There was a time in my life, a long time actually, where I wouldn’t even entertain the idea of eating eggs (and oatmeal too).

The smell on a Sunday morning of my dad cooking them on the stove top was enough to induce gaging and melodramatics at the breakfast table.

A whiff of a hardboiled one that catches me by surprise will still do that (the gagging that is, I’ve outgrown the melodramatics…well, for most things at least), but sometime in college it was like a switch got flipped and I all of a sudden could appreciate the incredible edible.

It started out with only fried ones, over easy and nothing else. A cooked through yolk was grounds for dismissal as I was still adamant about that chalky disgusting taste and smell when it was cooked through too much.

Then slowly, (about 5 years later) I was willing to give the formerly thought of nastiness known as egg salad a try.

Fast forward another 5 years and I’m spending almost $10 a week on eggs to fuel a (mostly) paleo diet and eating 5 a day at times like this when the craving for egg salad hits mid morning and nothing can be done to stop it.

And this kind is anything but the nasty gelatinous blob riddled with mayo you see in delis across America.

Avocado egg salad is like egg salad and guacamole combined with a spicy kick from sriracha sauce. I’m thinking it would be even tastier if I used these Mayak Korean marinated eggs in it next time!

Healthy avocado egg salad recipe using sriracha and Greek yogurt.

Avocados are another ingredient I seem to be buying a lot of these days so it only made sense to try combining them with eggs in this avocado egg salad recipe.

The added creaminess and healthy fats from the avocados help keep you satisfied and full when you combine it with the protein from the eggs.

Whether you eat this avocado and egg salad on some toast, in a lettuce cup or a cheddar cup, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll love the flavor and texture. Not something I can say about traditional egg salad! Try making hard boiled eggs in the air fryer and the prep for this recipe becomes even simpler.

Try this cottage cheese egg salad if you’re looking for a more classic approach. There’s no mayo, but cottage cheese does an excellent job bringing the creamy texture and has the benefit of added protein that mayo can’t offer.

Of course, if the “salad” thing is too much of a turn off – try these apple cheddar tuna patties or these sweet potato turkey patties for more protein packed lean lunch ideas.