Egg Salad Sandwiches Irish Style

Hard boiled egg, tomato, green onions, lettuce and mayonnaise create a true taste of Ireland in these savory sandwiches.

📝 Ingredients

• 4 slices sandwich bread
• 2 ounces butter (to spread on bread)
• 2 hard boiled eggs
• 1 Roma tomato ( or 2 small petite tomatoes)
• 2 green onions (scallions in Ireland)
• 2 leaves butter lettuce
• 1/8 cup mayonnaise
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Start by preparing the filling for these sandwiches. Halve the tomatoes and scoop out the seeds and pulp, and discard. Dice the outer tomato flesh into 1/2 cm size pieces.
2. 2Slice the green onions very thinly.
3. 3Shred the lettuce leaves thinly and mash the hard boiled eggs.
4. 4Mix the mashed hard boiled egg, diced tomatoes, green onions, lettuce and mayonnaise.
5. 5Season the filling with salt and pepper to taste.
6. 6Butter each pair of bread slices on the touching, matching sides..
7. 7Divide the filling in two and spread over the buttered side of two bread slices. Top each sandwich with its paired buttered bread slice.
8. 8Cut away the top crust of each sandwich. Divide into four triangles by slicing each sandwich with two crossing diagonal cuts.
9. 9Arrange on a sandwich plate and serve with hot tea, and a side of chips or crisps.