Oeufs A La Diable

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 dozen hard-boiled eggs (i make them like sara moulton, mom prefers the old-fashioned boil to death method)
• 2 tablespoons real mayonnaise (or homemade)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons salted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
• 1 pinch each salt and pepper
• paprika, for sprinkling
• radishes, grape tomatoes, green onions (optional) or celery, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 halve the eggs carefully and, using a small spoon, remove the yolks to the top of a potato ricer or food mill.
• 2 press the yolks through into a bowl and beat in the mayonnaise, oil, lemon zest, butter, relish, salt and pepper.
• 3 spoon into pastry bag (use a star tip for pretty filling!).
• 4 set egg whites on a flat surface and pipe even amounts of filling into each cavity. dust with paprika.
• 5 place finished eggs on a serving platter (with additional garnish veggies if desired), cover and chill until needed.