Healthier Egg Salad
Creamy egg salad…….mmmmmm……but usually it means lots of mayo right? Well it doesn’t have to be.
I never think about egg salad much except after Easter when we have an enormous amount of hard boiled eggs! My children aren’t fans, but the hubby and I love it. I set out to make it healthier without effecting taste. The hubby loves Hellman’s mayo so I chose to keep just a little in there to balance out the Greek yogurt. Worked like a charm! I didn’t tell him till AFTER he ate it and said he loved it! SUCCESS!
Additional notes:
I like my egg salad pretty creamy and not dry. If you’re not sure about the amount of mayo and yogurt, just mix in the yogurt first, you can reduce the yogurt to 3 tablespoons if you like. Then add the mayo a tablespoon at a time, mix well before adding in more. I chose not to go strictly all yogurt simply because I knew the hubby wouldn’t eat it like that. You also might be fine with adding in only 2 tablespoons of mustard, but I use 3 because I love the flavor!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, hard boiled, chopped ( I use Egglands eggs)
- 2 egg whites, hard boiled, chopped
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat ( I use Chobani)
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, light ( I use Hellman’s)
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 3 tablespoons mustard
- 1 tablespoon capers
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and enjoy over lettuce or on a healthy whole grain bun! Top with some red onions if you like!
Nutrition Info
Servings: 4* (1/2 cup) Calories per serving: 130* Fat: 9g* Fiber: 0g* Carbs: 2* Protein: 10g* Points+: 3*
Just so you know this is much healthier than 6 whole eggs and all mayo, I calculated it so you could see it for yourself!
Calories: 257* Fat:22g* Fiber: 0*Carbs:5g* Protein: 10g* Points+: 7*
I’ll make my version any day of the week 🙂
Are you making egg salad today from all the left over painted eggs from Easter yesterday?
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Could you leave out the mayo??
That looks delicious and I love how you healthified it.
Haven’t done Easter eggs for years. But this sounds like a great recipe for egg salad. Only thing I’d change is adding celery. I love celery in any type of creamy salad…gives it that crunch. But, otherwise this sounds yummy!
My husband just found this Wheat Belly diet and I’m wondering what you think of it? Hard to get him to eat healthy but he seems intrigued with this one!
I’ve not heard of that diet. My hubby doesn’t really like celery otherwise I would have added some into the mix but alas then he wouldn’t eat it and I’d be eating egg salad for a week LOL!
I LOOOVE egg salad – and those deli thins too. We eat those all the time. Thanks for sharing.
This looks delicious! I never thought of using greek yogurt!
I love egg salad! Unfortunately, my now teens, chose not to color any eggs this year:( I will definitely give your recipe a try the next time I have a hankering for some. I don’t like mine as creamy so I’ll need to make some adjustments. Recently found your blog and look forward to reading it daily. I’m a sugar addict and have learned alot from your journey. Thanks!