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Spooky hard-boiled egg eye recipe

Oct 18, 2013

A Jersey girl through and through, Carolyn grew up spending her summers down in Avalon, NJ. As a young girl, she often cooked alongside her mother and grandmother, whose seafood creations instilled a true passion for fresh, local produce...

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Spooky eyes... are watching you!

A tray of these spooky hard-boiled egg eyes makes a fun and freaky appetizer for a Halloween party! Serve with whole grain toast points on the side!

Spooky hard-boiled egg eye recipe

We used green pimento-style olives, caviar, capers, green onions and Tabasco to make our eyes spooky, but the options are limitless! Jalapeño slices, smoked salmon, creme fraiche and peppers are just a few of many other ingredients that come to mind!

Spooky hard-boiled egg eyes

Makes 16 eyes, or 8 pairs of spooky eyeballs

Ingredients:

4 hard-boiled eggs, cut in slices with an egg slicer
Green olives stuffed with pimento, cut into thin slices
Small jar caviar (optional)
Green onion, chopped
Capers
Tabasco sauce
Toast points

Directions:

Carefully arrange hard-boiled egg slices on a flat serving dish.
Using the olives slices, caviar, green onion and capers, assemble eyeballs.
Drizzle the entire plate with Tabasco sauce. Serve with a flat spoon or cheese knife (an additional spoon covered in Tabasco also adds a nice touch). Serve with toast points.