Avocado Egg Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
- 1 medium avocado, pitted and mashed
- 1-2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise (start with one and add more to taste if necessary)
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- Juice of 1/2 lime (plus more to taste, if desired)
- Green Tabasco sauce to taste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices whole-grain bread
- Desired toppings like baby spinach leaves, sliced baby cucumbers, sliced red onions, alfalfa sprouts, crisp bacon slices, and tomatoes
- Fat: 11 grams
View Full Recipe at Our Best Bites
Adding to Planner
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 356g | |
| Calories 680 | |
| Calories from Fat 542 | 80% |
| Total Fat 60.7g | 76% |
| Saturated Fat 13.26g | 53% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 756mg | 252% |
| Sodium 367mg | 15% |
| Potassium 821mg | 23% |
| Total Carbs 13.97g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 7.4g | 25% |
| Sugars 3.03g | 2% |
| Protein 24.75g | 40% |
%20please%20RSVP%20right%20now%20before%20you%20forget!%20%20And%20if%20you%20haven%E2%80%99t%20picked%20up%20a%20book%20yet,%20there%20will%20be%20plenty%20for%20sale%20at%20the%20events,%20or%20you%20can%20bring%20your%20own%20if%20you%20order%20it%20online.%20We%E2%80%99re%20also%20going%20to%20be%20on%20a%20lot%20of%20the%20morning/daytime%20news%20shows%20in%20Utah%20throughout%20the%20next%20two%20weeks,%20so%20keep%20an%20eye%20out%20for%20us!%20%20And%20for%20those%20of%20you%20in%20BOISE,%20Idaho!%20%20Sara%20will%20be%20at%20the%20Deseret%20Book%20store%20in%20Boise%20*tomorrow*%20(Tuesday,%20April%207th)%20from%206-7%20pm.%20%20Head%20over%20there%20and%20say%20hello.%20%20You%20can%20pick%20up%20a%20book%20there,%20or%20bring%20one%20you%E2%80%99ve%20already%20purchased,%20she%E2%80%99d%20love%20to%20see%20you!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESo%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20know%20what%20your%20eating%20situation%20looked%20like%20yesterday,%20but%20at%20my%20house,%20it%20was%20pretty%20much%20a%20steady%20diet%20of%20Reese%E2%80%99s%20Peanut%20Butter%20Eggs,%20Mini%20Cadbury%20Eggs,%20and%20Starburst%20Jelly%20Beans%20with%20an%20occasional%20broccoli%20floret%20thrown%20in%20there%20for%20good%20measure.%20I%20can%20handle%20the%20Halloween%20candy%20and%20the%20Valentine%E2%80%99s%20Day%20candy,%20but%20dear%20heavens,%20there%E2%80%99s%20something%20about%20the%20Easter%20candy%20that%20is%20impossible%20to%20resist.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESo%20if%20you%E2%80%99re%20feeling%20a%20little%20blah%20today%20and%20feel%20like%20you%20need%20to%20get%20things%20back%20on%20track,%20PLUS%20use%20up%20all%20those%20hard-boiled%20eggs%20stinking%20up%20your%20fridge,%20this%20one%E2%80%99s%20for%20you!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAvocado%20toast%20is%20all%20the%20rage,%20and%20I%E2%80%99ll%20admit%20that%20while%20I%20don%E2%80%99t%20often%20ever%20document%20it%20via%20Instagram,%20I%20do%20eat%20it%20fairly%20frequently.%20If%20you%E2%80%99re%20not%20familiar%20with%20avocado%20toast,%20it%E2%80%99s%20basically%20a%20piece%20of%20toast%20with%20mashed%20avocado%20on%20it.%20I%20like%20to%20add%20a%20little%20lime%20juice,%20some%20salt%20and%20pepper,%20sometimes%20some%20green%20Tabasco%20sauce,%20and%20if%20I%20want%20to%20add%20in%20some%20veggies,%20I%E2%80%99ll%20add%20cucumber%20slices,%20grape%20tomatoes,%20red%20onion%20slices,%20some%20baby%20spinach,%20and%20alfalfa%20sprouts%20(the%20sprouts%20are%20actually%20my%20favorite%20part%E2%80%A6is%20that%20weird?)