Egg salad boats

Submitted by Hey Jude

"This makes a nice lunch, or even a dinner with rolls. When I don't have celery on hand, I chop up a can of water chestnuts. Recipe is from a Sunset cookbook. cook time is 15 minute egg boiling time."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 12 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 3 green onions, including tops,thinly sliced
• 3⁄4 teaspoon dill weed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 large tomatoes
• lettuce leaf

directions

1. In a large bowl, gently stir together eggs, mayonnaise, celery, onions, dill and lemon juice until well combined; set aside.
2. Cut out cores from tomato stem ends; then cut each tomato almost to the base into 8 wedges (don't slice all the way through).
3. Place each tomato on a lettuce lined plate, carefully spread wedges open and spoon about 3/4 cup egg salad into center.

Reviews

[cuisinebymae]

Excellent salad! Very pretty presentation. Great combination of flavours.