Deviled Eggs

Yolks whipped with mayonnaise, mustard, garlic and lemon, spooned back into the whites and dusted with paprika

· updated Jul 26, 2026 · 17 minutes start to finish · eggs lunch

The eggs

Eggs boiled hard, cooled and peeled. Each one halved, the yolks dropped into a bowl and the whites set out on a plate

start Boiled eggs in the pot, one peeled with the shells +2 min Halving the eggs, yolks into the bowl +5 min The whites laid out on the plate

Building the filling

Everything for the filling comes out: mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, paprika, cayenne and salt. Garlic minced fine and a lemon halved

+7 min Mayonnaise, mustard and spices lined up +10 min Mustard squeezed in over the yolks and mayonnaise +12 min A squeeze of lemon into the bowl

Mashed with spring onion

The yolks get mashed smooth with the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon and spices, and sliced spring onion folded through

+13 min The filling mashed, spring onion sliced on the board +14 min Filling ready, the first whites going in

Filled and finished

Spooned back into the whites, then dusted with paprika and salt

+16 min Paprika dusted over the filled eggs +17 min A grind of salt on top

Served

Onto the table, paprika and salt on top

+17 min The finished deviled eggs on the blue plate

Commentary, extra notes

The second run, with the spices ground fresh in the mortar, is at Deviled Eggs II