Creamy Ginger Egg Salad popping with spicy FRESH ginger flavor. This salad is loaded with HEALTHY stuff - heart healthy fats and proteins, extremely light and very nutritious. It's perfect in a sandwich or as party food served with veggies or chips. No mayo—just delicious!
I know that you're probably fed up with ALL that Easter food - hams, eggs, even the yummy cakes and sweet treats. So you may wonder, why oh why does she post EGG salad NOW! Well, I certainly am fed with Easter food (I'm living on smoothies and salads for last few days and I can't even bear the thought of smoked, cooked ham. Just NO!) BUT after Easter, the ONE question emerges in my head (probably yours too)?! What to do with all that hard-boiled Easter eggs?
I have like TONS of boiled eggs in my house. We made around 35 colored eggs this year + we received dozens from our family too. It's hard-boiled eggs OVERLOAD to the max! I bet that you probably looking for ways to use all that hard-boiled Easter Eggs leftovers, right? Well same here!
So, here's one suggestion how to use those eggs leftovers and make a delicious and HEALTHY salad that you can serve for breakfast, or pack and take to work for lunch. This Ginger Egg Salad is so amazingly creamy and yet so light. It's great for picnics. And the outdoor BBQ parties too. Lovely!
To make this salad, you'll only need a few simple ingredients - hard boiled eggs, extra virgin olive oil, Greek yogurt, few spices and some fresh veggies.
This Ginger Egg Salad is special because it's mayo-free and doesn't contain any sour cream. It's so light-textured and just beautiful. Instead of heavy creams and mayo, I used virgin olive oil and Greek yogurt. Olive oil enriched this salad with many nutrients and heart healthy fats - monounsaturated fatty acids while Greek yogurt gave the salad a little protein boost, without excessive and unnecessary calories.
All those HEALTHY ingredients made this Ginger Egg Salad a super low-calorie and PERFECT for spring!
This Ginger Egg Salad is well balanced too. It has everything you need in one meal - a right amount of healthy fats, proteins and some fibers... and other nutrients - vitamins and minerals. It's very nutritious too. It will keep you well fed for hours.
But what makes this salad really special is the addition of freshly grated super-spice GINGER. Ginger gave the salad most wonderful zesty scent and a bit spiciness, but many health benefits too. The addition of fresh aromatic ginger in combination with pungent Dijon mustard made out of this salad a real spring tasty sensation.
Ginger Egg Salad is a must-try because it's...
- super easy to make and requires only a few simple ingredients,
- rich in heart-healthy fats,
- rich in vitamin A, vitamin B12, calcium, and iron,
- full of antioxidants - beta carotene that protect our body and support the immune system,
- rich in HEALTHY omega-3 fatty acids,
- loaded with quality proteins and very nutritious,
- contains super spice - GINGER,
- low-calorie, kid-friendly, mayo-free,
- perfect breakfast to-go, or office lunch, picknick meal or BBQ party side dish,
- creamy and just delicious!
Serve this Ginger Egg Salad on whole wheat toast with fresh seasonal veggies - I used fresh arugula and fresh cucumber. Or make a delightful Ginger Egg Salad Sandwich. Or Ginger Egg Salad Wrap to-go. The options are numerous. And all YUMMY! :)
Ginger Egg Salad
Ingredients
- 4 hard boiled eggs cooled
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3 teaspoons freshly grated ginger root
- Lemon juice to taste
- Himalayan salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix Greek yogurt, olive oil, Dijon mustard, freshly grated ginger root and lemon juice.
- In a separate larger salad bowl, add diced hard boiled eggs. Add yogurt-oil mixture and stir well. Add Himalayan salt and pepper. Stir until well combined.
- Serve with fresh arugula and veggies on the toast or in sandwich.
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This was my first time using fresh ginger, and the flavor is incredible! I did find the mustard taste to be a little strong, so next time I'll probably reduce that and add another egg or two, since I found it a bit more saucy than I usually take my egg salads. Definitely a keeper though, especially on cucumber slices!
