Cucumber and Egg SaladCucumber and egg salad is a delightfully appetizing meal that is just as much fun to eat as a side salad or a light lunch. The ingredients are simple and if you wish to add a tomato or something else that you like that's fine. As with all salad recipes you can mix n match to suit your own taste providing that you remember the three simple rules: Salad can be enhanced by adding tastes. By adding texture and by adding color. In a healthy diet you should eat a minimum of seven servings of ftuit or vegetables, salads are an important factor in reaching your minimum daily quota.
4 eggs
4 small seedless cucumbers
4 small dill pickles (Gherkins are the same thing)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise Method:
Place eggs in a saucepan and cover completely with cold water. Bring water to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, and cool.
Peel eggs. Chop into eighths, and transfer to a medium salad bowl.
Cube cucumbers and pickled cucumbers, and add to eggs. Mix in mayonnaise. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled This cucumber and egg salad recipe serves 4.
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