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Smoked Ancho Mayo Egg Salad with Spinach, Poblano Peppers, Onions and Toast

John Whitehead
This is the first in a series of egg salads or healthy egg sandwiches I created for breakfast. I make this in a variety of configurations, sometimes adding bacon, and they can be served with or without toast.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Hard Boiled Eggs 15 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 1

Equipment

  • 1 4 quart pot
  • 1 bowl
  • toaster or toaster oven
  • 1 cast iron pan or frying pan

Ingredients
  

Hard Boiled Egg

  • 1-? large eggs. Make as many as you want. I store them in the the refrigerator.

Toast

  • 1 slice of break of your choice. I use Dave or Pepperidge Farm's whole grain bread. Links in Article.

Egg Salad with Boiled Egg

  • 1-2 tbsp Chopped sweet onions
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped poblano peppers
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 tbsp mayo I usually make a large container not ujust one tbsp.
  • 1 pinch smoke ancho pepper or chipotle
  • 1 slice cooked bacon is optional

Scrambled Egg Sandwich

  • 1 large egg
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped sweet onion
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped poblano peppers
  • 2 pinches smoked ancho powder
  • ½ tsp garlic salt-optional
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 tbsp mayo
  • 1 slice cooked bacon optional
  • 1 slice cheese of your choice is another option

Instructions
 

Hard Boiled Eggs

  • Put eggs in stock pot and cover with cold water
    1-? large eggs. Make as many as you want.
  • Cover and bring to a boil
  • Once it hits a boil, turn off heat and leave covered for 12 minutes
  • remove from water and chill in refrigerator
  • I sliced mine with an egg slicer, but it is not nessecary.

Toast

  • Toast bread unless you omit it.
    1 slice of break of your choice. I use Dave or Pepperidge Farm's whole grain bread. Links in Article.

Egg Salad with Boiled Egg

  • mix mayo and large pinch of smoked ancho powder. I usually make a large tub of this.
    1 tbsp mayo, 1 pinch smoke ancho pepper
  • spread smoked ancho mayo on toast
  • peel hard boiled egg
    1-? large eggs. Make as many as you want.
  • add choppded spinach, onions, egg and poblano peppers
    1-2 tbsp Chopped sweet onions, 1-2 tbsp chopped poblano peppers, ¼ cup chopped fresh spinach
  • bacon a pinch of smoked ancho, and green onions are optional
    1 slice cooked bacon is optional

Scrambled Egg Sandwich

  • mix mayo and pinch of smoked ancho
    1 tbsp mayo, 2 pinches smoked ancho powder
  • crack egg and add to small bowl, add garlic salt and pinch of smoked ancho
    1 large egg, 2 pinches smoked ancho powder, ½ tsp garlic salt-optional
  • heat small non stick pan
  • saute onions and poblano peppers for 1 minute
    1-2 tbsp chopped sweet onion, 1-2 tbsp chopped poblano peppers
  • scramble egg or cook any style
  • add mayo and spinach to toast
    ¼ cup chopped fresh spinach
  • add egg and bacon if desired
    1 slice cooked bacon optional
  • cheese could be added but is optional
    1 slice cheese of your choice is another option

Notes

I used a pinch of smoked ancho as a garnish as well at green onions.   This was mainly for photographic purposes.  You can also just mix all the ingredients, like you would for an egg salad.  That process do not photograph well. Hope you enjoy.