Anchovy & Italian Parsley Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:
6 hard boiled eggs, cut in half lengthwise
2 anchovy filets (packed in oil and blotted dry)
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons minced fresh Italian parsley
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
salt
pepper

capote capers for garnish

Directions:
Place the yolks, anchovies, spices and condiments in a blender (I used my Vita-Mix)or food proccessor. Pulse until smooth.

Divide the mixture evenly among the halves. Garnish with a a caper.

My thoughts:

Ah, yes, deviled eggs again. I made this particular batch to serve along side Caesar Salad. I got the idea from a restaurant I visited a while back that had served their salads with an unexpected deviled egg garnish. It was a cute touch that honestly bumped up my enjoyment of the whole meal. Their version was a bit more traditional, I decided to spike mine with anchovies to better tie in with the salad. I normally just fork-mash my yolks but I didn’t any random fishy bits or pokey bones in my final product so I Vita-Mixed them, which worked well, but as always, I found it a bit difficult to scrape out all of the thick mixture out from under the blades. Perhaps I am too impatient. Anyway! The texture was smooth and creamy and while they were perhaps the most savory deviled eggs I have every made, they did not taste overwhelmingly anchovy-y.

7 Comments

  1. Deviled eggs are always my spring diet killer! this looks great you have inspired me to make some this weekend thanks!

  2. Inventive and I just love anything with anchovies.

  3. yum! anchovies make everything better 🙂
    -meg
    @ clutzycooking.blogspot.com

  4. How did you fill the eggs? A piping bag?

  5. Farmer: Nope, just used a small spoon.

  6. I love the idea of adding anchovie to deviled eggs!

  7. Sarah at Recipe Lion

    Thanks for the fantastic anchovy & Italian parsley deviled eggs recipe – very creative combo! I included your recipe in a RecipeLion blog post:

    recipelionblog.com/deviled-eggs-sinfully-delicious/

    Thanks 🙂