Classic Egg Salad Lettuce Cups
Simple creamy egg salad with celery and mustard, served in butter lettuce cups.
32 min total · Easy · Makes 4 servings · includes 10 min resting or chilling
Nutrition per serving
Serving size: 1 serving (about 170 g)
Estimated nutrition per serving. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, brands, quantities and preparation. Net carbs = total carbs minus fiber minus erythritol. Other sugar alcohols are not subtracted. This is a labeling convention, not a measure of your blood sugar or insulin response.
4 servings: 8.4 g net carbs and 1168 calories for the whole recipe
Ingredients
- 8 large eggs
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 stalk celery, finely diced
- 2 sliced scallions
- 8 leaves butter lettuce
- salt and black pepper, to taste
Always check labels of packaged products if you have an allergy or intolerance.
Check the label of the products you use (dijon, mayonnaise) for added sugar or starch.
Steps
- 1
Place the eggs in a saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat, cover, and let stand.
- 2
Move the eggs to an ice bath for 10 minutes, then peel and chop.
- 3
Fold the eggs with the mayonnaise, mustard, celery, scallions, salt, and pepper.
- 4
Spoon into the lettuce leaves.
Tips
- The egg salad keeps 4 days covered in the refrigerator.
- Add a pinch of paprika or a spoonful of chopped pickles with no added sugar.
Nutrition per serving
Serving size: 1 serving (about 170 g)
| Calories | 292 |
| Protein | 13.5 g |
| Fat | 24.9 g |
| Total carbs | 2.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.8 g |
| Net carbs | 2.1 g |
| Sodium | 280 mg |
| Saturated fat | 5.4 g |
Estimated nutrition per serving. Values are approximate and vary with ingredients, brands, quantities and preparation. Net carbs = total carbs minus fiber minus erythritol. Other sugar alcohols are not subtracted. This is a labeling convention, not a measure of your blood sugar or insulin response. Sodium counts the ingredients listed, not salt added to taste.
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