Silver Egg Salad

Name: Silver Egg Salad
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 6 hard-boiled eggs, boiled for 7 minutes, with two to three yolks removed and reserved (you can use them in another recipe to emulsify a vinaigrette); 6 hard-boiled eggs, boiled for 7 minutes, with two to three yolks removed and reserved (you can use them in another recipe to emulsify a vinaigrette); Fresh cracked pepper; ¼-½ tsp. (1.4–2.8 g) sea salt; ¼ cup (25 g) chopped scallions; 2 tbsps. (30 ml) high-quality extra-virgin olive oil; Red chili flakes to taste (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Love the Food that Loves You Back

By Illana Muhlstein

Published 2024

About

My husband’s good friend growing up, Ira Silver, was South African, and this is how his family prepared egg salad. It was a huge change from the heavy mayonnaise-based egg salads I grew up eating as a kid, and once I tried this version, I was instantly hooked.

Ingredients

6 hard-boiled eggs, boiled for 7 minutes, with two to three yolks removed and reserved (you can use them in another recipe to emulsify a vinaigrette)
2 tbsps. (30

Africa
South Africa
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut each egg into about 6 pieces.
Mix all of the ingredients together well, leaving large chunks of egg. Layer over toasted whole grain bread with a thick slice of a good tomato and sprinkled chives on top for a delicious breakfast, lunch, or snack.