So I had all these eggs, you see... (see my post for THE best hard boiled eggs ever). I am trying out this Paleo thing. No dairy. No wheat. No sugar. No legumes. So all the good stuff is out... almost. I can still have eggs so pretty much I'm okay (except when I go through the occasional peanut butter cup withdrawal.. that one dings me three times!)
My problem is that I love deviled eggs. LOVE THEM! They might be on my top ten list of favorite things ever. But on this diet, I wasn't sure that mayonnaise counted as "Paleo". I think it's the sugar that the Paleo gods don't like. So I went out on a mission to find a Paleo deviled egg and I found this Pin.
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| Pic from http://www.amazingpaleo.com/ |
Avocados AND eggs. Am I in heaven? It might be close!
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
2 avocados
4 tsp. hot sauce (I left out the 4 tsp. of hot sauce because my kids were going to be eating them and I didn't want to burn their tiny mouths off...)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (I used the bottled kind)
Salt and Pepper
Paprika
Pretty much you just take the yolks out, throw them in a bowl with the avocado and mush it all up together.
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Then you have to season it w/ the S&P, lemon juice, and hot sauce (if you wish). The amount of S&P is a bit of a guessing game, but its kind of up to what you like. I'm usually a salt lover, but I was in a hurry, so I didn't put a ton in. In hindsight, I would have put in a lot more. Anyway, you mush and then you fill.
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| These bad boys are ready for some avocado goodness! |
You can put it in a plastic baggie and hack off the corner and then squeeze it into the empty egg halves. It's so much easier and WAY less messy! I highly recommend it. The filling was kind of thicker than I was used to, but not too thick to pipe out of the bag. So I stuffed and piped and sprinkled the paprika on, because what the devil are deviled eggs without that red stuff on top?! This is what I ended up with...
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| Seriously... yum!! |
Mine turned out a little "greener" than the one in the pic, but maybe my avocados were different (?)
Of course my 4-year-old took a single bite of one and then put it back on the plate. Did I mention I served these at a get-together? Good thing my friends like me... and my kids. I will definitely have to adjust the amount of S&P that I add next time. Everyone really liked these! My dear hubby said they were "bland" (I didn't say what I was thinking, which was "Then you make them next time!"). That being said, I really do appreciate his honesty.
COST: $$ It's really not that expensive, but considering avocados are so darn expensive (especially in the winter!), I gave this one two. I haven't given anything two "dollars" yet, so what the hey?
DO-ABILITY: ++ Again, not too hard, but I always break the whites when I take the yolks out of the egg and it does take some effort to actually (not like just boiling water!), so I gave it two... I'm on a streak. Overall these are relatively easy.
THE RESULT: Really good! They were definitely not as good as the "real" thing, but when you already have a preconceived notion of what deviled eggs are supposed to be like, nothing is going to be quite the same. Both avocados and eggs are on my top 10 favorite foods list, so these were definitely really good.
GOOD THINGS: Super good (and really good for you!). Relatively easy - some mashing, scooping and filling required.
BAD THINGS: Mine were kind of bland, but that was my fault, not the recipe. I will play around with the S&P in the future, as mentioned above. I added about 1/2 tsp of the S/P mixture. Next time I'll add more. Other things... nothing, really. They are good, easy and
PIN OR BUST?: This is a pin you'll want, especially if you're crazy like me and are a food addict doing the Paleo thing.
NEXT TIME... to make the filling a little creamier, I might play around with things... like adding some coconut milk or something. I thought it needed to be a little less thick. We'll see how that turns out.
Happy Pinning!
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