Egg mayonnaise with cuckooflower

Name: Egg mayonnaise with cuckooflower
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 slices
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon yoghurt; 1 small handful of young cuckooflower leaves; a few cuckooflower flower clusters; salt and pepper; 4 slices of wholemeal bread

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: 4 slices
Time: 20 min
From: Cuckooflower

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon yoghurt
1 small handful of young cuckooflower leaves
a few cuckooflower flower clusters
salt and pepper
4 slices of wholemeal bread

Method

Boil the eggs for 9 minutes, cool them in cold water and peel them.
Rinse the leaves and flowers and pat them dry. Shred the leaves finely.
Mash the eggs with a fork and stir in the mayonnaise, yoghurt and leaves. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread the egg mayonnaise on the bread and scatter over the flowers.

Storing: Covered, a day at most in the fridge; only scatter over the flowers just before eating.