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Eggs Stuffed With Herbs And Nasturtiums

Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Hard-boiled eggs (large)
4   Nasturtium leaves and tender stems - chopped (small)
2   Nasturtium flowers - cut in narrow strips
1 section  Fresh chervil - chopped
1 section  Fresh Italian parsley - leaves chopped fine
1   Green onion - white and pale-green part
  Extra virgin olive oil
  Fine sea salt - to taste
  Black pepper - coarse ground, to taste
  Garnish
  Nasturtium leaves
  Nasturtium flowers

Recipe Instructions

Hardboil eggs in boiling water just until yolks are firm, no longer.

Cut each egg in half lengthwise and carefully remove yolk. Place yolks a in small bowl and add nasturtium leaves, stems and flowers and chopped chervil, parsley and green onion.

Mash with fork, adding enough olive oil to make a paste. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper.

Lightly salt egg whites. Gently fill cavities with yolk-herb mixture.

Grind some pepper on top. Arrange nasturtium leaves on a plate and place stuffed eggs on top.

Garnish with nasturtium flowers. This recipe serves 2.

Source:
VERDURA: VEGETABLES ITALIAN STYLE by Viana La Place

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