August 18, 2012

Healthy 2-Minute Egg Salad

Egg is a versatile product that can be used in literally any dish (as is) to enhance flavor and nutrition.It cooks faster than most veggies and hence a smart addition to any breakfast menu. We all know that salads are a perfect system cleanser.Incorporating raw vegetables in our diet in the form of salads help retain fiber and water in our body thereby flushing out the toxins from the system. Not to mention the load of vitamins and minerals that a few servings of vegetables would provide;an ideal menu for breakfast.Adding eggs to the salad would ensure that a good amount of protein goes into the already vitamin packed breakfast !

Ingredients
2 hard boiled eggs
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped spring onion
1/2 cup chopped green peppers
1 tsp paprika or red chillie flakes
Salt,pepper to taste
Preparation
Boil the eggs in hot water for about 10 minutes and remove the egg shells.Place the boiled eggs in a ziplock bag and leave it in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.This method is called 'Hard Boiling'.This process gives the cooked eggs a hard texture and prevents it from breaking easily when trying to toss in a salad.
Note : This can be done the previous night in order to save time. Now cut the hard boiled eggs into nice little cubes and throw in salt and pepper giving it a nice toss. Now grill the vegetables till semi crisp for a few minutes and add the vegetables into the egg pepper mixture.If you do not prefer to grill, then satuee the vegetables in olive oil for just under a minute. The healthy egg salad is ready in just under 2 minutes.