Deviled Cucumber Cups

Name: Deviled Cucumber Cups
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Green Chile Mayonnaise; 4 mediums cucumbers (each at least 7 in. long); 3 larges eggs; 8 servings Ice; 1 teaspoon About fresh lemon juice; 3 Tbsps minced red onion, rinsed (about 1/2 small red onion); 1 teaspoons About sea salt; 1 to 2 red or green serrano chiles, seeded and slivered, for garnish

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Deviled Cucumber Cups a try. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 45 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up onion, ice, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Put eggs in a medium pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then cover, remove pot from heat, and let sit 14 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to a bowl of ice and cold water (reserve hot water in pot). Cool eggs at least 10 minutes, then use a slotted spoon to transfer eggs back to hot water (to loosen shells) for 10 to 20 seconds. Pat dry and peel.

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Pasta Shells

Water

Egg

Ice

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Bowl

Pot

Meanwhile, cut cucumbers into 24 rounds (3/4 in. thick each; you may have some cucumber left over). Using the size of biscuit cutter that fits best (see Notes), cut out fluted rounds. With a melon baller or small spoon, scoop seeds from centers of cucumber rounds, leaving at least a 1/4-in layer of seeds and/or flesh. Set on a baking sheet.

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Cucumber

Biscuits

Melon

Seeds

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Melon Baller

Shred eggs with a razor-sharp grater (such as a Microplane) or against the finest slatted (not punched-out) holes of a box grater and put in a medium bowl.

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Egg

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Grater