Avocado Egg Salad

Think you can’t have egg salad with IC? Think again. Since most salads contain mayo which is a major no-no for IC we have gone without. But Kristina took matters into her own hands and played around with eggs and avocado which are safe for IC and came up with this recipe. She says it’s fantastic and recommends that you serve this avocado egg salad with some crackers, in a pita, or on some homemade bread. Give it a try from niceats.blogspot.com.

Avocado Egg Salad


Ingredients:

4 hard-boiled eggs
1 avocado
1/3 cup cottage cheese
*1/4 cup plain greek yogurt (without problem ingredients)
*1/4 tsp garlic
*1/4 tsp salt
*1/8 tsp pepper (if tolerated)


Directions:

Remove shells from the eggs and discard. Mash eggs with a fork until whites and yolks are in pieces and mixed together. Remove avocado from skin, discard skin and pit. Mix the avocado into the eggs using a fork. Add cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and spices. Mix with the fork until all ingredients are combined.

Store in fridge for 1 day . . . know that on the second day it might appear slightly brown because of the avocados, but it is still fine to eat. If that weirds you out, make a sandwich for a friend to enjoy with you the day of, or just make half or a fourth of the recipe.

Notes: Greek yogurt, and yogurt in general is an ingredient that many with IC can tolerate. It has been fermented (like buttermilk and sour cream) and so some do report that it causes flares. I know that Fage and Chobani plain Greek yogurts are fine for me. The only ingredients they have listed are: grade A pasteurized skim milk, live active yogurt cultures L. Bulgaricus and S. Thermophilus. I recently tried a store brand Greek yogurt that had other ingredients listed, and it caused a flare... So, all things considered, try a small amount, and see if you tolerate this. If this is a problem food for you, I would just replace the yogurt with more cottage cheese- I bet it would still taste great! As always, spices (salt, pepper, and garlic) are triggers for some. Salt and garlic are among the friendlier, and pepper is a "try it" ingredient. Know your body and your limits; adjust accordingly!

Recipe inspired by Ashley from neverhomemaker.com