veggie egg salad

Veggie Egg Salad

Crunchy carrot, cucumber and scallions are a colorful addition to this vegetarian egg salad recipe. Pack it with some crunchy crackers and tomatoes for a healthy, light lunch.

Ingredient

    • 3 tablespoons nonfat plain yogurt

    • 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise

    • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper

    • ⅛ teaspoon salt

    • 8 hard-boiled eggs (see Tip)

    • ½ cup finely chopped carrot

    • ½ cup chopped cucumber, peeled and seeded if desired

    • ¼ cup sliced scallions

Instructions

    1. Combine yogurt, mayonnaise, pepper and salt in a medium bowl.

    2. Halve eggs and discard 4 of the yolks (or save for another use). Add whites and the remaining 4 yolks to the bowl and mash to desired consistency. Gently stir in carrot, cucumber and scallions.