Red Deviled Eggs

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon hot smoked paprika, more to taste and for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, cover eggs with cold water and heat to boiling; boil one minute, turn off heat, cover saucepan, and let sit 15 minutes.
• 2 once eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and cut in half lengthwise.
• 3 scoop out yolks and place in a bowl; set whites on serving platter.
• 4 using the side of a knife or a mortar and pestle, smash garlic with salt to form a paste.
• 5 combine garlic paste with yolks, smashing both with a fork.
• 6 add mayonnaise, tomato paste, vinegar, pepper, and paprika and mash with form until smooth.
• 7 taste and adjust seasonings, if desired.
• 8 spoon yolk mixture back into whites and dust with additional paprika.