Crunchy Tuna-Egg Salad ➕ Maple-Pepper Lemonade

This was the perfect breakfast!

I once saw a Chiropractor who often said a big steamy mug of lemon water with pepper was cleansing, anti-inflammatory and a wonderful way to start each day. I've added a bit of honey over the years, then I discovered Maple syrup dissolves so much better, even in cold water, so my take on this healthy, cleansing drink is at the bottom of this post.

This photo is pretty self-explanatory. Since I don't usually measure, I'm not giving exact amounts.

5-6 celery stalks

4-5 mini dill pickles

1 extra large green onion

Chop all these into a medium glass bowl then add a big dollop of mayonnaise, about 1/2T Dijon, a splash of good vinaigrette and a good shake of red and mixed seasonings.

Chop the eggs and tuna and gently mix with the rest of the ingredients in the bowl.

2 pasture raised eggs

1 can of tuna - drained

I had a big scoop of this on a piece of really good, toasted, sourdough bread. A chopped campari tomato and part of a skinny English cucumber. This mug of hot lemonade really brought it all together!

Into a big glass picture, pour about 3/4" of pure Maple syrup. Add twice that amount of pure lemon juice. I buy this amazing stuff in a 2-bottle pack at Costco and now, since discovering it, get nervous when I'm down to that last bottle! I love this!

Next, fill the pitcher half way with cold water, sprinkle in a pinch of black pepper, and about 4 pinches or shakes of cayenne pepper. Stir well, fill the pitcher, stir again. Pour some into a mug, heat and drink. . .every drop! Then refill and drink some more.

If you'd rather have this iced, just be sure to stir well before pouring over crushed or cubes. . .Lin 

Pesto Egg Salad

Chop the eggs, pickles, onions then combine everything in a medium size bowl.

3 jumbo hard boiled eggs
2-3 German style pickles (sweet dills)
1/2 med.-lg. Vidalia onion
2-3 big spoonfuls of basil pesto
a tablespoon or two of seedy brown mustard
enough mayonnaise to hold everything together
salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper

This can be spread on flatbread crackers - like I did for lunch today, in pita pocket bread, on plain-smushey white, rye, or sprouted grain bread, or used to stuff a hollowed out tomato.  Mmmmm. . .it's really good! . .Lin

Tuna and Egg Salad

•  3 hard boiled eggs
• 1 5oz can tuna - drained
• a little celery, green onion, radish and orange pepper - chopped
• pickle relish: dill / sweet or a little of each
• mayonnaise and vinaigrette dressing
• salt & pepper

Chop the eggs and mix with the tuna in a sm.-med. glass bowl. Add the chopped vegetables in whatever proportion you like. Mix with just enough mayo and vinegar or vinaigrette dressing to hold it all together. Add a little salt and pepper to bring out all the flavors. I love this anytime of the day. Today I had it with avocado and cucumber. . .for breakfast! . . . Lin

A 'Grate' Cilantro-Curry Egg Salad

In a medium bowl, GRATE the eggs and combine with these ingredients:

3 hardboiled - steamed eggs*

*If - like me, you've had trouble peeling hardboiled eggs you made a couple days ago and chilled - gently crack them, then gently squeeze them while in a pan of cool water.  Leave them a couple minutes.  The shells will come off so nicely!  In soaking, the water gets between the egg and the membrane, making peeling e.a.s.y. !

1-2t coriander (cilantro) chutney

~ this stuff is spicy--start small

2-3T grated sweet or dill pickle

some finely chopped bell pepper

3 celery ribs - minced-diced

1t med-hot curry powder

1t mild seasoned pepper

3T finely minced chives

mayonnaise**

Gently mix well then chill a half hour or so, to bring out all the flavors. Today I used only mayonnaise, but I've used mayo-sour cream, at about a 50-50 ratio.  **IF I had thought of it, I would have done a mayo-plain Greek yogurt combination today.  Yogurt and curry are a great duo, especially with a drizzle of fresh lime juice!  Today  I used the amount shown, then drizzled in about 1T of pickle juice.  Worked well and tasted spicy and savory 😋

Serve in a pita, roll in a tortilla - add crumbled bacon for a breakfast burrito, make into a soft white bread sandwich -or- my current favorite, spread it on seedy-nutty-grainy Norwegian Crispbread. . .

This was SO good for lunch today!!  Lin

Avocado Egg Spread

1-2 ripe avocados

2 hard boiled eggs

3-4T finely chopped onion

½-1 jumbo garlic clove - minced

enough mayonnaise to hold it together

½t your favorite seasoning blend

fresh ground black pepper

Chop and mash all the ingredients together.  Spread it on grainy, toasted bread, a sun-dried tomato rice cake or, as in my case, my favorite new discovery, a crispy, thin corn cake.  Oh these are so good!  I found them at our local Co-Op.  I'm not a big conventional breakfast-food person, so this was breakfast today. . .Lin

The Best Egg Salad Ever!

steamed “hard boiled” eggs

mayonnaise, mustard, spicy relish

finely chopped sweet onion - optional

Steam a dozen or so eggs for 12 minutes from when the water boils. Peel and chop the number of eggs you need and mix with a little mayo, mustard and spicy relish. This is the best! . . .Lin