Description
Avocado Egg Salad Lettuce Cups are a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional egg salad, served in crisp lettuce leaves for a refreshing bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe avocados
- 4 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 head of butter lettuce or romaine lettuce
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, mash the avocados with a fork until smooth.
- Chop the hard-boiled eggs and add them to the mashed avocado.
- Stir in the lemon juice, red onion, cilantro, salt, and pepper until well combined.
- Carefully separate the lettuce leaves and wash them thoroughly.
- Spoon the avocado egg salad mixture into each lettuce leaf.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- For added flavor, consider adding diced tomatoes or a dash of hot sauce.
- This recipe can be made ahead of time; just store the salad mixture in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Use any type of lettuce you prefer, such as iceberg or green leaf.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 186mg
Keywords: Avocado Egg Salad, Lettuce Cups, Healthy Salad, Low Carb