3. Egg Salad Sandwich
Greek yogurt lightens up this classic salad, while fresh dill and chopped capers add plenty of zing.
If you’ve got a limited number of ingredients in your fridge and you need a healthy lunch idea ASAP, our best egg salad sandwich recipe is here to banish those midday hunger pangs. Loaded with a creamy combo of Greek yogurt and hard boiled eggs, this egg salad recipe stands out with fresh lemon, onion, capers, and dill. Piled on top of pumpernickel bread, it’s a fast and filling pantry recipe you’ll be making on repeat.
Ingredients
3 tbsp. Greek yogurt
1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest plus 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Kosher salt and pepper
4 large hard boiled eggs, peeled and roughly chopped
1/4 small red onion, finely chopped
1 heaping Tbsp capers, chopped
1 tbsp. chopped dill
4 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted
Directions
- In a bowl, whisk together yogurt, lemon zest and juice, ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Add eggs and gently mix to combine. Fold in onion, capers, and dill.
- Divide among toast and sprinkle with additional dill and cracked pepper.
4. Salmon Salad Tartines
The budget-friendly secret to these classy toasts? Omega-3 rich canned salmon.
These loaded toasts feature a bright and briny fennel onion salad that complements the richness of canned fish, resulting in a low-effort, high-reward meal you can throw together in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
1/2 small Vidalia onion, thinly sliced on mandoline
1/2 bulb fennel
1/2 c. flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
2 tbsp. capers, drained and chopped
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. lemon zest plus 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Kosher salt and pepper
2 7.5-ounce cans sockeye salmon, drained and gently broken apart
4 slices sourdough bread, toasted
Directions
- In small bowl, soak onion in ice water 10 minutes, then drain and squeeze dry.
- Meanwhile, core fennel, then thinly slice on mandoline. Combine in medium bowl with parsley; capers; oil; lemon zest and juice; and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper, then toss with squeezed onion. Fold in salmon and serve on toast.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving): About 348 cal, 13 g fat (2.5 g saturated), 56 mg cholesterol, 860 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 5 g sugar (0 g added sugar), 29 g protein