These Spicy Egg Salad Cucumber Boats are an easy-to-make, quick, and delicious lunch or snack option! They are low in carbs, keto-friendly, nut-free, gluten-free, and can be made in less than 30 minutes!
![Overhead shot two cucumber boats filled with egg salad and garnished with green onions, paprika, cayenne pepper, flakey sea salt, and cracked pepper. A cutting board can be seen in the background, and it rests atop a marble countertop.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-7-682x1024.jpg)
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How to make spicy egg salad cucumber boats
Add eggs to a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Place saucepan on stovetop over high heat and bring to a boil.
![Overhead shot of a saucepan with boiling water and four eggs.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2-7-682x1024.jpg)
Cover pan with lid, remove from heat, and allow eggs to sit in hot water for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, transfer eggs to an ice bath to cool.
While eggs cook, prepare cucumber boats by cutting cucumbers in half lengthwise, removing the seeds with a spoon, and blotting dry with a paper towel.
![Overhead shot of a cutting board with one cucumber cut in half, lengthwise, atop a marble countertop. The seeds are removed using a spoon.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/4-7-682x1024.jpg)
Remove eggs from saucepan, peel shells off, and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add Greek yogurt, dill, hot sauce, mustard, and chives. Mix together until all ingredients are well-combined.
![Overhead shot of a bowl with cooked and peeled eggs, Greek yogurt, dill, mustard, and chives. Hot sauce is added as well using a rubber spatula. The bowl sits atop a marble countertop.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/5-7-682x1024.jpg)
Spoon egg salad into cucumber boats.
![Overhead shot of a cutting board with two cucumber boats atop a marble countertop. The egg salad is spooned into one cucumber boat.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/6-6-682x1024.jpg)
Sprinkle on green onions, paprika, cayenne pepper, flakey sea salt, and cracked pepper atop cucumber boats before serving.
![Overhead shot two cucumber boats filled with egg salad and garnished with green onions, paprika, cayenne pepper, flakey sea salt, and cracked pepper. A cutting board can be seen in the background, and it rests atop a marble countertop.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-7-682x1024.jpg)
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![Overhead, close-up shot two cucumber boats filled with egg salad and garnished with green onions, paprika, cayenne pepper, flakey sea salt, and cracked pepper. A cutting board can be seen in the background, and it rests atop a marble countertop.](https://realbalanced.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1-7-200x200.jpg)
Spicy Egg Salad Cucumber Boats
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cucumbers, peeled, chilled in refrigerator
- ¼ cup 60g plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 2 tsp 10mL hot sauce, or more, based on spice preferences
- 2 tsp 10g stone-ground mustard
- 1 tsp freeze-dried chives
Optional Garnishes (Not Included In Nutrition Info):
- Finely chopped green onions
- ⅛ tsp paprika
- 1/16 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- Flakey sea salt
- Freshly-cracked pepper
Instructions
- Add eggs to a large saucepan and cover with cold water. Place saucepan on stovetop over high heat and bring to a boil. Cover pan with lid, remove from heat, and allow eggs to sit in hot water for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, transfer eggs to an ice bath to cool.
- While eggs cook, prepare cucumber boats by cutting cucumbers in half lengthwise, removing the seeds with a spoon, and blotting dry with a paper towel.
- Remove eggs from saucepan, peel shells off, and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add Greek yogurt, dill, hot sauce, mustard, and chives. Mix together until all ingredients are well-combined.
- Spoon egg salad into cucumber boats. Sprinkle on green onions, paprika, cayenne pepper, flakey sea salt, and cracked pepper atop cucumber boats before serving.
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