Holiday Appetizer: “Scotch” Deviled Eggs

Want to try something new for your holiday table? Try this creative appetizer- Smoked Salmon “Scotch” Deviled Eggs with goat cheese and sour cream 

Smoked Salmon “Scotch” Deviled Eggs with goat cheese and sour cream

Photo Credit - Farrell A. Leo.

Ingredients:

Scotch

• 6 Eggs, Hardboiled & peeled 
• 2 eggs, raw
• 10 oz Smoked Salmon
• 10 oz Bread crumbs
• Oil for frying

Devil

• 4 T Sour Cream
• 4 oz Goat Cheese
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Garnish

• ¼ Red onion, sliced thin
• Cornichons (can substitute sweet gherkins)
• Capers

PREPARATION

To Scotch:

1. Heat cooking oil to 350 degrees in a heavy bottom pot or electric fryer
2. Add smoked salmon to food processor.  Chop until smooth
3. Remove salmon from food processor and place between 2 layers of plastic wrap.  Press (or use a rolling pin) salmon between wrap layers until a thin sheet of salmon is formed
4. Portion salmon into 6 equal sections.
5. Using your hands, wrap 1 section around 1 hardboiled egg, making sure egg is fully covered
6. Repeat with the other 5 eggs
7. Whisk raw eggs in a bowl
8. Pour bread crumbs in a separate bowl
9. Dredge salmon covered eggs in whisked egg mixture and coat in bread crumbs
10. Lower eggs into fryer 
11. Fry for approximately 1 minute or until golden brown
12. Remove from fryer and let cool

To Devil:

1. Once cooled, slice eggs lengthwise and remove yolks
2. Blend yolks, sour cream and goat cheese until smooth
3. Add salt and pepper to taste
4. Using a pastry bag (or Ziploc bag), pipe yolk mixture into eggs 

To Garnish:

Top eggs with a combination of cornichons, red onion and capers.

About The Hotel Saugatuck
The Hotel Saugatuck is an 18-room luxury bed and breakfast with stunning views of Lake Kalamazoo, offering modern amenities, mere blocks from the vintage reminiscent small-town of Saugatuck and minutes from Douglas. Built in 1865, The Hotel Saugatuck, formerly the Twin Gables Inn, is the only original mill in the area still standing from the busy lumbering era. It is now comprised of a dozen rooms in the historic hotel and three duplex cottages, each with two guestrooms. The Hotel Saugatuck is located at 900 Lake Street, Saugatuck, Michigan 49453. To make a reservation visit http://www.thehotelsaugatuck.com or call (269) 416-0731.