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Egg mayonnaise with cress and ham

Egg mayonnaise with cress and ham

Name: Egg mayonnaise with cress and ham
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 4 free-range eggs; 1-2 tbsp mayonnaise; Bunch of snipped mustard cress; Butter, for spreading; 4 crusty rolls; 4 slices good-quality smoked ham

Easy
November 2011

Easy
November 2011

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 10 min, cook time 7 min

Fill sandwiches or crusty rolls with this simple egg mayonnaise recipe made with fresh cress and served with smoked ham.

Put together an easy afternoon tea with egg and cress sandwiches and a simple teatime traybake recipe.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 334kcals
Fat: 18.2g (3.4g saturated)
Protein: 16.5g
Carbohydrates: 28.7g (1.9g sugars)
Fibre: 1.8g
Salt: 1.8g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 334kcals
Fat: 18.2g (3.4g saturated)
Protein: 16.5g
Carbohydrates: 28.7g (1.9g sugars)
Fibre: 1.8g
Salt: 1.8g

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Ingredients

4 free-range eggs
1-2 tbsp mayonnaise
Bunch of snipped mustard cress
Butter, for spreading
4 crusty rolls
4 slices good-quality smoked ham

Method

Put the eggs in a pan of cold water, bring to the boil and simmer for 7 minutes. Refresh in cold water.
Once cold, peel the eggs and roughly mash with a fork in a bowl. Add the mayonnaise, cress and season with salt and pepper.
Butter the rolls, fill each with a slice of ham and top with a large spoonful of the egg mayonnaise.