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Egg Salad Sandwich Filling With Green Onions And Bacon

This Egg Salad Sandwich Filling With Green Onions And Bacon, is a deluxe version of good old egg salad. Chopped capers, celery seed, and poultry seasoning, while simple ingredients,  help to make this special.

Egg Salad Sandwich Filling With Green Onions And Bacon is a classic for sandwiches.
Photo: Cynthia Dalton

You can take your bacon and eggs with you with this recipe for Egg Salad Sandwich Filling With Green Onions And Bacon. It makes an excellent sandwich or wrap with sprouts and tomato slices.

The inspiration for this was four lonely pieces of cooked bacon rattling around in my fridge with no place to go and plenty of time to get there.

The thought process flowed simply. BLT? Nope, no lettuce. Bacon and eggs? Nope, don’t want to clean up a frying pan after cooking eggs. But still, bacon and eggs does sound good. Egg salad!

Now, you might say there’d still be a pot to clean up. Well, sort of. More like a glass measuring cup.

Anytime I intend to chop up eggs anyway,  I boil eggs in the microwave.

Here’s how: I get a large glass measure (8 cup measure) grease the inside, add cold water approximately a fourth of the way up from the bottom of the glass measure, carefully, one at a time, break individual eggs  into a small bowl, and then carefully, so as to not break the yolk, ease each egg into the water at the bottom of the glass measure until I have 6 eggs in the glass measure.

These I microwave on high for 6 minutes. I then gently lift one out of the water with a slotted spoon and push with my finger tip on the yolk quickly (its hot) to see if its firm. If it isn’t (times will vary) I put everything back and, in 1 minute increments, cook the eggs a little longer.

Once they’re cooked, I carefully separate them in the water with the slotted spoon, and transfer them to a shallow bowl, lined with paper towels, to let them cool.

When the eggs are at room temperature, I transfer them to a bowl and chop them using two knives cutting through the eggs in the opposite direction from one another.

This results in fluffy chopped eggs, an easier clean-up with the glass measure than I would have had with a frying pan, and the best part of all  —  I don’t have to fuss with peeling shells away from boiled eggs.

Egg Salad Sandwich Filling With Green Onions And Bacon is budget-friendly, high-protein, and even low-carb if you omit bread and choose to use this as a filling for everything from grilled portabella mushrooms to avacados and tomatoes.

Please try this recipe and let me know how you like it in the Comments section below.

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Egg Salad Sandwich Filling With Green Onions And Bacon
Green onions, capers, bacon, and the perfect blend of seasonings combine to create an egg salad sandwich filling that pairs nicely with peppery radish sprouts in a sandwich, but would be equally at home as a snack gracing the top of your favorite cracker or vegetable round. © The Working Lunch Project
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Course Lunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 1 hour (chilling time)
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Course Lunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 1 hour (chilling time)
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  1. In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients, cover, and allow to chill in the fridge for 1 hour. Enjoy within a few days.
Recipe Notes

Nutritional facts per serving:

258 calories

21g fat

514mg sodium

2g carbs

0g fiber

13g protein

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Chicken Spread With Herbes De Provence

Chicken Spread with Herbes de Provence is a quick and easy do ahead recipe. A blend that transforms simple ingredients, including Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, and simple seasonings, into a taste of sunny Provence.

Chicken Spread With Herbes de Provence, as the name implies, contains Herbes de Provence, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise combine to create a simple spread good on crackers and in sandwiches
Photo: Cynthia Dalton

Two leftover chicken breasts, looking completely forlorn tucked in a bowl in my refrigerator, inspired Chicken Spread with Herbes de Provence,

To create this recipe, I took my cue from the south of France, because every late winter, l always seem to find myself turning to all things Provençale. I guess it’s my way of jump-starting spring. I enjoy imagining the warm sun on my back, and I love immersing myself in fantasies of the line, form, color, and texture of Province, including bright floral and foulard prints, pots of multicolor flowers, and  in particular, air perfumed with lavender. In fact, for good luck, I keep lavender lady dolls (santons) from Provence near me, even on my work desk.

By the way, according to beyond.fr:

Santons are clay figurines that depict the colorful people, traditional trades, activities and costumes of Provence. Santons derived from the idea of the Provencal inhabitants on their way to the Nativity with their humble, local offerings… Read more here.

Photo of lavender lady dolls to accompany the recipe for Chicken Spread with Herbes de Provence
Photo: Cynthia Dalton

Lavender is one essential ingredient in a really good blend of Herbes de Province. And, as luck would have it, I had such a blend sitting in a nice, cool, dark place just waiting for an excuse to party!

Chicken Sread with Herbes de Provence requires the floral notes of dried lavender.
Photo: Anja Bier

A little Dijon mustard for a tart, white wine note, a little freshly ground black pepper, a little hot sauce, onion and garlic powders, and creamy, tangy mayonnaise and I had the whole thing pulled together in no time.

After measuring the dried herbs, I like to rub the herbs between my fingers posed over the bowl of the food processor to release their essential oils as they drift down into the chicken mixture. This makes a world of difference in the flavor of the finished spread, but it also gives the herbs a finer consistency that softens better as the mixture chills in the refrigerator.

This chicken spread makes a great sandwich filling and tastes great with a variety of breads. It’s terrific on toasted baguette slices or your favorite cracker. Some, might even fill a croissant with the spread.

