like the recipe, either don't use the recipe, or don't use the ingredient.

I always put some sweet pickle relish in my egg salad.