Beth's Mayo-free Egg Salad

Michael hates mayo (and Miracle Whip, of course) - won't touch the stuff. I only really "enjoy" it myself in salads, and even then, minimally. Needless to say, we don't keep it in our fridge.

One day, a while back, when I was hungry for egg salad, I discovered a reasonable alternative: hummus! (cottage cheese is good, too, if you're going for creamier, but Mike doesn't like the texture - it's better for dipping than for sandwiches anyway - pretty sloppy. what? you don't dip chips in egg salad?! call me weird, but I have always loved salads as dip).

Anyway, it's been a while since I mixed up some hard boiled eggs with hummus, and the other day I thought I'd try it again, this time a little fancier. (I'm trying to incorporate more eggs into my diet, since they are ideal for the non-meat-eater in terms of getting the protein baby needs for growing)

I wanted more than just the egg for texture. I wanted salad! So, here's what I threw together:

*note: I'm not a "measurer" of ingredients, as most of my creating is off the cuff, so this is more of an ingredient list than a recipe; I work with what I have, and I don't generally plan things - it usually works out*

3 hard boiled eggs (it's all I had at the time)

Hummus (we buy this locally, from Holyland)

Ramps - I imagine you could use anything in the onion family; it didn't take much as ramps are pretty flavorful

Red Pepper - I absolutely love the additional flavor a little bit of chopped up fresh bell pepper brings to egg salad

Celery - very little, cut super small; I didn't want my egg salad to taste like celery, I just wanted that little bit of freshness and crisp that they bring to dishes

Salt and Pepper to taste - I kind of hate the term "to taste". I never "taste" to see if I need more, I just throw some in, a sprinkle at a time, until it seems right

**I would have thrown some mustard in if I'd had it. It was perfectly tasty without, though.

That's it! Mix it up and throw in a tortilla with some lettuce, spinach or micro greens, and you've got a kickass little wrap. No guilt and plenty of nutrients. If it's protein you're after, this wrap gave me a minimum of 20 grams (with organic flour tortilla from Stacey's Big Organic). If you really want to get serious, toss in some flax meal or the like - you won't even taste it.

***Of course, you can always throw some potatoes in the mix, for a salad that stands on its own.

Oh, and sorry, no picture. I ate the other half of the mixture between a couple slices of pumpernickel, and got about 2/3 done before I realized "this is so good, I should share the recipe". So, it wouldn't have been a very appealing picture.