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Quick and Creamy Egg Salad Recipe
This is the tried and true egg salad recipe that's always good.
This creamy egg salad can be served many ways and with the ingredient exchanges and additions listed below, can be changed into a variety of different tastes that are fresh and flavorful everytime.
Use the menu planner for a variety of quick and easy meal ideas.
Double the ingredients for more people to enjoy this quick and creamy egg salad. It's a great crowd pleaser recipe.
2 servings
You will need 4 ingredients:
- Eggs
- Celery
- Scallions
- Mayonnaise
Make Ahead for this Salad:
- 4 Hard Boiled Eggs
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Ingredients:
eggs - 4 hard boiled eggs - chopped
celery - 2 to 3 stalks diced
scallion - 1 diced
**mayonnaise - 1/2 cup or to desired moistness
Tip to Reduce Fat: use low-fat or nonfat mayonnaise
** Instead of mayonnaise, try our
mayonnaise walnut dressing.
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1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the egg salad ingredients, adjusting the mayonnaise to taste.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste and mix well to combine.
This is your basic egg salad recipe but can be dressed up not only in the way it is served but with simple additions as well. Take a look at the menu planner and the exchanges and additions for some great meal ideas for this quick and creamy egg salad recipe.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
** Light Meal Idea:
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** Egg Salad Sandwich:
A great egg salad sandwich served on toasted French bread along with steamed asparagus drizzled with lemon and olive oil. (Optionally, put a slice of your favorite low-fat or nonfat cheese on top of each egg salad sandwich and put under the broiler until the cheese melts.)
** Egg Salad Wrap:
For a different kind of sandwich, serve this quick and creamy egg salad recipe as a stuffing for a wrap sandwich with avocado slices and sprouts laid on top. Roll up and enjoy.
** Quick Lunch Idea:
Serve this quick salad recipe on a bed of lettuce and watercress along with a bowl of melon balls.
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Ingredient Exchanges:
Instead of Celery:
*Try one or more of these:
Jicama, Green Peppers, or Cucumber - 1 cup diced
Instead of Scallions:
*Try one or more of these:
Leeks, Radishes or Red Onion - 1/2 cup diced finely
Instead of Mayonnaise:
*Mustard and Mayo Combination - 1/4 cup each or
*Yogurt - 1/2 cup (this makes a lighter tasting salad) or
*Sour Cream with 1/4 tsp dried tarragon added - 1/2 cup or
*Fat reduced Ranch Dressing - 1/2 cup (choose your favorite natural store bought brand)
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The additions listed below will spice up this quick and creamy egg salad recipe and add a deeper flavor.
Additions:
Try one or more of the following to your personal taste:
*Green Olives, Black Olives, Capers or Sun Dried Tomatoes or
Try adding cubes of your favorite cheese:
*Try Pepper Jack Cheese, Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Swiss Cheese, or a Smoky Gouda or Provolone.
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