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    This simple egg salad sandwich is a healthy -- and delicious -- lunch choice.
    The Martha Stewart Show, January 2006
    • Yield Makes 6
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    Ingredients

    • 10 hard-boiled egg whites
    • 2 hard-boiled egg yolks
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
    • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • 1/2 avocado, mashed, plus 1/2 avocado roughly chopped
    • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
    • Boston lettuce, arugula, and tomato slices (optional)
    • 12 white sandwich bread, such as Pullman, sliced about 1/2-inch thick, toasted

    Directions

    1. Using a pastry blender or fork, mash together egg whites and yolks in a large bowl; carefully fold in avocado. Stir in mayonnaise, mustard, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.
    2. Place 6 slices of bread on a work surface. Evenly divide egg salad among bread slices. Add lettuce greens or tomato, if desired. Top with remaining 6 slices bread. Serve.

    Recipe Reviews

    • elizabethmandel
      6 Aug, 2008

      I was able to save the left overs in a air tight container to use for lunch the follow day. I was worried with the avocado ingredient but it worked out well.

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