Colored Deviled Eggs in a Leek Nest
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Ground Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Garlic Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 dash Black Pepper
- 1 dash Dill
- 1 piece Curled Parsley For Garnish
- 1 Baby Carrot, Boiled Or Pickled, Chopped, For Garnish
- 1 Large Leek, Washed And Drained
- 1/2 cups Flour
- 2 teaspoons Salt, Divided
- 1 cup Oil, For Frying
- 1/2 teaspoons Black Pepper
- For the eggs: In a saucepan, place eggs in a single layer and fill with enough cold water to cover eggs.
- As soon as water boils, turn off heat and cover pan.
- Let eggs sit for 1215 minutes.
- Drain hot water and immediately cool eggs under ice cold water.
- Peel carefully and set aside.
- Wash and rinse saucepan and fill with clean hot tap water.
- Mix in ground turmeric, salt, and apple cider vinegar.
- Soak peeled hard-boiled eggs for 15 minutes or until they reach desired shade of yellow.
- Take eggs out of turmeric solution, let dry on a paper towel.
- Halve eggs lengthwise and carefully remove yolks and place in a small bowl.
- Add mayonnaise, mustard, a dash of black pepper, a dash of dill, and mash everything together.
- Taste and add salt to taste.
- Using a small spoon, scoop 1/4 of yolk mixture into each egg white.
- Garnish with curled parsley and chopped carrot.
- For the leek nests: Cut off root and greenest leafy part of leek.
- Halve the rest of the leek lengthwise and cut into narrow strips (julienne).
- If you see more dirt once you cut the leek, rinse it again and dry with paper towel.
- In a mixing bowl, mix flour and 1 teaspoon salt.
- Toss leek in the flour mixture.
- Heat oil in a tall saucepan.
- The oil is ready when it starts smoking.
- Because leek fries quickly, fry it in small batches and reduce heat as you go to prevent burning leeks.
- Leeks will be cooked as soon as they lose white and green color but give them 1015 seconds to turn light to medium brown to make sure they are crispy.
- Of course, you could leave some light green to make a more appealing nest.
- Using a spider strainer, fish leeks out of the oil and dry on a paper towel.
- After all the leek is fried and drained, transfer to a clean mixing bowl and toss with remaining 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper.
- Form nests on plates.
- One large leek makes up to four nests, each holding one whole egg or a deviled egg.
eggs, ground turmeric, salt, apple cider vinegar, garlic mayonnaise, dijon mustard, black pepper, dill, parsley, carrot, flour, salt, oil, black pepper
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/colored-deviled-eggs-in-a-leek-nest/ (may not work)