4.8 from 15 votes
Lighter Egg Salad
The recipe largely uses 0% fat plain Greek yogurt and just a smidge of fat-free mayo to keep the egg salad lighter and you’ll never miss the fat and calories. For crunch there’s a bit of celery while green onions, dill, and Dijon mustard add classic egg salad flavors. You can discard the some of the yolksto keep it even lighter and the recipe can be made as egg-white only egg salad. It’s great on sandwiches, crackers, or right out of the bowl.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
2
heaping cups
Calories:
408 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Ingredients
- 8 egg optionally discard some of the yolks; I use 4 and discard 4, hard-boiled, large
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt minus 2 tablespoons (or another Greek yogurt; regular yogurt is not recommended for this recipe because it’s too thin, 0% fat
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or another mayo, fat-free
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard yellow mustard may be substituted but I prefer Dijon
- celery diced small, heaping 1/4 cup
- green onion sliced thin (about 1 green onion, heaping 1/4 cup
- 2 teaspoons dill fresh or dried
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper or taste
- pinch garlic powder
- pinch sugar optional (brings out and compliments the salt and spices)
Instructions
- To a large saucepan, add eggs, cover with 1 inch water, and bring to a boil uncovered over high heat. After water starts boiling, allow it to boil for 10 minutes. Drain water, remove eggs, rinse with cold water, place eggs in an ice bath in a large bowl, and allow them cool until you’re able to peel them. (Or hard-boil the eggs using your favorite method.)
- Slice the eggs (I use all 8 egg whites and 4 yolks and discard the other 4 yolks based on personal preference). I prefer to keep the slices on the bigger side so I can see nice chunks of egg in the egg salad. I use this egg slicer to slice once vertically, then rotate the egg 90 degrees and slice again. If you don’t have one, I recommend hand chopping rather than using a food processor so you don’t pulverize the eggs; set aside.
- To a large bowl, add all remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
- Add the eggs and stir gently to coat evenly. Taste and make any flavor or seasoning adjustments, if necessary. You may need more salt, more pepper, or an extra small dollop of Greek yogurt or mayo (those are the most common adjustments I make). Depending on how cold the eggs were when you peeled them and personal preference, you may need to cover and chill the egg salad for a few hours before serving. Egg salad will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 3 days. Serve with bread, crackers, etc.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1
Calories
408kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
13g
(76%)
Cholesterol
843mg
(281%)
Sodium
1644mg
(69%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 heaping cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 13g | 76% |
| Cholesterol | 843mg | 281% |
| Sodium | 1644mg | 69% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.