As I was food-blog-hopping last night.. I came across this Egg Sandwich recipe... what caught my eye about this plain jane was the headline for the recipe ..

"Egg Salad Sandwich " ( The Only One I'll Eat )

According to the recipe, the key is not to overcook the eggs.. Having not boiled eggs before, aren't hard boiled eggs all the same? Overcook or not.. anyway Hoho.. the seemingly over exaggerated headline, and comments on how good it was.. prompted me to try it this morn =)

Ya. so I slept straight after reading it just so I can wake up and try it! Food motivates me ;)


The recipe called out for celery, chives and lemon juice... But I omitted these, cause celery just tastes a lil odd, and I have neither chives nor lemon juice.. But I did read that adding a dash of curry powder will Omph-fied the sandwich.. so thats what I did hehe..

It was really yummy!! Its not the only one i'll eat, cz if i say so, no one will make sandwiches for me.. haha. but it was really different. and I can say its the curry powder that did the trick!

Here's the lovely recipe for all of you to try

(original- u can change it according to ur liking)

Egg Salad Sandwich (the only one I'll eat)

I've realized that 90% of the challenge here is properly boiling the egg. You need to boil it so the center sets yet stays moist. You also need to avoid the green/grey ring thing that surrounds the yolk in many hard boiled eggs.I use the same technique here that I learned camping with a hardcore egg enthusiast. It has worked for me flawlessly ever since. The key is to avoid over cooking, and to dunk the eggs in a bowl of icy water to stop the cooking after you remove them from the hot water. I always use good quality eggs - but something to keep in mind, the fresher they are, the harder they are to peel after boiling.

6 large eggs
1-2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
A tiny squeeze of lemon juice
2 stalks celery, washed and chopped
1/2 bunch chives, chopped
2 small handfuls of lettuce
8 slices of whole grain bread, toasted

Place the eggs in a pot and cover with cold water by a 1/2-inch or so. Bring to a gentle boil. Now turn off the heat, cover, and let sit for exactly seven minutes.Have a big bowl of ice water ready and when the eggs are done cooking place them in the ice bath for three minutes or so - long enough to stop the cooking.

Crack and peel each egg, place in a medium mixing bowl. Add the mayonnaise, a couple generous pinches of salt and pepper, now mash with a fork.Don't overdo it, you want the egg mixture to have some texture. If you need to add a bit more mayo to moisten up the mixture a bit, go for it a bit at a time.

Stir in the celery and chives. Taste, and adjust the seasoning - adding more salt and pepper if needed.

To assemble each egg salad sandwich: place a bit of lettuce on a piece of toast, top with the egg salad mixture, and finish by creating a sandwich with a second piece of toast.

Make 4 sandwiches.

(101cookbooks.com)



Enjoy ! =)