My sister-in-law gave me the recipe. At their post-wedding present opening, she and my brother enjoyed it. Anytime we have visitors staying with us, I make it, and everyone loves it. If you want, you can top it with chopped pecans.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
| Yield: | 2 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
- 2 teaspoons tahini
- 2 teaspoons za’atar
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped cornichon pickle (Optional)
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Mix yogurt, tahini, za’atar, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; fold in pickle. Gently stir eggs into tahini mixture.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 187 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 425 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 159 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
09.14.16 ~ Really nice change on an egg salad recipe. I had an open jar of tahini on hand and a girl friend had given me a bottle of za’atar spice. I had not used the spice in/on any recipe so I was excited to find it in this recipe. I really liked the taste of the egg salad. It held up nicely for lunches without getting watery. That is always a plus in my book. I will certainly be making this one again. Thanks CAMILLEELISE, for sharing your recipe.
I actually do love mayo-based egg salad. Be that as it may, I love trying new things. This caught my eye while searching for something to do with tahini (besides the obvious hummus) and I had all the ingredients on hand. The tahini and zaatar go extremely well together and pair wonderfully with the eggs. The yogurt I had is fat-free Greek, so it made the spread a bit thicker and I needed to add a bit more, other then that I stuck to the recipe. I suggest not leaving out the pickle, the acid really balances it out. This is a lovely recipe for a sandwich, a big dolop on a lettuce salad or in a tomato cup. I’m going to try replacing egg with chicken, I suspect that would be lovely as well.