I hate, hate, hate mayonnaise. I love, love, love egg salad. There's an easy solution, though, that works extremely well and tastes great. Just use TAHINI! I know it sounds incredibly weird. But I'm starting to use tahini in everything. You may have noticed it in the veggie stromboli recipe we just posted. So, if you're game, you definitely should try this recipe, too. I promise you won't gag. You won't think it tastes bad. Not even for a second.
In fact, you'll probably fall in love and want to discover even more uses for tahini. It's not just for hummus anymore!
First we need to cover how to hard boil an egg (or 5). There are many methods, but this is the one that's worked best for me . . .
- Put your eggs into a stock pot. Cover with an inch of cold water.
- Bring water to a boil, then immediately remove from heat and cover. Let sit for 13 minutes.
- Then transfer to a bowl of very cold water. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- My dad has a trick: Stream a little cold water in the whole time (it's somewhat wasteful, but keeps the temp cold).
- Then put in a container (or baggie) and refrigerate. You can also eat warm, if you like.
By following this method, you'll likely have some awesome hard boiled eggs to enjoy alone or in this egg salad recipe.
THE MAYO-LESS EGG SALAD
What you'll need . . .
- 2 hard boiled eggs, peeled, of course
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 to 2 teaspoons brown mustard
- Half a tomato, chopped
- Handful of spinach, chopped
- A bowl and a fork
- A bagel or English muffin
Method . . .
- Put the eggs and all other ingredients in a bowl.
- Use the fork to mash everything together.
- Toast a bagel or English muffin and serve the sandwich open-faced.
- Marvel at your creativity and enjoy!
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21 comments:
I'm a fellow mayo hater and I also just made mayo-less egg salad using a little olive oil and dijon mustard...as well as onion and paprika. So good to find some mayo alternatives to otherwise delicious foods!
That sounds great! I also hate, hate, hate the vil that is mayo. Ugh....I generally use greek yogurt in place of mayo in most recipes, but tahini sounds like it would be a pretty tasty substitute as well!
OOoooh, I'm so game for this. I'm not a fan of mayo either! I make my hard boiled eggs the same way ;)
mmmm. This actually really intrigues me. I'm a HUGE lover of egg salad (in fact it happens to be on my meal list this week), but I'm not a big fan of excessive mayo and I don't like the fatty-ness of mayo either. I usually go for a low-fat version and use only as much as necessary to help it hold together well, but I'm thinking I should try it with tahini and see how it goes.
Thanks!
Bre @ http://theredbungalow.blogspot.com
I've been subbing in mustard into my tuna and egg salads for a while now as I hate mayo as well (unless it's masked in spicy tuna or salmon rolls - I admit that I love those!).
I have a HUGE jar of tahini though to get through so I am definitely going to give this a try! Thanks for the idea!
Alison
this sounds great, but whenever i try to look for tahini at the store i can't find it!? if i ever find it i will def be trying it in egg salad :)
I've totally made egg salad with hummus before, and tahini is even simpler! Genius.
I love the picture of the eggs in the sink, especially the running water.
LOL, that's ironic -- as mayo is made from eggs. ;) Great idea though, I bet the tahini adds some good flavor.
Have you ever made mayo at home?
Tahini!!! Genius! I love egg salad too and I seriously HATE mayonnaise. This would probably work for tuna salad too....
Yum! I bet greek yogurt would make a good mayo substitute as well - maybe with a little bit of curry...
i like using greek yogurt or cottage cheese as a substitute for mayo, i can't stand the stuff!
I love the use of tahini here! I am starting to learn it goes with just about everything :)
Eee this looks so good! I've been hoping to find a mayo-less egg salad recipe after I replaced mayo with olive oil in my tuna salad. Can't wait to mash this into my face.
What kind of tahini do you use?
I must be the minority here.
I love mayo! Well, lemonaise actually : )
I just tried it today, and the tahini I have was a little bitter, so I added honey and red wine vinegar. Voila! Delicious.
That's a great idea. I use mustard in place of mayo for things such as tuna salad, but it never seemed like it would work for egg salad. Adding a bit of tahini in? Sounds like a great idea.
I made this today following your recipe - simple and delicious! Loooove the tahini in this. I have a huge jar of tahini and it't great to have another use for it other than hummus. Thanks so much for the awesome idea :).
I've never bought tahini before in my life until you brought it up as an alternative for mayo. I poured some on some cold roasted chicken with some olive oil and vinegar - OMG delicious. Thanks for sharing this tidbit! I'll have to try it out on egg salad (my personal favourite of the protein salads).
looks so good, now i have to decide between your recipe and this egg tahini salad for lunch today.
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