Mitch Prensky, chef-owner at Supper (now closed) in Philadelphia, shared this recipe with us. Hard-boiled egg yolks are mashed with Hatch green chiles, lime juice, mayonnaise, and cilantro, then scooped into the hard-boiled egg whites and topped with salsa, for a Southwestern riff on deviled eggs.

To see more of Prensky’s deviled egg recipes, check out this story.

  • Yield: 8 to 10 servings as an appetizer
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Total: 45 mins

Ingredients (9)

  • 12 eggs
  • 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 4 teaspoons chopped canned Hatch green chiles
  • 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Corn salsa for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Hard-boil the eggs; cool, peel, and halve them; and carefully remove the yolks. Reserve the whites.
  2. Combine the egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, chiles, lime juice, and cilantro in a medium, nonreactive bowl. Season well with salt and pepper, then mix well until the yolks are broken up and the ingredients are evenly incorporated.
  3. Evenly pipe or spoon the yolk mixture into the reserved egg white halves. As desired, top with corn salsa.