Mayo- Free Egg Salad

March 23, 2012

I love egg salad. Growing up, I could never bring it school cause it was deemed one of those “uncool” foods by friends. I stuck with peanut butter and jelly, and turkey or ham sandwiches (although I was still given a hard time for having whole wheat bread).

Years later, I am proud to say I no longer am ashamed to stink up my office with the smells of onions and eggs. Nothing a little febreze can’t fix. Winking smile

This egg salad recipe I came across in Self magazine is one for those mayo haters out there. Personally, I have a love-hate relationship with mayo. Years ago, I couldn’t get enough but now not so much. Instead, avocado lends a hand to provide creaminess to the egg salad, incorporating health fats in the process.

Avocado Egg Salad (adapted from Self)

serves 1

Ingredients:

2 eggs (hardboiled)
1 tomato, thinly chopped
1/2 avocado, mashed
¼ cup onion, chopped thin
1 1/2 tablesoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine hard boil eggs, tomato, avocado, onion, Dijon mustard, and pepper. Mix well to combine all ingredients. Serve with sliced lettuce and tomato.

The boy made whipped this for lunch on my birthday so we splurged a bit with croissants. I broug

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ht the salad to lunch on crusty whole grain bread and it was just as delicious.

This egg salad has a nice, creamy texture while the Dijon mustard adds a bit of spice. For those of you that don’t love mayo, rejoice! This is free of mayo, but not free of flavor.

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{ 25 comments }

Sara @ Nourish and Flourish March 23, 2012 at 5:50 am

Mmm…I LOVE egg salad too! In fact, I think it may be my *favorite* sandwich ( grilled cheese is also vying for that title!). Like you, I didn’t dare bring it to school because I knew that my classmates would plug their noses…haha! But an egg salad sandwich–or two– was almost always eaten on the weekend. I also love deviled eggs, which I guess is the same concept, minus the bread.

It’s funny you posted this recipe today because during the past week I’ve fallen hard for the eggs + avocado combination! Last night’s dinner was a quarter avocado + a hardboiled egg and two egg whites on top of a spinach salad. I also added a dollop of mayo, but I probably could have gone without it because the avocado lent enough creaminess on its own.

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Lauren March 23, 2012 at 11:06 am

Love Egg Salad too, I’ll be uncool with you. Props for bringing to work though. As much as I love egg and tuna salad I can’t deal with odor hangovers. This recipe is great.

Heather March 23, 2012 at 11:18 am

This looks like a fantastic recipe – I love egg salad as well and need to try it with avocado!

Simply Life March 23, 2012 at 11:27 am

haha, I swear my office ALWAYS smells after lunch, even if I just have a salad or sandwich! I am amazed (and grateful) at the power of febreeze

Heather (Where's the Beach) March 23, 2012 at 12:45 pm

I am not an egg eater at all really, but when I was a kid, the only way I’d eat eggs was egg salad sandwiches. I made them ALL the time.

Britt @ The Busy Bee Writes March 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm

It is so funny that you posted this recipe today, because I was just looking for a mayo-free egg salad recipe! I will have to try this recipe some time! I’m looking forward to reading more of what you’ve got

Swanky Dietitian March 23, 2012 at 3:15 pm: So glad that you stopped by Britt!

Erin @ WholesomeRD March 23, 2012 at 3:31 pm

What a great idea to sub avocado in to give creaminess! I’ll have to make this for lunches next week!

Can’t wait to see Hunger Games either! But I think I’ll wait until the theaters aren’t as crowded! Have a great weekend!

Biz March 23, 2012 at 4:48 pm

I had to laugh about how febreze could cover up the onion/egg stink!

I am on the fence with egg salad – not a mayo fan, but love that yours doesn’t have it!

Happy Friday!

Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking March 23, 2012 at 5:17 pm

What a fabulous egg salad! I love that you omitted mayo and added avocado – brilliant idea, and I bet delicious! Thanks for sharing. Also, I’m having a great giveaway today with four potential prize winners, so you should enter!

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Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking March 23, 2012 at 10:55 pm

This egg salad looks so delicious!!

Swanky Dietitian March 24, 2012 at 1:55 am: Thanks Alicia!
So glad you stopped by!

Andrea@WellnessNotes March 24, 2012 at 12:58 am

I love this egg salad as I’m not a big mayo fan either! And I love avocado!

Michelle (Better with Berries) March 24, 2012 at 1:49 am

I have somehow never had egg salad – but I always mean to try it because I know I’d love it! This version with avocado looks even better!

I saw Hunger Games at midnight last night. The fact that I stayed up until 3:30am tells you how much I liked it

Swanky Dietitian March 24, 2012 at 1:54 am: I can’t wait to see it!!
I am hoping you liked it!

Selene@ABCsofMealtime March 24, 2012 at 2:28 am

This looks so delicious! Never thought about using avocado instead. I too, have a love/hate relationship with mayo so I would probably love this. And I love egg salad too, but definitely feel ya on stinking up the office with the onions, etc. haha! Thanks for the recipe

teri@managedmacros March 24, 2012 at 10:21 am

I LOVE egg salad!!! I do use avocado and it is just transforming, isn’t it?? Soooo delicious!!!
I DID sign up and the Zad Jewelry is looking pretty groovy! Looks like FB version of Pinterest??
Hunger Games is on my list of things to see soon…waiting for it to die down a bit.
Happy weekend!!!

Baking Serendipity March 25, 2012 at 4:25 am

I liked egg salad in elementary school, but was too nervous to bring it too. I like fried egg sandwiches with hummus…it imitates the egg salad flavor too! I’ve never tried eggs with avocado before, but I love using avocado in a mayo-free chicken salad.

xiomara @ Parkesdale March 25, 2012 at 12:02 pm

I also have a love-hate relationship with mayo. I’ve even switched to vegenaise. I’m going have to try this because we love avocados! Thanks for sharing.