Deviled Egg Eyeballs

Ingredients

• 12 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 12 pimento-stuffed green olives, halved crosswise
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon water
• 12 small black olives, sliced into thin rounds for pupils

Steps

1. 1

   1. Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan, cover with cold water by one inch, bring to a boil, then remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 12 minutes. Transfer to an ice bath and cool completely before peeling.

2. 2

   2. Halve the peeled eggs lengthwise, pop the yolks into a bowl, and set the whites cut-side up on a tray.

3. 3

   3. Mash the yolks with mayonnaise, Dijon, vinegar, smoked paprika, and garlic powder until smooth and creamy; season with salt and pepper.

4. 4

   4. Mix red food coloring with water, then use a fine brush or toothpick to paint thin branching veins radiating outward from the center hollow of each egg white half.

5. 5

   5. Pipe or spoon the yolk filling into each egg white hollow, mounding it slightly above the rim.

6. 6

   6. Press a green olive half cut-side up into the center of each filled egg as the iris, then set a black olive round on top as the pupil; chill until ready to serve.