If you ever come home late, and find only eggs and mayo in your fridge; worry not. That much is enough to rustle up a delicious and filling egg salad.
These recipes are so popular with bachelors that in youth hostels around the world, one will often come across such helpful messages stuck on the fridge by other young people. So here’s how you do that…
What you have?
Half a dozen eggs
A jarful of mayonnaise
A jar of mustard sauce
How you do it?
– Take around six eggs and boil them for around 10 minutes on a medium flame.
– Turn the flame off and let them sit for another five minutes.
– Pour some cold water on them so you don’t get burnt when you peel them.
– Peel off the eggs and check if they’re cool enough.
– Mash the eggs with your hands or a ladle.
– Pour half a cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon mustard.
– Mix it all properly together.
– Add salt and pepper to taste.
– If you want, let the salad sit for a while in the fridge, while you grab a beer Or freshen up.
– A few minutes in the fridge will help the flavours mix together well.
– Garinsh with coriander if you like.
You can eat the egg salad with bread or even plain. Whichever way you eat it, it’s just as yum!