Salted Egg Salad (Itlogna Maalat)

This itlog na maalat recipe uses hard-boiled duck eggs instead of chicken to make a popular Pinoy salad flavored with vinegar, chili, and fish sauce.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 122 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 cup chopped red onion
• 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled
• 2 cups quartered cherry tomatoes
• 1 wedge lemon
• 2 tablespoons spiced cane vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chile oil
• 2 green onions, white parts chopped and green parts finely chopped
• 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated into cups
• 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
• 0.25 teaspoon fish sauce
• 2 Thai chiles, finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spoon egg salad into lettuce cups; sprinkle with green parts of green onions.

Step 2

Mash eggs with a fork in a large bowl into fine pieces. Stir in vinegar, oils, fish sauce, pepper, and kosher salt. Fold in cherry tomatoes, red onion, white parts of green onions, and Thai chiles until well mixed. Squeeze a lemon wedge over the top.