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EGG SALAD WITH RICOTTA
MAYONNAISE DRESSING
This is not your classic, boring egg salad. This is a salad with a delicious higher protein dressing to amp up the protein in this egg salad. This is great for lunch or as a snack to quell the appetite before dinner. Place some in a small bowl or one of your favorite dishes and enjoy.
You an make a sandwich using low-carb whole grain bread or toast, if desired, or just place some on a slice of bread. Green onions can be replaced with chives, a simple trick that adds a similar flavor.
Combine the mayo with ricotta and the ricotta cheese is perfectly disguised. If you prefer instead of ricotta, you could use cottage cheese, but first process it smooth in a food processor. Instead of sour cream you can use Greek yogurt. The flavors of this egg salad are delicious but if you like you can add a bit of Dijon mustard to the dressing and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
I add the chopped red pepper for a crunchy texture. You could add celery instead.
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Thoroughly chilled out of the refrigerator, this salad tastes best.
INGREDIENTS:
10 large eggs, hard-boiled
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (500 mL)
1 cup chopped red pepper (250 mL)
2/3
cup chopped green onions (150 mL)
6 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
Ricotta Mayonnaise Dressing:
1 cup ricotta cheese (250 mL)
1/3
cup mayonnaise (75 mL)
4 tbsp sour cream (60 mL)
11/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (22 mL)
1/2
tsp black pepper (2 mL)
1/4
tsp salt, OR to taste (1 mL)
In
large bowl combine chopped hard boiled eggs, Cheddar cheese, red pepper, green onions
and bacon. Keep some of the cheese peppers,
green onions and bacon to garnish the top of the egg salad. Pour dressing over egg salad and gently combine.
Place egg salad in serving bowl and garnish
with reserved ingredients. Cover bowl with
plastic and chill until serving time.
Dressing: In medium bowl, whisk together ricotta cheese,
mayonnaise, sour cream, apple cider vinegar, black pepper and salt.
Yield: 8 servings
1
serving
370.4
calories
23.6
g protein
28.0
g fat
0.5 g fiber
4.9
g net carbs