Good morning.
I have been missing eggs lately. I was the 'Egg White Queen' before I changed my diet. I would scramble them up every morning with garlic, spinach and feta...mmmm! These days, I find myself craving egg salad sandwiches...fresh bread, pickles, sprouts, mayo...SNAP...back to reality. This path of restriction that I have chosen has come relatively easy so I knew there had to be a solution...something to fill the 'egg salad' void. Here it is....it's tofu based and comes with a great review from me (obvs) but also my neighbour who tells it like it is. She actually said that if I hadn't told her it was 'eggless' she probably wouldn't have known! Nice!
Start with tofu...organic, firm and pressed!
I chop it into chunks and then mash with a fork. It works best with a pastry blender...but I broke mine...dang firm tofu!
OK here it is mashed! Now add whatever you like! Green onion, pickles, celery, peppers, seasoning, dijon and mix with Veganaise (or mayo!)
I also add some pickle juice (the secret!!) Now...mix this all up and then put it in the fridge for a few hours or better yet, overnight. I find with most vegan/vegetarian fare (and I really have not found an exception to this) it's better the next day. Make sure you wait...then build a beautiful sandwich!
I love Alfalfa sprouts...these ones are a mix of alfalfa and garlic sprouts...they have a nice savoury flavour.
Give this 'Egg-cellent Egg-less Salad' Sandwich a try, even if you're not vegetarian, it doesn't hurt to reduce your sodium and cholesterol intake!
As a point of interest, I'm posting the nutritional information for eggs vs tofu. The tofu values are for a 100g serving...the egg only 50g...so just reduce the values you see for tofu by half if you want to compare.
Toby
I have been missing eggs lately. I was the 'Egg White Queen' before I changed my diet. I would scramble them up every morning with garlic, spinach and feta...mmmm! These days, I find myself craving egg salad sandwiches...fresh bread, pickles, sprouts, mayo...SNAP...back to reality. This path of restriction that I have chosen has come relatively easy so I knew there had to be a solution...something to fill the 'egg salad' void. Here it is....it's tofu based and comes with a great review from me (obvs) but also my neighbour who tells it like it is. She actually said that if I hadn't told her it was 'eggless' she probably wouldn't have known! Nice!
Start with tofu...organic, firm and pressed!
I chop it into chunks and then mash with a fork. It works best with a pastry blender...but I broke mine...dang firm tofu!
OK here it is mashed! Now add whatever you like! Green onion, pickles, celery, peppers, seasoning, dijon and mix with Veganaise (or mayo!)
I also add some pickle juice (the secret!!) Now...mix this all up and then put it in the fridge for a few hours or better yet, overnight. I find with most vegan/vegetarian fare (and I really have not found an exception to this) it's better the next day. Make sure you wait...then build a beautiful sandwich!
I love Alfalfa sprouts...these ones are a mix of alfalfa and garlic sprouts...they have a nice savoury flavour.
Give this 'Egg-cellent Egg-less Salad' Sandwich a try, even if you're not vegetarian, it doesn't hurt to reduce your sodium and cholesterol intake!
As a point of interest, I'm posting the nutritional information for eggs vs tofu. The tofu values are for a 100g serving...the egg only 50g...so just reduce the values you see for tofu by half if you want to compare.
TOFU
EGG
They are simliar in many ways...but note that tofu is lower in saturated fat and sodium and contains no cholesterol.
My husband Curtis appreciates this new find. He doesn't eat egg salad, but has always been disturbed by the smell boiling eggs leave behind in our house. I also like the fact that there is no 'odour' associated with this. Now I can eat my sandwich at work without having to make excuses for that 'eggy' smell! Hooray!
Enjoy!!!
Toby
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