Healthy Egg Salad with Avocado

This Healthy Avocado Egg Salad recipe is made with hard boiled eggs, no mayo, and perfect for a quick and easy lunch in 10 minutes or less! Layer it on toast or turn it into a sandwich recipe the entire family will love.

When it comes to healthy lunch recipes, quick and easy is definitely the way to go. Especially when it’s something as easy and delicious as this Avocado Egg Salad!

Think creamy, cool avocado. Hearty, savory hard boiled eggs. Crunchy chopped walnuts. The zing of lemon juice and a hint of spicy crushed red pepper, all sandwiched between two slices of wholesome whole grain bread (opens in a new tab) and put together in just 10 minutes. Not to mention that in can last up to 2 days in the refrigerator!

Avocado Egg Salad Recipe

This easy recipe can be made with just 7 ingredients!

• Feel free to substitute the chopped walnuts for chopped pecans or sliced almonds instead.
• The crushed red pepper can be optional.
• Don’t feel like boiling eggs? Buy pre-cooked hard boiled eggs from the grocery store instead!

How to Make Avocado Egg Salad

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Making avocado egg salad is incredibly easy. Here’s how to put it together in 4 easy steps:

1. Chop the eggs into small pieces.

2. Mash the eggs, avocado, greek yogurt, and chopped walnuts together in a mixing bowl.

3. Add in the crushed red pepper (optional), salt, pepper, and lemon juice.

4. Mix together and serve!

Avocado Egg Salad Recipe Tips

• Substitute any kind of nuts or just omit them entirely!
• Don’t skip the lemon! This helps to keep the avocado fresh.
• Mash the eggs down as much as possible before adding in other ingredients.
• OR you could even put them in a food processor with the avocado, lemon juice, and yogurt!

Tips for working with avocados

Avocados are loaded with nutrition! However, it can be tough to know when an avocado is the ripened enough to use. For this recipe, it’s best to use avocados that are ripe to slightly overripe.

The best way to know if an avocado is ripe is by gently pressing on the side. If it’s soft, then it’s ready!

Have avocados that are slightly overripe? This Avocado Egg Salad is the perfect use for them!

Tips for hard boiled eggs

If you’ve ever wondered how to get PERFECT hard boiled eggs every single time, then be sure to read this post on how to make the best hard boiled eggs.

Another foolproof method is to use an egg cooker! (opens in a new tab) And of course, as mentioned above, feel free to buy pre-cooked hard boiled eggs at the grocery store in order to save time.

How to Store Avocado Egg Salad

Avocado egg salad typically lasts about 2 days in the refrigerator!

Be sure to store it in an airtight container (opens in a new tab) to keep it as fresh as possible.

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