Guacamole Egg Salad

My family loves egg salad and we also love guacamole. Today I decided to combine the two and see how it went over... it was a HUGE hit. I used my own home made guacamole for this recipe. Homemade is always better, but if you aren't having an easy time finding good avocados, there is one ready made guacamole product out there that I like... Wholly Organic Guacamole is very good stuff. You can find it in the refrigerated area in the produce section.

I served the egg salad open faced on round whole wheat sandwich thins for the kids and the honey. I had mine in endive leaves instead of bread. I really enjoyed it with the crunch from endive and it was great for my low-carb diet. I fell in love with this, so much better that the usual egg salad.

My guacamole recipe is super simple. I don't like to add tomatoes or salsa like some recipes call for... but feel free to add it to taste if desired.

Simple Guacamole
Ingredients:
3 ripe avocados
1 large Jalapeno, seeds removed, finely minced
1/2 cup onion, finely minced
1/4 cup cilantro, finely minced
Juice from 1/2 a fresh lime
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1: Remove avocado from skin, discard pit. Put the flesh from the avocado into a bowl and mash with a fork until you achieve the consistency you desire. I like to leave the avocado slightly chunky.

2: Add the jalapeno, onion, cilantro, and lime juice and combine well.

3: Salt and pepper to taste.

4: Serve immediately, or cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole (to prevent browning) and refrigerate.

Serves 4

Guacamole Egg Salad
Ingredients:
6 hard boiled eggs, cooled and chopped
4-6 Tablespoons guacamole
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:
Mix together chopped egg and guacamole in a bowl. How much guacamole you use is up to you and how creamy you want your egg salad. For 6 hard boiled eggs I used 5 Tablespoons of guacamole and found it was just the right consistency for my liking. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve on toast, in lettuce leaves or eat it right out of the bowl.

Serves 3