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Deviled Egg Eyeballs
Deviled Egg Eyeballs
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 10 (or two halves per person) |
| Active time: | 30 minutes |
| Total time: | 40 minutes |
| This recipe appears in: | Serious Entertaining: Halloween Party Treats |
Ingredients
- 10 eggs
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon paprika
- salt
- 1 jarred roasted red pepper, rinsed and dried
- 5 black olives, cut into 1/8 inch rings.
Procedures
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1
Place eggs in a large pot and cover with cold water. Cover pot with a lid and bring water to a boil. As soon as water has boiled, turn off heat. Let eggs sit, covered, for 10 minutes.
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2
Drain eggs and let cool slightly. Peel eggs and cut in half.
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3
Carefully scoop yolk from eggs and place in a medium bowl. Add mayonnaise, mustard, and paprika to bowl. Stir to combine. Season with salt to taste.
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4
Divide filling among egg halves. Top each egg half with an olive ring- this will serve as the pupil.
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5
Slice the red pepper as thinly as possible. Arrange a few red pepper strips around the olive to resemble veins. Repeat with remaining eggs.