Curried Egg White Sandwich with Apricots

I don't normally do sandwiches for supper, actually I can't remember if and when I ever have.
But as we had last night's leftovers for lunch, this recipe landed on the menu tonight.

Curried Egg White Sandwich with Apricots - page 182

"Traditional egg salad recipes call for excessive amounts of mayo and egg yolks. Skipping the mayo entirely and sticking to just the whites doesn't mean less flavor: curry, apricots and lemon keep things interesting, while water chestnuts add crunch and texture."

Curried Egg White Sandwich with Apricots - June 11th, 2012

Was so looking forward to this sandwich. So was Niall (my husband) as he loves all things curry. I even bought "hot" curry powder for this.

I wish I had boiled the eggs ahead of time (perhaps last night) so there was one less thing to have on the go.

I found this recipe to be a little more complicated than a sandwich should be. Not that any one thing was difficult, but all together there were too many things on the go.

While the cauliflower was an interesting element, I don't think it was entirely necessary. And I sadly discoloured one of my produce containers that was in the sink when I poured the cauliflower into the colander. It now has a yellow-ish tint thanks to the Turmeric in the boiling water.

When I mixed the dressing together I took a little taste. Mmmmm, it was yummy. Curry, ginger, lemon, yogurt, and more. This was going to be good...

Added everything together and piled everything onto the toasted multi-grain bread to create a very nice looking sandwich.

I called Niall to the table, and we both sat down excited to bite into our sandwiches.
We each took a bite...and big let down.
While it wasn't bad, there was no 'kick in the mouth' or 'punch'.

You could barely taste the dressing at all. There were so many ingredients in the egg mixture that the flavour of the dressing was completely loss. It was hiding WAAAY in the background. No heat from the curry.

So disappointing!! :(

If I were ever to make this again, the recipe for the dressing would most definitely have to be doubled.

Niall found that he missed the egg yolks. I have to admit, I kinda missed them too. The sandwich had so much in it, and yet was missing a lot. I think it may have had too much of non-vital things, and not enough of what it needed.

So in addition to needing to double the dressing, I would use more curry powder, chop the water chestnuts more coarsely as if too small you lose the crunch effect, and cut-out the cauliflower.

I wish I could say this was a Home-run, but it's more like it was stopped at Second.
Although, I am curious to maybe try it again in the future with the above modifications.

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