I had no plans to cook. A phone call came in and I had about an hour to have lunch ready for six people. This is my type of pressure test. However, I hadn’t been to the store, and had next to nothing in the house. But I had eggs. I had a lot of eggs. Larry, from Larry’s Family Farm had just given me two dozen eggs, and I had exactly 14 left.
Making a simple egg salad was a definite possibility, but curried egg salad, well that sounded like a winner to me. A quick scan of my fridge and cupboard, I had everything needed to make this dish…in 45 minutes because I spent 15 starring in the cupboard and in the refrigerator/freezer trying to figure out what I could make.
Making a simple egg salad was a definite possibility, but curried egg salad, well that sounded like a winner to me. A quick scan of my fridge and cupboard, I had everything needed to make this dish…in 45 minutes because I spent 15 starring in the cupboard and in the refrigerator/freezer trying to figure out what I could make.
Ingredients
- 14 hardboiled eggs; diced
- 2 celery ribs; finely diced
- 3 green onions; diced
- 1 tbsp . cilantro; chopped
- 3 dill pickle spears (or 1 whole pickle); diced
- 1 tbsp . dill pickle juice
- ½ tsp . prepared yellow mustard
- ? tsp. curry powder
- ? cup Greek yogurt (or plain yogurt)
- ? cup mayonnaise
- Salt/pepper; to taste
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, pickle juice, mustard, curry powder, and cilantro. Set aside.
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Evenly toss the eggs, celery, green onions, and pickles in a large bowl.
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Salt and pepper the mixture to taste. Slowly fold in the yogurt mixture.
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Serve on your favorite bread or bed of lettuce.
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Ingredients
- 14 hardboiled eggs; diced
- 2 celery ribs; finely diced
- 3 green onions; diced
- 1 tbsp . cilantro; chopped
- 3 dill pickle spears (or 1 whole pickle); diced
- 1 tbsp . dill pickle juice
- 1/2 tsp . prepared yellow mustard
- 1/3 tsp . curry powder
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt (or plain yogurt)
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- Salt/pepper; to taste
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, pickle juice, mustard, curry powder, and cilantro. Set aside.
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Evenly toss the eggs, celery, green onions, and pickles in a large bowl.
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Salt and pepper the mixture to taste. Slowly fold in the yogurt mixture.
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Serve on your favorite bread or bed of lettuce.
20 Comments
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish
August 4, 2014 at 12:14 pmI love the addition of curry AND cilantro in this egg salad. Will definitely be trying it… and I love the messy mouth pic — perfect!!
Michelle
August 4, 2014 at 1:12 pmThanks Kelly, It was a great combo. After I asked my little friend to take a bite and saw the messy mouth, I had to take a picture. 🙂
janelle dangerfield shank
August 4, 2014 at 3:32 pmthis looks good! i would make this for a work party for sure
Michelle
August 5, 2014 at 2:42 pmThank you Janelle, hope you and all your co-workers enjoy it.
Derik
August 4, 2014 at 4:15 pmOh yeah, that looks good. Egg salad is one of my favorites anyway but I have never tried with yogurt or curry powder. Will do that next time.
Michelle
August 5, 2014 at 2:43 pmThanks Derik. It’s fun to play with traditional foods. Yogurt gives you less fat and more protein. I like to save my fat to have with my sugar in the form of chocolate and pastries. 🙂
The Food Hunter
August 4, 2014 at 9:55 pmNow I am craving egg salad…I guess I need to whip up a batch
Michelle
August 5, 2014 at 2:45 pmLuckily, it is easy to whip up!
Paula Jones
February 16, 2015 at 4:32 amGreat flavors, I love this kicked up version of a classic!
Michelle
February 16, 2015 at 9:18 amThank you Paula.
Catherine
February 16, 2015 at 11:33 amDear Michelle, I love egg salad…this looks wonderful the yogurt and curry is a fabulous idea. So yum! xo, Catherine
Michelle
February 16, 2015 at 3:38 pmThank you Catherine!!!
Julia
April 2, 2015 at 7:31 amLove the curry in this egg salad!
Michelle
April 2, 2015 at 11:51 amThank you Julia.
Kirsten
April 2, 2015 at 9:11 amMichelle,
This looks delicious–my family likes curry and I like egg salad, so it’s a winning combination.
I’m having trouble seeing the amounts for the curry powder, greek yogurt, and mayo–probably my browser–any suggestion on how much curry powder to start?
Thanks!
Michelle
April 2, 2015 at 11:48 amThank you Kristen for bringing the missing ingredient amounts to my attention. That is a problem I have had with the zip list to easy recipe conversation, any 1/3 cup became a question mark, but only 1/3 cup….so odd.
Kristy @ Chocolate Slopes
April 2, 2015 at 5:59 pmSounds delicious! I’m always looking for ways to change my egg salad recipe a bit 🙂
Michelle
April 2, 2015 at 8:59 pmEgg and chicken salad always need to be kept on their toys.
Tammy
April 2, 2015 at 10:36 pmI LOVE that you used yogurt in this. I’m trying to look for healthy recipes that are easy and delicious..will definitely be adding this to the list and making it soon! 🙂
Michelle
April 3, 2015 at 11:41 amI try to swap yogurt in as much as possible.