Description
Creamy pickled pepperoncini deviled eggs offer a tangy twist on classic appetizers. Southern-style comfort meets zesty flavor, with peppers adding bright heat and creamy filling satisfying hungry guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large eggs
- 1 jar (16 oz / 454 g) garlic and dill pepperoncini
- 1 medium ripe avocado
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon minced sweet red pepper
Instructions
- Egg Preparation: Slice hard-boiled eggs lengthwise and carefully remove golden yolks, keeping egg white halves intact.
- Yolk Transformation: Mash yolks into a silky smooth consistency in a mixing bowl, creating a creamy foundation for the filling.
- Flavor Infusion: Blend mashed yolks with minced pepperoncini, garlic from the jar, and a splash of pepperoncini juice, creating a tangy base.
- Texture Enhancement: Incorporate chopped pepperoncini and creamy avocado into the yolk mixture, using a fork to achieve a uniform, luscious filling.
- Seasoning Harmony: Season the mixture with fresh cilantro, salt, and pepper, balancing the flavor profile with delicate precision.
- Piping Preparation: Equip a piping bag with a medium star tip, setting the stage for elegant egg decoration.
- Filling Application: Transfer the avocado-pepperoncini mixture into the piping bag and carefully fill each egg white with upward spiral motions.
- Final Garnish: Sprinkle minced red pepper and chili powder over the eggs, then top each with a delicate pepperoncini diamond slice.
- Flavor Melding: Refrigerate the prepared eggs, allowing the complex flavors to develop and intensify before serving.
Notes
- Egg Preparation Tip: Hard-boil eggs precisely to achieve a creamy, not chalky yolk center for the smoothest filling texture.
- Flavor Balancing Technique: Taste the yolk mixture before filling to adjust pepperoncini intensity and ensure perfect seasoning.
- Piping Perfection: Chill the filled eggs for 30 minutes before serving to help maintain the decorative spiral shape and enhance flavor melding.
- Storage Strategy: These deviled eggs can be refrigerated up to 24 hours in an airtight container, allowing the pepperoncini flavors to develop and deepen.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 185 mg