Goat cheese makes these updated party favorites slightly tangy and incredibly creamy. Garnish them with minced fresh herbs or slivers of colorful vegetables.
6 hard-cooked eggs, halved, separated
2 oz. soft goat cheese, crumbled
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 teaspoons minced shallots
2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon, chives, chervil, dill or basil
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
1. Place egg yolks in medium bowl; mash with pastry blender or fork until crumbled. Add cheese; mash until combined. Stir in mayonnaise until smooth. Stir in all remaining ingredients except egg whites.
2. Spoon or pipe mixture into whites.
12 appetizers
PER APPETIZER: 100 calories, 9 g total fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 4 g protein, .5 g carbohydrate, 110 mg cholesterol, 110 mg sodium, 0 g fiber
VARIATIONS
Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs: Eliminate salt from basic recipe. Add 1 tablespoon finely chopped cold-smoked salmon.
Cilantro-Lime Deviled Eggs: Eliminate herbs from basic recipe. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped cilantro and 1/4 teaspoon grated lime peel.
Deviled Eggs with Prosciutto and Grainy Mustard: Add 2 tablespoons minced prosciutto and 1/8 teaspoon grainy mustard to basic recipe.