This quick & easy egg salad is perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or served as a side for your Sunday braai!
Egg Salad with Zucchini & Wild Rocket
SERVES 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 350g zucchini
- 30g wild rocket
- 6-8 eggs, boiled to your preference
- 2 spring onions, sliced
SALAD DRESSING
- 100ml olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
Method
- Slice the zucchinis in quarters lengthways. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the zucchini until lightly charred; season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Layer the wild rocket leaves, zucchini, halved boiled eggs and sliced spring onion in a serving platter.
SALAD DRESSING
- Place all the ingredients in a glass jar and shake until well combined. Dress the egg salad just before serving.
Tip from the team: To boil the eggs, place them in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. From the moment the water boils, time the eggs for 5 minutes for a soft yolk, 6-8 minutes for a jammy yolk and 10-12 minutes for a hard-boiled yolk. Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to cool, then peel.
Egg Salad with Zucchini & Wild Rocket
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 350g zucchini
- 30g wild rocket
- 6-8 eggs, boiled to your preference
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- SALAD DRESSING
- 100ml olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
Instructions
Slice the zucchinis in quarters lengthways. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the zucchini until lightly charred; season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Layer the wild rocket leaves, zucchini, halved boiled eggs and sliced spring onion in a serving platter.
SALAD DRESSING
Place all the ingredients in a glass jar and shake until well combined. Dress the egg salad just before serving.
Notes
Tip from the team: To boil the eggs, place them in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. From the moment the water boils, time the eggs for 5 minutes for a soft yolk, 6-8 minutes for a jammy yolk and 10-12 minutes for a hard-boiled yolk. Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to cool, then peel.
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Kirsty is the food assistant on the Food&Home team. Usually baking up a storm, snapping pics on her camera or buried in her beloved recipe books, she also spends her time tinkering on the piano, doing contemporary dancing and enjoying the beautiful outdoors.
