I took a bit of a break from blogging over the Easter holiday. But I’m back and ready for a food fight!
Blog-oshper-ically speaking of course. Don’t you dare throw food around my house. You’ll get a glaring look, scolding, and slap on the hand. Just ask my 17 month old. Not that any of those punishments seem to work. Who wants to give us advice on how to get the child to STOP THROWING HIS FOOD ON THE FLOOR!?
This month’s Food Fight is BLT. Recipe requirements were to share a sandwich that contains bacon, a green leafy veggie, and tomato.
With it being the Easter season, I immediately thought of trying to make egg salad with our colored eggs. My mini me loved helping peel the eggs.
This year was the first we colored eggs with our children and I am so incredibly, words cannot express how happy I am that they loved it! My husband had the genius idea to color eggs outside and it’s a good thing we did! Treat just kept wanting to drop eggs into the mugs of dyed water. The concept of being gentle is completely lost on him. The result of the splash the eggs into the water method was a dark puddle of water on the tray holding the mugs of dye.
I’m on the trend of starting to like eggs and I’m happy to report that I quite liked this egg salad. I’m confident it’s the yellow mustard that makes me enjoy it so. Putting egg salad on a BLT is probably the best way to eat it, too! The crunch from the bacon and the freshness from the tomato create the perfect bite.
This recipe makes 4-6 sandwiches.
Egg Salad BLT Sandwiches
Ingredients:
- 1/2 C mayonnaise
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 9 hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
- 1 lb center cut bacon, cooked
- 8 slices sourdough bread, toasted
- 2 vine ripened tomatoes
- 4 leaves romaine hearts
Steps:
- Make egg salad: In a bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, paparika, and onion powder. Season to tastes with S+P. Fold in the chopped eggs.
- Assemble sandwiches: Spoon egg salad onto a slice of bread. Top with 2-3 slices tomato, 3-4 slices bacon, and one lettuce leaf. Add a second slice of toasted bread. Cut in half and serve.
*The egg salad recipe is adapted from Heather at http://missfrugalmommy.com/easy-egg-salad-recipe/*
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whoohoooo now I know just what I’m doing with the rest of those eggs. Thanks Lauren. My little Miss loved coloring eggs as well but she was very gentle….girls vs boys I guess.
Haha, yes! I loved your photos. So precious.
This is perfect for all of the leftover Easter eggs!! I love BLTs with egg salad, and yours is making me want one for lunch today.
I had some for lunch today with a view of the Hollywood sign. 🙂
I love this idea too. So many great ones this month.
What a wonderful way to use all of those gorgeous leftover colored eggs. I really wish I had dyed some this year; they would be great on a BLT!
I love egg salad and bacon together. Great BLT!
This looks amazing! Bacon and eggs are classic but why have I never considered putting them together for an egg salad. Yummy! I am going to have to try this. Luci’s Morsels | fashion. food. frivolity.
I just love the compliment of the crispy salty bacon to the creamy egg salad!
I always had so much fun coloring eggs with my son and his friends, I can’t wait till there are more little ones around the house to do projects like that again
This looks delicious! Egg salad and bacon is a perfect combination for me! 🙂
I love BLT sandwiches this just takes it to the next level…I’m drooling!
Outside definitely seems like the way to go when coloring eggs. I think about the messes we used to make doing that as kids and just shudder!
I love the idea of doing an egg salad BLT. That sandwich looks amazing, and now I’m kind of wondering if I have any bacon around so I can make one for lunch… 😉
Thanks for reading! I’m definitely glad we live somewhere with beautiful weather. 🙂