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Protein egg salad with cottage cheese. Simple, quick, nourishing, and oh–so delicious!

Egg Salad with Cottage Cheese served in a bowl and decorated with hard-boiled eggs.

I love egg salad! A tasty twist on your “basic” bread spread, easy to prepare and high in protein.

This mayo-free alternative, calling for delightfully curdled cottage cheese, is particularly creamy and delicately light. It’s also a great way to use up any leftover eggs you may have “chilling” in your fridge. Pun intended. 😉

Ingredients

You’ll only require a few simple ingredients to create this egg salad made with cottage cheese instead of mayo:

Labelled photograph of the ingredients for the cottage cheese egg salad.

Here is the exact recipe, followed by additional tips and instructions (if you require more detailed information):

Egg Salad with Cottage Cheese served in a bowl and decorated with hard-boiled eggs.

Egg Salad with Cottage Cheese

Low-carb and high protein egg salad with velvety cottage cheese.
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Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 6 hard-boiled eggs
  • ½ bunch of scallions
  • 7 oz cottage cheese
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp honey
  • salt, black pepper

Instructions

  • Peel your hard-boiled eggs and chop them into small pieces, then slice scallions into rings.
  • In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, mustard, and honey, then whisk until smooth. Liberally season with salt and pepper.

Notes

Depending on the texture you prefer, feel free to chop the eggs into bigger or smaller bits.

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcal
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Further tips

  • Base the size of the egg chunks on your preferred level of consistency. Do you typically like your egg salad to be on the chunkier side? Then chop them into bigger pieces or use an egg slicer.
Hard-boild eggs are being chopped into small pieces.
  • Or do you like your cottage cheese egg salad to be a bit creamier and easier to spread? In that case, cut your eggs into smaller pieces or go kung-fu style and mash them with a fork.
  • To maximize the egg salad’s full flavor profile, I’d recommend being generous when adding scallions and seasoning. Incorporate mustard based on your personal preference.
  • Feel free to add other ingredients or herbs to the low-carb egg salad to further embellish your creation. Maybe some fresh parsley? Or tomatoes?
  • Another option would be to use slightly soft-boiled eggs (set egg whites but jammy yolks). This will most certainly enhance the egg salad’s creaminess. However, make sure to devour the dish swiftly, as soft-boiled eggs have a shorter shelf life.

Storage and Shelf Life

The egg salad with cottage cheese is best enjoyed freshly made or after having rested for only a short while. Any leftovers may, however, be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Serving Suggestions

The protein egg salad makes for the perfect bread spread or to create a more well-balanced version of your traditional egg salad sandwich.

Speaking of open-faced sandwiches, and if that’s what your current mood calls for, how about throwing a slice of baguette (or ciabatta) in your toaster and slathering it with some of this heavenly creaminess? Is your mouth watering? Then this, my friend, might be your sign. 😉

A slice of baguette topped with cottage cheese egg salad.

Last but not least, you may serve this recipe as a dip, paired with fresh veggies, a baked potato, or simply as part of your next buffet.

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Protein egg salad with cottage cheese in a bowl, decorated with scallions and egg halves.