
Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
Cottage Cheese Egg Salad is made with cottage cheese, eggs, and dijon mustard.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 8 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Salads
A few quick notes
1. Keep the specified layer
Arrange the food as directed and check that the pan or basket has enough space.
2. Check when to cover
Follow the covered and uncovered stages in their stated order.
3. Match the cuts in the method
Use the chopping, slicing or cutting preparation specified.
Get to know the ingredients
eggs
In the method: Place the eggs in a single layer in a saucepan and cover them with cold water by an inch.
cottage cheese
In the method: Add remaining ingredients in with the eggs (cottage cheese, dijon mustard, dill, red onion, lemon juice, sea salt and black pepper).
dijon mustard
In the method: Add remaining ingredients in with the eggs (cottage cheese, dijon mustard, dill, red onion, lemon juice, sea salt and black pepper).
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 6 eggsIngredient note
Source: 1/2 cup cottage cheeseIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon dijon mustardIngredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons fresh dill (chopped)Ingredient note
Source: 2 tablespoons red onion (diced)Ingredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon lemon juiceIngredient note
Source: 1/2 teaspoon sea saltIngredient note
Source: 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
How to make it
0 of 7 steps completeMake room for Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Gently toss ingredients until well combined.
A little more help as you go
Prepare for the next step
Have the next addition ready when the mixture reaches the boil described.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Set out the saucepan. Start with this step: Place the eggs in a single layer in a saucepan and cover them with cold water by an inch.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Arrange the food as directed and check that the pan or basket has enough space.
What happens at the end?
Gently toss ingredients until well combined.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Have the next addition ready when the mixture reaches the boil described.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: runningtothekitchen.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.



