I'm not the most traditional of gals when it comes to holidays, but something told me that Roman would appreciate decorating Easter eggs and it was time to get in the spirit of things. So I bought some eco-dyes to use on our free-range eggs (it's important, you see!) and introduced Roman to the concept of colored eggs. I told him that in a few days a bunny will bring a basket with surprises. Then I remembered the hand written cards left for me on Easter morning singed "the easter bunny" (in my dad's obviously disguised handwriting) with bunny ears and some treats to go with it. For a time I had actually believed all of this. Now I can't wait to see Roman's face a week from this Sunday when he finds his very own basket.
Colored eggs aside, the best part about hard boiled eggs is egg salad. I lay sleepless the other night dreaming up this egg salad, and waited two whole days to pull it together. It was a wholly satisfying lunch, especially for my pregnant palate. These days, everything gets doused in something tangy, spicy, marinated- basically I've been pumping up the flavor in all my food like mad. Since egg salad can be bland, (I always wonder who buys that boring looking egg salad in the delis in NY) I wanted to do everything in my power to avoid that. And there you have it. One lemony, mustardy, dilly egg salad with extra cornichons, comin' up.
Lemon Mustard Dill Egg Salad
Makes one sandwich
2 hard boiled eggs (boiled for 10 minutes and cooled)
2 scant tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon English mustard powder
2 or 3 generous squeezes of lemon juice
fresh dill, about a tablespoon (snipped with scissors)
one stalk of celery, finely diced
4 cornichons, finely diced
freshly ground pepper
In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard powder, lemon juice, fresh dill and stir with a fork. Chop your hard boiled eggs, and add them to the dressing with the chopped celery and cornichons. Pile this on top of your favorite bread or roll with some bright red tomato, top with ground pepper.
Nice pumped up version, Nicole. I love even simple egg salad, and always welcome a new reason to eat cornichons. We always dyed what we considered basic American Easter Eggs and Latvian Easter Eggs. We might do some Latvian this year (I did a post on them a few years back, if you are curious...). I never received a card or note from the Easter Bunny. Love that idea. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI just checked out your Latvian Easter Eggs. They are the most beautiful eggs i've ever seen!!! Wow.
DeleteI love egg salad, too. And yours certainly punches up the flavor profile. We always enjoyed coloring Easter eggs with our son and filling his basket the Saturday night before Easter. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteNow that Roman's old enough, it's really getting me in the spirit!
DeleteNicole: I could eat this daily! And i love the way simple traditions are passed on, in today's world where not much is left to the un-marketed. Here's an idea i saw recently: adding water-based "tattoos" to the colored basic egg...I think Roman would love that! Our Easter bunny comes in the backyard and hides a few eggs for the kids to find under bushes and flowers... so fun!
ReplyDeleteAmelia, did you see Denise's Latvian Eggs??? Amazing!
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I know! I saw them when she first posted them... she is poetry in motion
DeleteLove all of the accoutrements. This is perfect spring fare.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lynda!!
DeleteYour egg salad sounds delicious. I liked that you added the extra ingredients to make it special.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Karen!
DeleteThis I will make for Easter Brunch. Egg Salad on your little breads look amazingly delicious.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much love all egg salad, but who am I to say no to this pumped up version? I love the look of it. My sister just sent me a whole egg decorating kit from Germany (not easy to come across here) and we are decorating next week end, coincidentally just before the bunny comes around. Funny, my husband and I were just wondering how we would ever get through all the hard boiled eggs... I hadn't even thought of egg salad for some reason. You saved me!
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