Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs | Turmeric & Onion Dyed Eggs

These smoked salmon deviled eggs are another addition to my creative collection of deviled egg recipes. Pickled Beet Deviled Eggs, Red Wine & Blue Cheese Deviled Eggs and Sushi Deviled Eggs are all big hits so far. I used the egg-dying trick again with these, and while the color of the eggs looks visually beautiful, these eggs aren’t pickled, so the flavor of the egg doesn’t really change.

Dying the eggs is a fairly simple process, and requires boiling the eggs a day ahead. All you need to do is boil the eggs, peel them and then let them soak overnight in a mixture of boiled onion skins and a little turmeric powder. The mixture turns them a brilliant orangey-brown, which looks lovely paired with smoked salmon.

I used (hot) smoked salmon in these deviled eggs instead of cured salmon, like lox or gravlax. Smoked salmon is cooked with low heat and is more similar in texture to grilled or poached salmon. It flakes when you cut into it, making it easy to slice off big chunks for the deviled eggs.

I love cold cured salmon just as much for the silky texture, but am reserving this type of salmon for a different recipe, which will pop up on Love and Duck Fat in the near future.

The firm texture and smoky flavor of the salmon is the perfect topping for the lemony egg filling. Chopped capers add a nice pop of tartness and very finely-chopped celery gives the eggs a burst of freshness and crunch. Chopped green onion is really the only garnish needed for this elegant appetizer that looks like you slaved away when it’s actually very simple.

I’ve learned a few tricks making all of these eggs. Check them out below to see if you use these techniques:

• Drop cold eggs into simmering water to make them easy to peel
• Alternatively, add a teaspoon of baking soda to your water to make them easy to peel
• Older eggs peel better than younger eggs, but they are more likely to have an air pocket on the top, make them not completely oval in shape
• You don’t need a piping bag, just spoon your filling mixture into a plastic sandwich bag and slice a little hole in the corner to make an instant piping bag
• Use all of those egg shells in the garden to deter snails and slugs from eating your precious plants!

Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs Recipe