Tag: egg salad

9 eggs, hardboiled
250g small pasta/macaroni
190ml mayonnaise
25ml wholegrain mustard
15ml lemon juice
1 clove of garlic, minced
5ml salt
2,5ml smoked paprika
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 spring onions, finely sliced

Cook the pasta according to packet instructions. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water until cool.
Peel the eggs and quarter them.
Separate the whites and yolks in two bowls.
Chop up the whites and set aside.
Set a sieve over a bowl, add the yolks and push them through with the sieve with a wooden spoon.
Add the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, salt and paprika to the bowl and mix through.
Add the cooled pasta to the bowl and stir through to coat the pasta with the dressing.
Now add the chopped egg whites, red onion and spring onion and mix through.
Serve the pasta as a main or as the perfect side for a picnic, braai or bbq.