Name: Egg Toadstools Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 5 eggs boiled; 100 g salami finely grated; 2 tsp Dijon mustard *to taste; 3 stalks long green shallots *to taste; 1 piece sweet and sour gherkin finely grated; 1 pinch salt *to taste; 5 pieces tomato halved *to decorate; 1 bunch parsley *to decorate; 1 tbs butter *to decorate; 1 tbs whole-egg mayonnaise *to decorate; 1 kg potatoes *to serve; 1 pinch black pepper *to taste

by Mirka Last updated on 07/09/2019

A very clever idea to get the kids to help out in the kitchen. - Mirka

Ingredients

5 eggs boiled
100 g salami finely grated
2 tsp Dijon mustard *to taste
3 stalks long green shallots *to taste
1 piece sweet and sour gherkin finely grated
1 pinch salt *to taste
5 pieces tomato halved *to decorate
1 bunch parsley *to decorate
1 tbs butter *to decorate
1 tbs whole-egg mayonnaise *to decorate
1 kg potatoes *to serve
1 pinch black pepper *to taste

Method

Step 1

Boil potatoes in salted water until soft.
Step 2

Strain and make mashed potato your way. Leave to cool and set aside 200g.
Step 3

In the meantime, remove the shells from boiled eggs under running cold water, drain and cut off bottom end to allow the eggs to sit on a plate. Slice top end off and remove egg yolk, keep in separate a bowl. Repeat with all eggs.
Step 4

Stuff the mashed potato mixture into hollowed egg whites and place them neatly on a plate.
Step 5

Mash the yolk with fork and add chopped white ends of eggs, gherkin, 200g mashed potatoes, mustard, salami, shallots, mayonnaise, salt, black pepper and mix all together. Taste and season accordingly.
Step 6

Cut the tomatoes in half and top filled eggs to create mushrooms. Use a skewer to decorate tomato tops with butter to create spotted effect.
Step 7

Fill up pipping bag with mixture and decorate around eggs mushrooms. Decorate with parsley.