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Red Chimichurri Egg Salad

5 | 6 reviews
This savory, spiced, and protein-packed egg salad isn't your typical egg salad, but it's so filling and satisfying. I make it as an easy lunch or a very quick, simple dinner. It's satiating, wholesome and wildly delicious.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3-4 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1/2 teaspoon each of smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, coriander, chili powder
  • 1/2 cup roasted red peppers
  • 5 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus more to taste
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon cool water
For the egg salad
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/4 large yellow onion or white onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 3-ounce tins of tuna or pink salmon, packed in oil or water, your preference.
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves

Instructions 

  1. To a small sauté pan, add 3 tablespoons olive oil, 3-4 smashed garlic cloves, 1/2 teaspoon each of paprika, cumin, oregano, coriander, chili powder, 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, and 5 tablespoons tomato paste.
  2. Place this pan over medium heat and mix, cooking for 5-6 minutes or until the tomato paste is a shade darker in color and the garlic cloves are looking lightly golden on the outside.
  3. Transfer this to a food processor, add 1/2 cup fresh parsley, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, a few cracks of black pepper, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon water. Mix until it's a nearly-smooth sauce, but still has some texture.
  4. Boil 8 large eggs for 8 minutes, then shock them in ice water.
  5. To a large bowl, add the red sauce, 1/4 of a sliced onion, and then slice in the eggs, cutting them in quarters.
  6. Drain the tuna cans and flake them in, add 1/2 cup of parsley and mix. Taste and season with salt and pepper as preferred.
  7. Serve either on toast, with rice, with your favorite grains, or in a pita. It goes well with nearly any base :)
Serving: 200gramsCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 28gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 454mgSodium: 345mg