Thanks Nicole for lovely feedback. I'm so glad you liked this salad. :)
I would never have thought to put ginger in my egg salad!! What a yummy idea to spice it up. Can't wait to make a sandwich with this :-).
Wow! What an interesting spin on egg salad! I love ginger!
I never would have thought to add ginger to egg salad back in my pre-vegan days. I think if I did I would have liked it way better than the regular stuff cuz ginger is amazing ?
I absolutely love seeing spins on egg salad! I have made egg salad with avocado instead of mayo but your combination looks divine. Pinning!
Excellent recipe.Very flavorful ... Loved the addition of ginger in it!! I am sure my kids will love this salad gonna try it soon :)
How very creative to add ginger in this delicious egg salad! I wouldn't have thought of that but certainly love that it brings this salad to another level of scrumptiousness!
I'm a big fan of egg salad but have never added ginger to it! Sounds wonderful! Cannot wait to try this!
This is a absolutely delicious egg salad and love that it is a no Mayo recipe. Love the flavor of fresh ginger with the yogurt and also I am craving for some sandwich with this egg salad!
Your egg salad is so creamy and no mayo. Awesome. I also like to substitute yogurt - get same result without the fat. The ginger probably adds a really nice subtle flavor to this recipe.
What a great looking salad. We will be traveling soon and we like to make our own sandwiches. The lightened version of egg salad would be perfect.
I love egg salad! Can't wait to try this healthier version!
This sounds so refreshing and delicious especially with the addition of greek yogurt + fresh ginger. I would totally stuff sandwiches with it :)
This looks absolutely delicious! I LOVE lightening up typical Mayo salads with Greek yogurt, just did a macaroni salad version. Now I need to try this egg salad!
I do love a fresh, creamy egg salad. Yours looks like it has great texture. I've never tried egg salad with ginger in it before.
Wow ginger in egg salad is new to me. It not only makes flavorful but also good for digestion
These are one of best egg salad as it looks creamy and with ginger I am in. because I like to use ginger in everything.Perfect balance of flavor I like the way you served as sandwich filling.
I never would have thought to use ginger! Dijon and lemon are always great, too!
Looks bright and beautiful. This would be great for this weather:) But I will substitute with Chickpeas scramble for egg.
I always enjoy egg salad, and love your use of ginger and subbing out the mayo for yogurt and mustard. What a flavorful way to enjoy all of those leftover hardboiled Easter eggs! ?
Egg salad is one of my favorites. I never thought of making it with greek yogurt or fresh ginger, even thought I always have greek yogurt on hand. This sounds really delicious Natalie and I’m definitely going to try this next time I make Egg salad ?
I LOVE egg salad sandwiches. Ever since I was a kid, it has been one of my favourites. I have never tried putting ginger in it. What an interesting idea, and something I would never have thought of trying.
Great timing, I have been craving these type of foods and I can imagine using your ginger egg salad in a whole what bread. Looks just yum!
I love a good egg salad but I don’t like mayo very much. Now I know what to do. Sounds so delicious!!
Wow! What a great idea using ginger! Can't wait to try this recipe.
I've made my fair share of egg salad but I have never used ginger! Sounds interesting!
I have never add ginger to an egg salad but sounds like a great idea. Looks so creamy and tasty. Great recipe.
this sounds good, I love that you used fresh ginger. I am very excited to try it and see what the ginger adds to this
Yummy! This looks delicious! I love the sandwich you made with this too; that bread, the arugula, delicious! Thank you for sharing! Luci’s Morsels | fashion. food. frivolity.
Making the egg salad lighter with greek yogurt is pure genius! It’s one of my favorite lunch treats, but I’m skittish because of too much mayo. The ginger would certainly add zing!
I love this idea for leftover boiled eggs. Love the use of yogurt, not only for healthy reasons - but that tang! Ginger is an interesting addition, haven't tried that!
Great article! I loooove ginger. Anyone interested in this stuff should definitely check out the book Everyday Roots. It teaches you how to replace all of the harmful chemical products in your life with organic ones. It's completely changed my life and how I feel everyday :)
Adding ginger to my egg salad never occurred to me. Yum!