Saturday, December 29, 2012

Healthy Egg Salad!


2 Eggs (you can remove the yolk if you like, but I find it nutritious)
1 small clove garlic
1 slice onion
Splash of olive oil
black ground pepper
A bit of lemon juice
Celery (optional)
Dijon Mustard (get one without sugar and chemicals, such as the Whole Foods one made only with  mustard seed and Apple Cider Vinegar)
Tiny bit of Mayonnaise -- or use plain Green Yogurt

Optional spices: You can add dill, a bit of chili powder, paprika, or chopped Jalepenos are all interesting things to add, if you like some spice. I prefer mine without these.

Saute splash of olive oil and chopped onion and garlic until brown*. Hard boil eggs. Remove shells, chop. Add a dollup of mustard and a tiny bit of mayo (you can leave out the mayo, or use a bit of fat free greek yogurt). You can also leave out the yolks, though I think they're nutritious. Mix together and add some black pepper (and optional chopped celery) and you're done!

To make it a full meal, place egg salad over lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, chick peas, (whatever you like in a salad!) and add a gluten-free biscuit. If you're concerned about fat, most of your meal here is lettuce and vegetables, with just a dollup of your high-protein egg salad. We're leaving out the large amount of mayo, and the common sandwich version it's typically on unhealthy white bread (more calories, and gluten even if it's whole grain bread) with a lot of cheese and mayo. We're leaving all of those unhealthy calories out, but keeping the flavor.

*Note: Garlic and olive oil sauted together release a lot of healthy immune-boosting action. It's actually an ear infection natural cure to put a clove of garlic sauted with olive oil in your ear (please don't burn yourself if you try this -- wait for it to cool off, and never do this if you have a punctured ear drum. So imagine the effects of eating it! Your whole body gets the boost.

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