Barefoot Contessa Deviled Eggs Recipe

This Barefoot Contessa deviled eggs recipe is taken from the star of this terrific Food Network program.

There's so much to love about this deviled eggs recipe from the one and only Ina Garten — AKA the Barefoot Contessa!

For starters, it's topped with salmon roe, which is an incredibly easy flourish to add that will make the dish unforgettable and gorgeous. If you're competing with everyone else at the church potluck for a showstopper this Easter, this will lock in your victory!

But honestly, the roe adds some great texture and flavor to what can otherwise be a somewhat flat (albeit delicious) snack or appetizer.

(If you're wondering — salmon roe is just salmon eggs, sometimes called salmon caviar or red caviar, though it is not technically caviar. It's more affordable but still delicious!)

The other thing we really love about this deviled eggs recipe is that it calls for smoked salmon minced and stirred into the yolk mixture itself, which really adds some depth of flavor and interest to these little bites that you won't find in your average deviled egg.

That's just the Barefoot Contessa advantage, I guess!

The recipe will still work perfectly fine without the salmon roe or the smoke salmon. If you want to keep it vegetarian, or don't eat seafood, that's a perfectly good option. But together, those are the main reasons that this recipe shines — as compared to other compelling deviled eggs recipes — so we suggest keeping them unless your diet restricts either or both.

Ingredients

This recipe calls for the following ingredients. As we noted above, you could skip the roe or smoked salmon if you prefer, but we recommend keeping both for taste and presentation.

• Extra large eggs
• Sour cream
• Cream cheese
• Light mayonnaise
• Fresh lemon juice
• Chives
• Smoked salmon
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper
• Salmon roe

We recommend Duke's Mayonnaise — they aren't paying us to say that, it's just our favorite.

Adjust the amount of salt and pepper to your liking, and add a little bit of the lemon juice at a time so you don't overdo it.

Gear You'll Need

You need the following things to successfully prepare these deviled eggs:

• One large pot
• Electric mixer and paddle attachment
• One small spoon
• Plastic wrap
• Serving platter

This recipe is reprinted from the Food Network. Original link below.