Egg Salad
Another recipe that is popular among families is Egg Salad. This simple salad can be easily prepared at home with just a few ingredients. If you are looking for a simple recipe, use hard-boiled eggs. You can also add diced tomatoes and chives. For more complex egg salad, you can add extra vegetables. A good idea is to use some mayo. You can make it a creamy dressing to enhance the flavors.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 169kcal
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Equipment
Ingredients
- Eggs
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise or Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp. dill
- 1 tsp. relish
- ½ cup onion chopped (or ½ tsp. of onion salt/ ½ cup of chopped chives)
- 2 stalks of celery
- Mustard optional
- Lemon juice optional
- Salt
- Pepper
- Lettuce for serving
- Bread for serving
Instructions
Directions
- Put half a dozen eggs in a medium-sized saucepan and cover them with cool water. Make sure that the water reaches ½ – 1 inch above the eggs.
- Sprinkle the water with a dash of salt and cover saucepan with a lid.
- Bring the water into a boil over a medium or medium-high flame.
- Turn off your stove and let the eggs sit inside the saucepan for another 7 minutes. Do not take off the lid just yet.
- Take a bowl big enough to fit in the eggs and cover them again with ice water.
- Submerge the eggs into the cold water for another 3-5 minutes.
- Crack the eggs and put them into another medium-sized bowl.
- Add the mayonnaise or the Greek yoghurt for a healthier option. Alternatively, you can use 1 tbsp. of mayo and 1 tbsp. of the yoghurt.
- Mash the eggs with a fork and add seasonings.
TIME & Serving
- If you want a salad without bread, prepare a bed of washed lettuce. Spoon the salad onto the lettuce and serve (makes 4 servings).
- If you want the egg salad for a sandwich, toast 2 pieces of bread. Smear butter onto the bread and spoon the egg salad. Cut the sandwich in half and serve with your favourite beverage.
- Egg Salad Sandwich
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Notes
You can use the same ingredients for your salad. You can also mix in chopped red onion, if you like. You can serve the egg salad in sandwiches. You can serve it in a variety of ways. For example, you can eat it in a sandwich. If you are having a party, you can make a sandwich with the traditional ingredients. To make a wrap, add some sliced onion. After that, you can add a slice of bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 283mg | Sodium: 368mg | Sugar: 1.52g
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