Perfect for a quick breakfast on the go, a lunchtime treat, or a delicious snack, Chicken Spread with Herbes de Provence, would also make a nice addition to a high-protein, low-carb repertoire. I can see it spread atop sliced zucchini with maybe a slice of lightly salted cherry tomato or nestled inside endive spears.

Please give this a try and tell me what you think in the Comments section below.

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Chicken Spread With Herbes De Provence
Quick to prepare, this chicken spread includes herbes de Provence and it should be noted that not all herbes de Provence blends are created equal. I always look for blends that include rosemary, anise or fennel seed, and especially lavender. © The Working Lunch Project
Chicken Spread With Herbes de Provence, as the name implies, contains Herbes de Provence, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise combine to create a simple spread good on crackers and in sandwiches
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Course Lunch, Snack
Cuisine French
Prep Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 1 hour (chilling time)
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servings 1/4 cup each
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Course Lunch, Snack
Cuisine French
Prep Time 15 minutes
Passive Time 1 hour (chilling time)
Servings
servings 1/4 cup each
Ingredients
Chicken Spread With Herbes de Provence, as the name implies, contains Herbes de Provence, Dijon mustard, and mayonnaise combine to create a simple spread good on crackers and in sandwiches
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Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a food processor, add all the ingredients in the order listed.
  2. Put lid on bowl of food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined and finely textured. Scrap down the sides of the bowl and pulse again briefly to make sure everything is combined.
  3. Transfer mixture to a nonreactive bowl, cover, and refrigerate 1 hour to chill and allow flavors to marry. You should have a yield of approximately 1 1/2 cups. Use within a few days.
Recipe Notes

Nutritional facts per serving:

180 calories

15g fat

182mg sodium

0g carbs

0g fiber

11g protein

 

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Lunch Lady Tuna Salad Sandwich Filling

TAKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME WITH THIS RETRO TUNA SALAD SANDWICH FILLING

A tangy, sweet tuna salad sandwich filling made by combining tuna with mayonnaise, ketchup, dill pickle relish, and minced white onion. This is  just like the cafeteria lunch ladies prepared it back in grammar school.

.A tuna salad sandwich filling like you remember from the school cafeteria.
Photo: Cynthia Dalton

I REMEMBER IT WELL

My mom always made the best tuna salad sandwich filling. Her version was a savory combination of salad olives, finely minced celery, chopped green onions, fresh lemon juice, and mayonnaise,

Summer days often meant a big pitcher of bright, sunny-yellow lemonade, a large basket of salty potato chips, and an even larger tray of tuna salad sandwich halves.

THEN, THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE SACRILEGE OCCURRED

Then, the most unbelievable sacrilege occurred — a horrific event burned into the memory of my four-year-old brain forever. My older brother, a seasoned veteran of the grammar school cafeteria at age ten,  did the absolute unthinkable.  He took a portion of my mom’s tuna salad and added ketchup and dill pickle relish. Gasp! Who would mess with perfection in such a crass manner?

I wouldn’t taste it because it would have been a betrayal of enormous magnitude. My mother was polite about it and simply looked away, stoically.  And soon, the whole dark episode was forgotten.

EVENTUALLY I UNDERSTOOD

Later, when I anxiously began school, I foraged for even semi-palatable sustainance in the depths of an overheated, humid lunchroom.  The stifling air carried an admixture of disinfectant, margarine-stained, steamed canned green beans, and ancient upchuck,

It was then that I began to appreciated the sweet, cool, tangy embrace of tuna salad made by the lunch ladies. You see, it was the only fare that kept nausea at bay.

As happens, years later, during a stressful period of time, I suddenly had a craving for that exact tuna salad.

I keep the ingredients simple, based on my brother’s “recipe.”

The ingredients for a nostalgic tuna salad sandwich filling from the school cafeteria.
Photo: Cynthia Dalton

This recipe is relatively  easy on the budget, and the ingredients come together quickly, but give the whole thing a short stay in the refrigerator to allow the flavors to blend. One thing to remember though, you want to choose tuna that you really like — some brands are just mushy and fishy, which will ruin any recipe. I prefer albacore tuna in olive oil, but you may prefer tuna packed in water.

Tuna salad sandwich filling from childhood.
Photo: Cynthia Dalton

So, strap on your hair nets ’cause here it is!

Enjoy this recipe for tuna salad sandwich filling, for old time sake!

I’d love to hear your own lunchtime memories — please use the Comments section below to describe how you navigated the school cafeteria (or, avoided it) when you were growing up.

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Lunch Lady Tuna Salad Sandwich Filling
When it comes to soothing, quick to fix, and budget friendly, this old-fashioned, cafeteria-style tuna salad sandwich filling can't be beat! Let the filling chill in the refrigerator about a half hour to allow flavors to marry. Also, to keep sandwich bread from getting soggy, I find it's best to pack bread and filling separately, until lunchtime. © The Working Lunch Project
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Course Lunch
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Passive Time 1/2 hour (chilling time)
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Course Lunch
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Passive Time 1/2 hour (chilling time)
Servings
servings
Ingredients
.A tuna salad sandwich filling like you remember from the school cafeteria.
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Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, mix all ingredients together until well combined.
  2. Cover and chill in refrigerator 1/2 hour to allow flavors to meld. Use within 3 days.
Recipe Notes

Nutritional facts per serving:

209 calories

11g fat

461mg sodium

10g carbs

0.4g fiber

15g protein

 

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