Recipe: Avocado Angel Eggs

Devilled eggs are delicious and easy to make. There are all sorts of great recipes for them out there, and I’ve even got a few different ways I like to prepare mine. Here’s one of my healthier versions – rich and creamy Avocado Angel Eggs.

These or any other deviled eggs are an ideal finger food, especially for casual dinner parties and picnics. I think this would be a fun recipe to try with kids too, especially if you’re a Dr Seuss fan and keen to serve a plate of green eggs and ham.

AVOCADO ANGEL EGGS Yum

Ingredients (12 single servings)

• 6 Eggs;
• 1 Ripe Haas (black pebbled skin) avocado;
• ½ Cup of strained Greek style/strained yoghurt (I used one 170g pot of Chobani);
• 1 Small garlic clove;
• Pinch of tarragon;
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard;
• About 1 tablespoon of rock salt (Maldon Salt is fine);
• Squirt of fresh lemon juice;
• Dash of ground cumin;
• Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• Fresh coriander to taste;
• Fresh basil to taste;
• Fresh mint to taste;
• About 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar.

Method

• Hard boil the eggs (tip: add about a tablespoon of vinegar to the water to make it easier to peel the eggs);
• Once boiled, allow the eggs to cool completely in cold water and then dry them before peeling;
• While waiting for the eggs boil and cool, place one pitted, peeled and diced avocado in a mixing bowl;
• Finely dice one small garlic clove and add to the bowl;
• Add the yoghurt, tarragon, mustard, salt and lemon to the bowl;
• When the eggs are ready, peel them and cut each in half lengthwise;
• Carefully remove the yolks without damaging the whites;
• Crumble the yolks and place them in the same bowl as the avocado et al;
• Mix thoroughly until smooth;
• With a small spoon, scoop out the bowl’s ingredients and fill in the egg halves (you could also do this with a piping bag);
• Sprinkle a tiny bit of ground cumin and black pepper on top of each egg half;
• Garnish with the fresh chopped coriander, basil and mint.

Serve

Serve cold. Unless you’re eating your Avocado Angel Eggs right away, it’s probably best to put them in the fridge and to have them within a few hours of being made.

You will invariably have more stuff than egg halves in which to put them. Use the extra as a dip, smoothie, sandwich filler …

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