Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
on May 24, 2021, Updated Sep 09, 2024
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These healthy, low-carb Egg Salad Cucumber Boats are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. They take minutes to prepare, and the 🥚 egg salad can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days, for even quicker mealtime assembly. There are so many delicious and healthy ingredients that can be added to egg salad to change it up: cubed bell peppers, zucchini, pickles, and 🥑 avocado, just to name a few. So have fun with it and enjoy all week long!
Why You’ll Love Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
You will love these Egg Salad Cucumber Boats because they combine the creamy, savory goodness of classic 🥚 egg salad with the fresh crunch of cucumber. It’s such a light but satiating dish that’s great for breakfast, lunch, or a quick snack. These are a great low-carb option that’s also packed with 💪 protein, but it feels decadent and creamy and delivers big on flavor. I love having egg salad at the ready in my fridge for quick meals, so make a big batch and add it to wraps, sandwiches, lettuce wraps, or cucumber boats all week long!
How to Prepare
💧 Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat.
🥚 Gently add the eggs to the pot and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on how cooked you prefer the yolks.
🧊 While the eggs are boiling, prepare a large bowl full of ice water. When the eggs are done, transfer them to the ice water to stop the cooking.
🥣 Remove the shell from the eggs and transfer the eggs to another mixing bowl.
🔪 Use a knife or a fork to break the eggs up into small pieces.
🧂 Season with salt and pepper, and add the mayo and mustard, and mix well to combine.
🥒 Cut the cucumber in half and then slice lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop the seeds out of the 4 slices of cucumber.
🌿 Fill the hollowed cucumber boats with the egg salad. Top with bagel seasoning and parsley and enjoy.
Nonna’s Tip 🧂
If you can’t find “everything but the bagel” seasoning at your local grocery store, you can make your own bagel seasoning by combining flaky salt, sesame seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, and poppy seeds.
Variations and Substitutions for Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
- I usually use my Homemade Mayo recipe to make the egg salad, but if I don’t have time, I also use soy-free Vegenaise, which is super clean.
- You can also mash an 🥑 avocado and use that instead of mayo.
- You can substitute the mayonnaise with plain full-fat yogurt, or a thick, non-dairy yogurt as well.
- Feel free to use just the egg whites and omit the yolks in the Egg Salad Cucumber Boats.
- If you can’t find “everything but the bagel” seasoning at your local grocery store, you can make your own bagel seasoning by combining 🧂 flaky salt, sesame seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, and poppy seeds.
- This would also be delicious on crisp 🥒 Persian cucumbers, which tend to be smaller than English cucumbers. Instead of quartering Persian cucumbers, simply halve them lengthwise.
- Feel free to customize the egg salad with chopped celery, green onions, or diced pickles for extra crunch and flavor. You can also add fresh herbs like 🌿 dill or chives.
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Best Served With
- Serve these for lunch with a side 🥗 salad, like my Green Goddess Salad, Simple Green Salad or Strawberry Spinach Salad.
- Serve these with assorted raw veggies such as 🫑 peppers, carrots, and sweet peas.
- Serve with a side of whole grains like quinoa or couscous.
Common Questions
I love making my Homemade Mayo recipe to make my egg salad, but if I don’t have time, I also use soy-free Vegenaise, which is super clean.
The method I use here is the traditional way to do it. If you want to try another method, I suggest you try my Air Fryer Eggs!
Yes, you can make the egg salad up to 2 days in advance and store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container. However, it’s best to assemble the cucumber boats just before serving to keep the cucumbers crisp.
If you can’t find “everything but the bagel” seasoning at your local grocery store, you can make your own bagel seasoning by combining flaky salt, sesame seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, and poppy seeds. Otherwise, feel free to simple sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds alone.
Yes! Feel free to customize the egg salad with chopped celery, green onions, or diced pickles for extra crunch and flavor. You can also add fresh herbs like dill or chives.
Yes, you can serve the egg salad on a bed of lettuce, as a sandwich filling, in a wrap, or even spooned into halved avocados for a different presentation.
Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
Ingredients
- 5 medium eggs
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 large English cucumber
- "Everything But the Bagel" seasoning
- chopped parsley, optional
Instructions
- Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Gently add the eggs to the pot and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on how cooked you prefer the yolks. While the eggs are boiling, prepare a large bowl full of ice water. When the eggs are done, transfer them to the ice water to stop the cooking.
- Remove the shell from the eggs and transfer the eggs to a bowl. Use a knife or a fork to break the eggs up into small pieces. Season with salt and pepper, and add the mayo and mustard, and mix well to combine.
- Cut the cucumber in half and then slice lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop the seeds out of the 4 slices of cucumber. You can save the seeds for adding to a yogurt dip, juice, or smoothie.
- Fill the hollowed cucumber boats with the egg salad. Top with bagel seasoning and parsley.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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