Deviled Eggs (New Zealand)

World-Bites (33) / Deviled Eggs

Snacks require just as much thought and balance as the other three main meals of the day. Snacks do have an important role to play in our diet. Healthy nutritious choices help ensure energize growth and activity. Basing snack choices around wholesome foods instead of processed food also provides a good source of vital nutrients. These basics on nutritious snacks no one knows better than Kiwi families, an example of which is their very popular, though simple, party snack – Deviled Eggs.

Ingredients:

* 6 hard-cooked eggs
* 1/4 cup minced scallions (green onions)
* 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
* 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
* 1 teaspoon soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon chile paste with garlic
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Chopped scallions (green onions), for garnish
Salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:
Shell the hard-cooked eggs and cut 1/4-inch off the ends of each one; reserve these trimmings. Halve the eggs crosswise, and remove the yolks. Set the whites aside. Place the yolks and the trimmings in a bowl. Add minced scallions, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, chile paste, pepper, salt and sugar to the bowl. Mash with a fork until just smooth but not mushy. Spoon the mixture into the reserved egg whites, or pipe it in with a pastry tube. Sprinkle with the chopped scallions.