Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
This Cottage Cheese Egg Salad is high protein, low calorie, and only requires 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep. This quick and easy lunch is kid-approved!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs hard boiled and peeled
- ½ cup cottage cheese any fat content*
- 2 tablespoons pickle juice we like Wickles Pickles or bread and butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil mayo optional, but adds that classic egg salad flavor
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- If you like a smoother egg salad: separate the hard boiled egg yolks and egg whites. Chop egg whites into desired size and set aside.
- Place egg yolks into a bowl with cottage cheese, pickle juice, optional mayo, and salt and stir (or food process) until smooth.
- Stir in chopped egg whites, taste and re-season, if necessary, then serve immediately or chill in the fridge until ready to use.
- If you like a chunkier egg salad: chop or mash hard boiled eggs into desired consistency, then stir in remaining ingredients.
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Notes
*You could also replace half the cottage cheese with greek yogurt if you like a more tangy egg salad.
Optional Mix-Ins
- Chopped veggies: red onion, green onion, celery, pickles
- Spices and herbs: dill, garlic powder, pepper, paprika, chives, mustard
- Mini sweet peppers
- Cucumbers
- Crackers
- Rice cakes
- Pretzel thins
- Bread, for sandwiches
Nutrition
Serving: 1scoop | Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 284mg | Sodium: 620mg | Potassium: 132mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 444IU | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg
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