Primary Ingredients
6 each hardboiled eggs
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons crème fraiche or sour cream
2 Tablespoons of mayonnaise
Pinch of paprika
2 oz smoked salmon
12 each capers
Chive rings to garnish 1-2 teaspoons
Salad greens for garnish
Primary Technique
- Slice eggs in half lengthwise, wiping knife clean before each cut
- Carefully scoop out yolks into a small mixing bowl
- Using the back of the fork mash yolks until completely broken down
- Add mustard, lemon juice, crème Fraiche and mayonnaise to the yolks
- Mix until smooth with fork
- Add a pinch of paprika and season to taste with salt
- Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into the hollowed whites
- Cut salmon into 12 pieces
- Place into yolk mixture
- Place caper next to salmon
- Sprinkle with chive rings
- Refrigerate until ready to serve
- Arrange on platter and garnish with salad greens
