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mediterranean egg salad gorgonzola green olives pancetta
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Mediterranean Egg Salad with Pancetta, Green Olives & Gorgonzola

Author: Roz

Ingredients

  • 8 thin slices of pancetta
  • 9 jumbo eggs
  • 1 cup celery chopped, including any leaves
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 9 large colossal, pimento-stuffed green olives
  • 3 Tbsp. fresh chives chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh Italian parsley minced
  • 1 tsp. fresh dill minced
  • 3 Tbsp. Gorgonzola cheese crumbled
  • 1 cup olive-oil based mayonnaise
  • freshly cracked sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • Lettuce
  • Ciabatta bread
  • Garnish: green olives

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.
  • Lay the pancetta slices in one layer on the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes until brown and crispy.
  • When finished baking, allow pancetta to cool and then chop it up into small pieces.
  • Gently place eggs in a medium pot.
  • Fill with water.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Boil for 10 minutes only so that the yolks do not develope a greenish-blue outer ring color.
  • One by one, crack eggs and run (individually) under cold running water while peeling off the shell.
  • Cool eggs in sealed container or plastic bag in frig.
  • Chop/dice all eggs, celery, onion, garlic, green olives, chives, Italian parsley, and dill; mix well.
  • Mix in the gorgonzola cheese.
  • Gently mix in mayonnaise, salt and pepper.
  • Blend in the crumbled pancetta.
  • Serve with lettuce on very fresh, soft white bread for a sandwich or on a bed of lettuce for a salad.
  • Garnish with green olives.