Egg Salad Sliders

by Registered Dietitian, Andrea Holwegner | Aug 13, 2013

Created by the Egg Farmers of Canada

Makes 8 servings

Prep: 20 min.
Cook: 0 min.

What you need:

5 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery, finely diced
2 tbsp light or regular mayonnaise
1/8 tsp pepper
4 carrots, peeled
2 curly lettuce leaves
8 burger buns or dinner rolls, mini, split
8 –  1-1/2 inch (4 cm) square slices light Cheddar cheese
2 small Roma tomatoes, sliced
1 dill pickle, sliced into coins
2 tbsp ketchup (optional)
2 tbsp pickle relish (optional)

How to prepare:

Combine eggs, celery, mayonnaise and pepper in medium bowl and mix well. Place small piece of lettuce on bottom half of each bun, then top with egg salad, dividing it equally between eight buns. Top egg salad with slice of cheese, tomato and pickle. Cover with top half of bun to form a burger. Serve with ketchup and relish, if desired.

Notes:

Serve Egg Salad Sliders with carrot “fries”. Using a crinkle cutter or a knife, cut carrots into 2 x 1/4-inch (5 x 0.5 cm) “fries”, set aside.

Nutrients per slider:

Calories 241
Fat 9 g
Saturated Fat 2.5 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Sodium 484 mg
Carbohydrate 22 g
Fibre 2 g
Sugars 1 g
Protein 16 g

Recipe used with permission from the Egg Farmers of Canada. Visit www.eggs.ca for more great recipes.

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