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Eggs Anytime

Affordable , Versatile , Low Impact
Black Bean and Egg Salad
Ingredients : 1 ½ cups ( 375 mL ) cooked black beans ( drained ) ½ cup ( 125 mL ) sliced radishes ¼ cup ( 50 mL ) stuffed olives 4 hard-cooked eggs ( chopped ) 1 hard-cooked egg for garnish ( sliced ) 1 Tbsp ( 15 mL ) diced green onion ¼ cup ( 50 mL ) diced celery ¼ cup ( 50 mL ) diced yellow pepper 2 cups ( 500 mL ) shredded lettuce
( e . g ., Iceberg , Romaine ) Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions : In a medium bowl , combine black beans , sliced radishes , olives , 4 coarsely chopped or sliced eggs , green onion , celery and yellow pepper . Add spicy yogurt dressing ( below ) and toss salad lightly with two forks to avoid mashing ingredients . Serve on a bed of lettuce greens . Just before serving , garnish with extra olives , thin slices of yellow pepper , and egg slices . Serves 4 .
Spicy Yogurt Dressing ½ cup ( 125 mL ) plain yogurt 1 Tbsp ( 15 mL ) grainy Dijon mustard 1 Tbsp ( 15 mL ) honey 1 Tbsp ( 15 mL ) lemon juice ¼ tsp ( 1 mL ) cayenne pepper or to taste ½ tsp ( 2 mL ) Worcestershire sauce ¼ tsp ( 1 mL ) tarragon Salt and pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients and blend until smooth .
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Regulated egg farmers like Eric Dyck in Springstein , MB are making huge strides in greening the egg industry . The environmental footprint of Canada ’ s egg production supply chain declined by almost 50 % between 1962 and 2012 , while egg production increased by 50 %.