Today I have a quick and easy recipe from Denmark. Egg salad is a typical Danish lunch. It can also be served on an open sandwich and rye bread is used for sandwiches. Open sandwiches, also known as smørrebrød are usual lunch for Danes. One day I made this egg salad for lunch and it was quite filling. I had initially planned on serving it on top of an open sandwich. I did not have rye bread on hand and I was the only one eating. So I ate it as a salad.
The dressing for this salad is a spicy curry powder dressing. I am not very fond of eggs and especially the boiled eggs. Whenever I do eat boiled eggs, I spicy it with lot of spices to suite my palate. The curry powder dressing was just perfect to spice up the eggs and was quite flavorful. I could not find mustard sprouts and used radish and clover sprouts instead. The yellow color of the salad is from the curry powder.
Source: Karla’s Nordic Kitchen
Ingredients:
- 2 Eggs boiled
- Mustard Sprouts for garnish (I used Radish & sprouts)
Dressing:
- 2 tbsp. Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. Greek Yogurt (I used fat free regular yogurt)
- 1 tsp. Curry Powder (I used Madras hot curry powder)
- 1 Scallion finely chopped
- 1/8 – ¼ tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
- Dash of Pepper Powder (My curry powder is spicy hence used very little pepper powder)
Preparation:
- Boil eggs as per your choice, hard boiled or semi boiled. Cool the eggs and peel.
- Combine all the ingredients listed under dressing.
- Cut the eggs into small pieces. I cut each egg into 16 – 20 pieces.
- Mix the egg pieces with salad dressing.
- Garnish with sprouts and serve. This salad can also be served on rye bread as open sandwiches.
Padma Rekha says
Mustard sprouts is very new to me and salad sounds so inviting.
Varada says
Filling and healthy this is a nice salad. I never knew the Danes used curry powder too. You something new.
MySpicyKitchen says
Even I was surprised to see curry powder in the ingredient list. I was happy as it suited my taste.. 🙂
pumpkinfarmfood says
looks good and loved the picture, a lot of new elements for me
Suma Gandlur says
That must be a nutritious and filling meal.
Srivalli says
Interesting dish, I could try this for my husband..nice clicks Usha..
Sarita says
Egg salad looks great.. Nice pics..
cookingwithsapana says
Salad looks filling and healthy !
Priya says
Curry powder in danish salad, thats seriously very surprising, would love to have this salad happily anytime.
Pavani says
I love egg salads and make one with curry powder someitmes. Didn’t know that it belonged to the Danish 😉
Chef Mireille says
I am not an egg salad fan but the curry powder is a nice twist
Manjul bharath says
Love your twist with curry pd in a danish salad 🙂 lovely capture dear !!
Harini says
Interesting twist to the egg salad with the curry powder!
PJ says
Beautiful clicks Usha….
Priya Srinivasan says
Beautiful presentation usha!!
Kalyani says
am thinking if I can substitute with paneer and bean sprouts !! looks totally inviitng !!
themadscientistskitchen says
Wow Usha the Danes use curry powder? Cannot complain though I too dont like boiled eggs unless they are smothered in some spicy curry powder. Clover sprouts are totally new to me.
Ammaji Kitchen{Sree} (@sreevallie) says
Very interesting salad dish..