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Sunday, September 12, 2010

Slimmed Down Egg Salad Sandwich

From Self's November 2008 feature of Eat Healthy All Week, here is a recipe for a slimmed down egg salad sandwich

Egg Salad Sandwich


Serves 1

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 large hard-boiled eggs, halved
  • 1/2 celery stalk, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 carrot, peeled and julienned
  • 1 tablespoon part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 2 teaspoons light mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 2 slices whole wheat toast
  • 1 cup fresh baby spinach

PREPARATION

  1. Chop half of 1 yolk (discard 1 1/2 remaining yolks) with egg whites in a bowl. Add celery, carrot, ricotta, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper and paprika; mix well. Top 1 slice of bread with spinach. Spoon egg salad onto spinach and cover with remaining slice of bread.