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Egg salad guédille
Guédille aux œufs: a toasted bun stuffed with creamy egg salad and crisp lettuce
A guédille is the snack-bar sandwich of Quebec, sold at the casse-croûte stands along the St Lawrence and in the Lower Saint-Lawrence towns all summer. A top-split hot-dog bun is buttered and toasted on the flat-top, then stuffed high with shredded iceberg and a soft egg salad. By the sea the same bun is filled with lobster, but the egg guédille is the everyday version kids order with fries. It takes 25 minutes and is just as good for a picnic lunch. A common mistake is filling the buns too early, which turns them soggy. Chef's tip: shred the lettuce very finely and put it under the egg so the bun stays crisp.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 5 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1 celery stickvery finely diced
- 1 tbsp chivessnipped
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 pinch paprika
- ⅔ oz buttersoft
- 5 ½ oz iceberg lettucevery finely shredded
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Lower 6 eggs into a pan of boiling water and simmer for 10 minutes for firm yolks. Cool them in cold water for 5 minutes, then peel.
12 minStep 2: Chop the eggs fairly finely and mix with 5 tbsp mayonnaise, 1 tsp yellow mustard, 1 celery stick, 1 tbsp chives, ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper. Taste; it should be creamy and well seasoned.
5 minStep 3: Spread the outsides of the 4 top-split hot-dog buns with ⅔ oz butter and toast them in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 1–2 minutes a side until golden.
4 minStep 4: Line each bun with 5 ½ oz iceberg lettuce, spoon in the egg salad generously and dust with 1 pinch paprika. Serve straight away while the bun is still warm.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does egg salad guédille take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of celery stick?
- Fennel, same weight.
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