# Egg Salad

This is a delicious egg salad recipe that is light on macros and high in protein.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 12 large eggs, hard boiled, chopped
- 0.5 cup bacon bits
- 1 cup 2% low fat cottage cheese
- 0.25 cup chives chopped
- 3 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper

## Instructions

1. Use an egg cooker to boil the eggs.
2. Place the boiled eggs into an ice bath.
3. Peel the hard-boiled eggs.
4. Chop all of the eggs.
5. Add the chopped eggs to a mixing bowl.
6. Add smoky bacon bits to the mixing bowl.
7. Add cottage cheese to the mixing bowl.
8. Add yellow mustard to the mixing bowl.
9. Add apple cider vinegar to the mixing bowl.
10. Add honey to the mixing bowl.
11. Add chives to the mixing bowl.
12. Add salt to the mixing bowl.
13. Add pepper to the mixing bowl.
14. Mix all the ingredients together until combined.
15. Serve the egg salad with gluten-free parmesan and garlic crackers.

## Equipment

- egg cooker
- mixing bowl
- tongs

## Tips

- The egg cooker makes eggs easier to peel.
- There is no weird texture from the cottage cheese, it just lightens up the salad and adds protein.
- The bacon bits and chives are huge flavor boosters.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOuQaPpgZmt/?igsh=MTNkODgwcWx3ejl0NQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a47a6bda-018e-41b6-9ea5-5468389c466f
- Extracted: 2025-11-09

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