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EEven%20with%20all%20that,%20sometimes%20I%20want%20something%20with%20a%20little%20more%20staying%20power.%20Enter%20the%20hard-boiled%20egg.%20If%20egg%20salad%20is%20a%20little%20too%20strong%20for%20you,%20or%20if%20avocado%20toast%20is%20a%20little%20too%20weak%20for%20you,%20this%20is%20the%20perfect%20compromise.%20The%20avocado%20mellows%20out%20the%20hard-boiled%20egginess%20of%20it%20all%20and%20the%20protein%20in%20the%20egg%20gives%20the%20avocado%20a%20little%20more%20oomph.%20This%20is%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20lunches%20(or%20heck,%20let%E2%80%99s%20be%20honest,%20breakfasts%E2%80%A6and%20dinners%20if%20my%20husband%20is%20stuck%20at%20work).%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EYou%E2%80%99ll%20need%20peeled%20hard-boiled%20eggs,%201%20medium%20avocado,%20some%20low-fat%20mayonnaise%20(some%20of%20you%20have%20asked%20and%20Sara%20and%20I%20ONLY%20use%20Hellman%E2%80%99s/Best%20Foods%20mayonnaise.%20I%E2%80%99ve%20tried%20%E2%80%98em%20all!),%20chopped%20green%20onions,%20a%20tiny%20bit%20of%20garlic,%20the%20juice%20of%201/2%20a%20lime%20(plus%20more%20to%20taste%20if%20you%20want),%20and%20green%20Tabasco%20sauce%20to%20taste.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EChop%20the%20eggs%20and%20place%20in%20a%20small%20mixing%20bowl.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EThese%20are%20actually%20not%20chopped%20enough%E2%80%A6I%20like%20to%20mash%20mine%20with%20a%20fork.%20Is%20that%20weird?%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAdd%20the%20mashed%20avocado%20and%201%20tablespoon%20of%20mayonnaise%20and%20mix%20until%20combined.%20Add%20green%20onions,%20garlic,%20lime%20juice,%20green%20Tabasco,%20and%20salt%20and%20pepper.%20If%20desired,%20toast%20the%20bread,%20then%20add%20a%20layer%20of%20baby%20spinach%20leaves,%20egg%20salad%20mixture,%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3Ethen%20top%20with%20desired%20toppings%20like%20sliced%20cucumbers,%20tomato%20slices,%20red%20onion%20slices%20(no%20one%20said%20you%20were%20going%20to%20be%20kissing%20anyone%20after%20eating%20this),%20alfalfa%20sprouts,%20and%20bacon%20(I%20like%20that%20Hormel%20pre-cooked%20bacon%E2%80%932%20slices%20for%2035%20calories!%20Can%E2%80%99t%20really%20beat%20that!)%20Serve%20immediately.%20Makes%204%20open-face%20sandwiches.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAvocado%20Egg%20Salad%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ERecipe%20by%20Our%20Best%20Bites%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EIngredients:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EInstructions:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EChop%20the%20eggs%20and%20place%20in%20a%20small%20mixing%20bowl.%20Add%20the%20mashed%20avocado%20and%201%20tablespoon%20of%20mayonnaise%20and%20mix%20until%20combined.%20Add%20green%20onions,%20garlic,%20lime%20juice,%20green%20Tabasco,%20and%20salt%20and%20pepper.%20If%20desired,%20toast%20the%20bread,%20then%20add%20a%20layer%20of%20baby%20spinach%20leaves,%20egg%20salad%20mixture,%20then%20top%20with%20desired%20toppings.%20Serve%20immediately.%20Makes%204%20open-face%20sandwiches.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ENutrition%20Information%20(for%201/4%20of%20the%20egg%20salad%20mixture):%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECalories:%20144%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EFat:%2011%20grams%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ECarbs:%205%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EFiber:%203%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ESugars:%201%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EProtein:%207%3C/p%3E){kind=link}