As I write this blog post, the time on my clock is 5:57 a.m. I have the worst sleeping schedule and therefore miss my morning classes quite often. When i stay up late, I get these intense food cravings that I must satisfy...or else! On this particular night, I had a craving for the creamy goodness of egg salad! A little bit odd yes...but you can't control what you crave!!! Scrounging through my fridge, I could only find the basics needed for the salad - eggs, mayo and horseradish mustard (our fridge is empty most of the time). We didn't have any veggies to put in the salad like celery or peas, so I made do with some cilantro I needed to use up. The end product was surprisingly delicious and really satisfied my craving. This recipe is really easy and you only need a few ingredients! Scoop some of this on a slice of bread and you're set for a delicious egg salad sandwich=)
Ingredients
(Enough for 1 person!)
3 Eggs
1-2 Tbsp low fat mayo
1-2 Tbsp Mustard (I used horseradish mustard because a) it was the only kind I had and b) i like the spicy flavor it imparts on the salad)
A few sprigs of cilantro
Salt & Pepper
Directions
Place the eggs in a pot of cold water and bring to a boil, covered. When the water starts bubbling, turn off the heat, leave the pot covered, and let the eggs sit for 10-12 minutes in the water.
In the meantime, chop up the cilantro or whatever veggies you have in your fridge and place in a small mixing bowl.
When the eggs are done, run them under cold water to cool them and peel & chop.
Place the eggs in the bowl along with the cilantro, add mayo, mustard and salt & pepper till you get the consistency and taste that you like! I like mine extra hot so I put in a lot of mustard!
You can eat it warm, like I did because I couldn't wait, or chill it in the fridge for later!
Craving satisfied!
--- Thuy=)
