Egg Salad Creatures

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Egg Salad

4 egg hard-cooked, peeled

1 1/2 tbsp low-calorie mayonnaise or salad dressing

1 tsp prepared yellow mustard

1 small cucumber, cut into 10 slices

2 cherry tomatoes

1 baby carrot, cut into think matchstick pieces

2 1/2 cm piece of string cheese

2 raisins

2 slices of gherkin or small pickle

2 slices of olive

salt

Garnish

HAIR: grated or string cheese, grated carrots, sprouts or curly lettuce

EYES: olives, cucumber, pickle slices or raisins

NOSE: slice of gherkin, pickle, pieces of carrot

MOUTH: wedge of cherry tomato, carrot or celery stick or piece of cheese

EARS: cherry tomato or sliced cucumber

WHISKERS OR ANTENNAE: carrot or celery sticks or sweet pepper strips

Amount Per Serving

200 Calories

Protein

4 g

Fat

13 g

Carbohydrates

7 g

Directions

1. Peel and finely chop all 4 hard-cooked eggs and place in a large mixing bowl.

2. Combine eggs with mayonnaise or salad dressing, mustard, and salt to taste; stir gently together until combined.

3. Using a large serving spoon mound the egg salad in two round scoops on individual plates. Using slices, pieces or wedges of vegetables, cheese, olives, pickles, etc., make features or body parts, create silly creatures or faces.

4. To make the creature and face in the photo, use cucumber slices for ears or body scales; a wedge of cherry tomato for the mouth; pieces of carrot for whiskers or a tail; a piece of string cheese for a tuft of hair; raisins and sliced gherkins or olives for eyes; and a cherry tomato or small piece of cucumber for the nose.

5. Serve with crackers.

Tip: Mix it up by laying out your favourite veggies – this recipe has no limits!

Egg Salad Creatures

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