What to do with 3 dozen boiled eggs:

Yesterday, after a wonderful morning worship service at The Venue Church, some friends and I spent the whole day watching Lord Of The Rings, eating junk food, and dying a gazillion Easter eggs.

While this was a ton of fun, Ashley and I were left with three dozen boiled eggs in our fridge. Normally, I'm not the tuna/chicken egg salad type, but in an effort to eat instead of chunk these eggs, I sought out a healthy recipe that I might actually enjoy. I did find one here, and after I made some modifications (I doubled the recipe and instead of 4 cans of tuna, I did 2 plus 4 boiled eggs), this is what I came up with.

You will need:

1 red pepper

4 medium stalks of celery

2 medium carrots

1/2 cup of light mayonnaise

6 tbs of plain yogurt (I used an 8oz container here)

Juice from half a lemon

2 cans of tuna (packed in water, no yucky oil here)

4 boiled eggs

Salt & pepper to taste

First, chop the red pepper, then add it to a large bowl

Next, chop the celery. I used a vegetable peeler to get rid of the stringy bits before I chopped. Add it to the bowl with the peppers.
Next, peel the carrots. I like to peel the first layer and throw it away (to get rid of any grossness from sitting in the store) then peel the rest over the bowl.

Next, dice the hard boiled eggs. I removed the yellows from mine because 1) I don't like the texture, and 2) It's filled with cholesterol. Take that and your tuna and add it to the bowl.

Finally, measure out the mayo and yogurt and throw those in.

Then mix everything all together, sprinkle salt and pepper, and you're done!

I have to say, I'm pleased with the result. I spread it on some wheat bread and ate it with some pita chips. Like I said, I don't normally eat this kind of stuff, but it's full of crunch and flavor, and apparently it's healthy! The celery plus the lemon juice gives the salad the taste of the traditional pickles, and the plain yogurt adds a little tangy-ness that compliments the tuna well.

Anyway, if you're also left with several dozen boiled eggs, I hope this recipe helps out! I must be a productive grad student now and work on papers.

SDG