Deviled Red Beet Eggs with Blackened Shrimp

Description:

Jazz up your regular deviled egg appetizer with this red beet egg recipe.

Prep Time:  20 minutes

Cook Time:  12 minutes

Total Time:  32 minutes

Servings:  10 

Ingredients:

Eggs:

1 jar of J&A Pickled Red Beet Eggs (drained)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Salt and pepper to taste

Shrimp:

24 medium shrimp peeled and deveined

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon Creole seasoning

Fresh chives for garnish

Lemon slices for garnish 

Directions:

1. To prepare eggs, halve eggs lengthwise. Remove yolks and transfer to a mixing bowl. Break up the yolks with a fork. Add mayo, mustard, salt and pepper, mix until smooth. Add more mayo if you like a creamier filling. Chill filling. 


2. For shrimp, season the raw shrimp with 1 tablespoon of Creole seasoning. Heat the olive oil in a cast iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another 2 minutes. Move shrimp to a plate to stop the cooking process. 


3. Use a pastry bag to pipe yolk mixture into red beet egg halves. Top with a shrimp, and garnish with chives. Serve immediately with lemon wedges, or chill for up to 2 hours.