Curried Egg Salad in Mini Pitas

From the kitchen of Carly

Curry powder and cumin warm up a creamy egg salad, while tart apples and sharp shallots keep things bright. Tucked into mini pitas with peppery watercress, this is sophisticated lunch food that actually tastes good.

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Servings
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Difficulty
medium

Ingredients

4 servings

  • 11/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 12 tablespoons scallion, thinly sliced
  • 11 tablespoon shallot, minced
  • 11 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 11 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 11/2 teaspoon (heaping) curry powder
  • 11/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 14 large hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 11 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled and cut into 1/8-inch cubes
  • 1Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 18 mini pita pockets, halved
  • 1Watercress sprigs

Instructions

  1. Whisk mayonnaise, scallion, shallot, apple cider vinegar, mustard, curry powder, and cumin in a large bowl. Fold in eggs and apple. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

  2. Fill pita pockets with about 1 Tbsp. egg salad each. Top pita sandwiches with watercress sprigs.