Why is my egg salad watery?

Extra liquid does accumulate after the salad is stored, but you can easily drain the excess liquid. Alternatively you can stir in an extra egg or two, and it should be good as new.

Should egg salad be eaten cold?

You can serve this egg salad with pickles straight away or you can put it in the fridge to serve it cold. The most common way we eat egg salad is cold on sandwich bread.

How to serve this egg salad?

You can serve this egg salad in so many tasty ways! It’s perfect on a sandwich, wrap, in lettuce wraps, or salad. It is also great spread on crackers.

Healthy Cottage Cheese Egg Salad

Description

Healthy egg salad with cottage cheese is a delicious veggie filled version of the classic dish. It’s easy to make, great served as a salad, on bread or lettuce wraps.

Ingredients

Scale

8 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped
1/4 red onion, diced
1 medium carrot, finely diced
1 celery stalk, finely diced
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped chives
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Salt + pepper, to taste

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Instructions

Roughly chop the hard boiled eggs and cut the vegges into a small dice.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the chopped eggs, veggies cottage cheese, mustard, chives, parsley, salt and pepper. Gently stir until everything is thoroughly incorporated.
Taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Notes

Store: Refrigerate leftovers in a sealed container for 3-4 days.

Keywords: egg salad, cottage cheese, salad