Cottage Cheese Egg Salad (No Mayo)

5 from 24 votes

Cottage Cheese Egg Salad (No Mayo)

Learn how to make this delicious Cottage Cheese Egg Salad that's creamy, dreamy and packed with protein. No mayo needed!

Prep Time15

Course: lunch, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 169kcal

Author: Agnieszka

Equipment

1 Mini food processor

Ingredients

4 large eggs
¼ cup red onion diced small
¼ cup cottage cheese
2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
1 tbps parsley leaves chopped
1 tbps chives chopped
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper ground

Instructions

Boil the eggs. Bring water to boil in a pot, then gently drop the four eggs in the boiling water. Set timer to 12 minutes, then take the eggs out immediately and place in a bowl of icy cold water to cool.
While the eggs are boiling and cooling, dice the onions and chop parsley and chives.
Peel the eggs and cut them in half lengthwise. Remove yolks from two of the four eggs.
Chop two eggs and two egg whites and transfer to a medium mixing bowl.
In the bowl of a mini food processor add cottage cheese, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and the two reserved egg yolks. Process until smooth. You may need to stop the food processor and scrape the sides.
Add the blended mixture to the bowl with chopped eggs together with chopped onions, parsley, chives, salt and pepper.
Mix with a spoon or a rubber spatula until combined. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
Serve immediately or store in the fridge in an airtight container.

Notes

If you prefer creamier, gummier egg yolks, boil the eggs for a shorter period of time, 8-10 minutes. 12 minutes boiling time will produce classic hard boiled eggs with a pale yellow, crumby yolk.

Any cottage cheese will work in this recipe. I like Good Culture best.

Depending on your preferences, chop the eggs as little or as large as you like. If you make this egg salad for sandwiches, smaller dice will work better.

Adjust the amount of lemon juice, mustard and onion to your taste. I find 2 teaspoons each of lemon and mustard to create a nice balance with cottage cheese but add more if you're looking for a more distinct flavor.

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