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roasted beet & egg salad sandwich

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  • Author: Jennifer McDaniel

Ingredients

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Basil Cottage Egg Salad
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese
  • 2 Tbsp light mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup pickle relish/or chopped bread & butter pickles
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 tsp stone-ground yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
Roasted Beets
  • 4 beets
  • Olive oil
Sandwich components
  • 4 slices whole grain bread
  • 4 oz Swiss cheese
  • 1 cup sauerkraut

Instructions

  1. Roasted beets: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat beets lightly with oil.  Wrap beets in aluminum foil, place on a baking sheet, and roast in the oven until cooked through, approximately 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool for 10 minutes, and then peel and slice into 1/8-inch thick slices.
  2. Cottage Egg Salad: Finely dice hard-boiled eggs. Add remaining ingredients and combine to desired consistency.
  3. Build sandwich: Broil swiss cheese on top of whole grain till bubbly. Layer one sliced roasted beet on top of cheese. Add ~1/3-1/2 cup egg salad and 1/4 cup kraut. Top with toasted bread slice.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
  • Calories: 507
  • Sugar: 15.2 g
  • Sodium: 996.2 mg
  • Fat: 27.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 43.1 g
  • Protein: 24.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 313.9 mg