Devilled Giant Spider Eggs

By Rheanna Kish and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Devilled Giant Spider Eggs

Devilled Giant Spider Eggs
Photography by Jodi Pudge

This recipe makes 24 piece servings

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Nutritional Info

per piece: about -
cal 5555 cal
pro 3 g3g pro
total fat 4 g4g total fat
sat. fat 1 g1g sat. fat
carb 1 g1g carb
fibre 00 fibre
chol 94 mg94mg chol
sodium 84 mg84mg sodium
potassium 37 mg37mg potassium
% RDI: -
calcium 11 calcium
iron 22 iron
vit A 44 vit A
folate 55 folate
  • Preparation time: 10 minutes Stand: 10 minutes
  • Total time : 10 minutes Chill: 1 hour

*Cracking the shells then submerging them in dye gives the eggs a cool spiderweb pattern.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 tsp black paste food colouring 1/4 tsp black paste food colouring
  • 12 Eggs 12 Eggs
  • 1/4 cup finely diced celery 1/4 cup finely diced celery
  • 1/4 cup finely diced sweet gherkin pickles 1/4 cup finely diced sweet gherkin pickles
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise , (approx)1/4 cup mayonnaise, (approx)
  • 2 tbsp chopped green onion , (green part only)2 tbsp chopped green onion, (green part only)
  • 1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder , (or chili powder)1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder, (or chili powder)
  • 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp salt

Preparation

In saucepan, whisk food colouring with 6 cups (1.5 L) water. Add eggs; bring to boil. Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 10 minutes.

Using slotted spoon, transfer eggs, 1 at a time, to paper towel. Using handle of wooden spoon, tap each egg gently in several places to crack shell without completely splitting. Transfer eggs to large bowl; cover with cooking water. Refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour.

Peel eggs and halve lengthwise. Arrange whites on platter; transfer yolks to bowl.

Add celery, pickles, mayonnaise, onion, chipotle powder and salt to yolks; mash to combine, adding more mayonnaise if desired. Spoon or pipe into egg whites.

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