Happy New Year and apologies for the radio silence! There’s really no excuse, but what with the flurry of the holidays and getting back into the swing of things with work and everything, it’s felt like the last thing I want to do at night is sit in front of a computer. Otherwise, the new year is off to a good start–we’re trying to eat healthier (at least for the month of January), so I can’t say there have been a ton of exciting recipes here (lots of salads and variations on quinoa with vegetables and some protein). Have you made any resolutions? (Have you kept them?)
I made these deviled eggs for a New Year’s party, and I think they’re my favorite variation on the recipe (basically, any combination of pork + eggs is genius in my book) but you could easily leave out the prosciutto for a vegetarian take. I could seriously eat a whole plate of these for dinner–but they make a great appetizer for any occasion.
Deviled Eggs with Prosciutto (adapted from Food & Wine)
12 large eggs
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
4 cornichons, minced
3 tablespoons goat cheese, at room temperature
2 teaspoons whole grain Dijon mustard
1 1/2 teaspoons minced shallot or red onion
2 teaspoons snipped chives or scallions
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 ouncea thinly sliced prosciutto, torn into 1-inch pieces
In a large saucepan, cover the eggs with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat. Remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 8 minutes. Transfer the eggs to an ice water bath until chilled, about 5 minutes.
In a medium bowl, mix the mayonnaise, cornichons, goat cheese, mustard, shallot and 1 teaspoon of the chives. Peel the eggs and halve them lengthwise. Add the yolks to the bowl, mix until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
Set the egg whites on a serving platter. Scrape the egg yolk mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip and pipe the filling into the whites; alternatively, spoon in the filling with a teaspoon. Top each egg with a piece of prosciutto, sprinkle with the remaining 1 teaspoon of chives and serve.
