Deviled Eggs and Egg Salad

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14 Apr 2006 01:49 PM

Come Monday, you'll have a refrigerator full of Easter Eggs that need to be used up in a couple of days. (See Easter Egg Safety Blog). Nothing beats deviled eggs or a good egg salad sandwich for excellent use of leftover hard boiled eggs. Here are my favorite recipes for both. (Note: I used reduced-fat mayonnaise in both of these recipes and no one ever notices. When I'm making the egg salad for myself, I only use half the yolks)

Deviled Eggs

6 hard-boiled eggs

2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 Tablespoon yellow mustard

Salt and pepper to taste

1 dash hot pepper sauce

Paprika

1. Slice the eggs in half. Remove yolks and place in a bowl. With a fork, mix together with all the ingredients except the paprika.

2. Stuff the egg white halves with the egg yolk mixture. Sprinkle eggs with paprika. Serve right away or cover and store in the refrigerator.

Egg Salad for Sandwiches

8 hard-cooked eggs

1 cup mayonnaise

2 Tablespoons finely chopped onion

2 Tablespoons chopped celery

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon mustard powder

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon dill weed

Chop eggs coarsely. Mix with the rest of the ingredients. Spread on soft white bread for a sandwich.

If you don't have leftover Easter Eggs, follow these directions for making perfect hard-boiled eggs:

1. Place eggs in single layer in saucepan. Add enough tap water to come at least 1 inch above eggs. A tablespoon of vinegar can be added to allow better dye coverage after cooking.

2. Cover pan and quickly bring just to boiling. Turn off heat. If necessary, remove pan from burner to prevent further boiling.

3. Let eggs stand, covered, in the hot water for 15 minutes. Immediately run cold water over eggs or place them in ice water until completely cooled. Refrigerate all hard cooked eggs.

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Catherine Ipcizade (5617) 21 Apr 2006 08:20 PM

I like the addition of dill for your egg salad sanwiches - yummy! And thanks for the tip about how to hardboil your eggs. I could never remember how long you're supposed to let them sit after they boil. Thanks! I like the deviled egg recipe as well. I substitute miracle whip for mayo but that's personal preference. A friend of mine uses mayo but adds cider vinegar in hers. Personally, I don't think you can go wrong very easily with deviled eggs. Thanks for sharing!

Heather Long (16954) 22 Apr 2006 02:56 AM

Deviled Eggs. That's all you have to tell me and I show up. My sister-in-law used to visit us when we lived in another state and the first night she was there, I'd boil two dozen eggs. She had to make me one platter to snack on for the next few days or she couldn't stay! Thanks for these!