Deviled Egg Assortment

Variety is the spice of life and I think that whoever came up with that quote was thinking of deviled eggs. So, I have a secret to share, nothing too exciting just a little tip for making your deviled eggs even more delicious than they already are...Polish mayonnaise. When my husband first introduced me to this mayonnaise, the deliciously silky, smooth texture and distinct flavor sat on my taste buds. It's flavored with an assortment of herbs like tarragon, caraway, juniper, marjoram and coriander and has a high fat content of seventy-one percent. I never had anything like it before. And I couldn't wait to try it in my deviled eggs. And did it do the job of making them even more creamy, rich and decadent. And when you add an assortment of toppings, it just makes devilled eggs, all the better! (If you can't find "Kielecki" mayonnaise, use any mayonnaise that you have on hand, just use a little less and add in a little heavy cream.) You can find Polish mayonnaise down the ethnic aisle, if not there, at any Polish deli. While you are at it, pick up beets with horseradish, some mustard and some slab bacon! Just delicious with deviled eggs. Enjoy!

Going clockwise, goat cheese and dill, anchovy, capers, beet and horseradish, fresh tarragon, bacon, mint chimichurri and sun-dried tomato packed in oil.

For the deviled eggs:

• 5 eggs, hard-boiled
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 
• sea salt
• ground black pepper

Halve your eggs and remove the egg yolks into a bowl and mash with a fork. Add in your mayonnaise, salt and pepper and continue mashing. Using the back of a spoon works great once the yolks are broken up with the fork. Before filling the egg whites with the devilled egg filling, I sometimes take a little bit of the topping and layer it in the bottom of the egg white shell, before filling it, just for a little surprise and extra flavor. Then pipe on your deviled filling, topping it off with the same topping that was layered on the bottom of the egg. Some great toppings (and bottomings) are blue cheese crumbles, chopped olives, herbs of all kinds, mustard, Sriracha sauce, roasted red pepper slices, pan fried Italian bread crumbs or Panko crumbs, sauteed mushrooms and onions...The list goes on and on...Double the recipe as needed. Enjoy!