Southwestern Egg Salad (Weight Watchers)

By Hapemom

Ordinary egg salad gets a makeover with the addition of chopped scallions, green chili peppers, fresh cilantro and ground cumin. Add a pinch of ground chili pepper if you want even more flavor.
3 points /4 servings

Ingredients

• 6 whole hard-boiled eggs
• 2 medium scallions finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon canned green chili peppers drained, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
• 1/2 small sweet red pepper finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon salsa
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Peel eggs; mash with a fork in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly to coat. (Note: If desired, trim fat and cholesterol by using 2 whole eggs and 8 egg whites instead of 6 whole eggs.)

Serve egg salad in a cored bell pepper, over mixed greens or on its own in a bowl.

This recipe yields 4 servings; about 1/2 cup per serving. Points® Value: 3

Trim fat and cholesterol by using 2 whole eggs and 8 egg whites instead of 6 whole eggs, if desired. ThePOINTSvalue changes to 2 per serving.