Southern Deviled Eggs

Name: Southern Deviled Eggs
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp yellow mustard; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; 0.5 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp gherkins, very finely chopped; 1 tbsp fresh chives, snipped; 0.25 tsp fine salt

Creamy, tangy egg yolk filling piped into egg whites with a dusting of paprika.

Time25 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.26 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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6eggs
3 tbspmayonnaise
1 tspyellow mustard
1 tspwhite wine vinegar
½ tspsmoked paprika
1 tbspgherkinsvery finely chopped
1 tbspfresh chivessnipped
¼ tspfine salt

Method

1
Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Drain and cool in cold water for 5 minutes, then peel.
5 min
3
Cut the eggs in half lengthways and pop the yolks into a bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork.
4
Mix in the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, gherkins and salt until smooth and creamy.
5
Spoon or pipe the mix back into the whites.
6
Dust with paprika and chives. Chill until needed.

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