Darina Allen

Oeufs Mimosa

Preparation info
  • serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Darina Allen's Simply Delicious Suppers
Darina Allen's Simply Delicious Suppers

By Darina Allen

Published 2001

  • About

These may be served on a cold buffet, but be sure to garnish with prawns or shrimps to alert anyone who may be allergic to shellfish.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs, preferably free-range
  • 150 ml home-made mayonnaise
  • salt and freshly ground pepper<

Method

Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil; lower the eggs gradually into the water one by one, bring the water back to the boil and cook for 10 minutes; pour off the water and cover the eggs with cold water. When cold, shell and cut in half lengthways. Sieve the yolks, reserve a little for garnish, mix the remainder with 3–4