No Mayo Spicy Egg Salad

High protein no mayo egg salad on a bagel.

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5 from 2 votes

This No Mayo Egg Salad is creamy, slightly spicy, and a high-protein twist on a classic lunch favorite.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: meal prep, salads

Servings:

Ingredients

8 eggs
¾ cup cottage cheese (I use 1%)
2 tablespoon chili crunch/crisp
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon lemon juice (½ lemon)
¼ cup cilantro, finely chopped
¼ cup shallots, finely chopped (about 1 shallot)

Instructions

No peel hard boiled egg method:

Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease a standard sized loaf pan (this works best in a silicone pan). Ensure you grease the bottoms, corners and sides of the pan (or spray very well using a non-stick cooking spray).
Crack eggs in the loaf pan and place the pan in a 9x13 inch baking dish or casserole dish. Fill the large baking dish ⅔ rds full of water (the water should be higher than the cracked eggs in the loaf pan). Bake for about 30 minutes or until the eggs are fully cooked. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.

Standard hard boiled egg method:

Place eggs in a pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn off the heat, cover the pot with the lid and allow to simmer for 12 minutes. Place eggs in a bowl of cold ice water immediately after cooking to cool.
Immediately after 13 minutes, place the eggs in a bowl of cold water (ice bath).

For the egg salad:

While the eggs are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients. Blend the cottage cheese using an immersion blender until smooth.
Once eggs are cooked, chop into smaller pieces for your egg salad.
Add eggs into a large mixing bowl along with the blended cottage cheese, chili crunch, salt, black pepper and lemon juice. Stir to combine.
To the same bowl, add cilantro and shallot and stir well. Adjust seasonings to desired taste and enjoy!

Notes

Replace the cottage cheese with plain greek yogurt for an even easier option!

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

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