Name: Egg Basket recipe by Ipsita Pal at BetterButter
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 5 boiled eggs; 1 tsp freshly ground Pepper; 20 gms salted butter; 7-8 sprigs of coriander leaves; 2 cheese slices; Salt to taste; 2-3 Cabbage or Lettuce leaves to garnish/serve

ABOUT Egg Basket RECIPE

Here is a dish you can cook up when unexpected guests arrive. It hardly takes time and is an instant crowd pleaser too.

Ingredients Serving: 5

5 boiled eggs
1 tsp freshly ground Pepper
20 gms salted butter
7-8 sprigs of coriander leaves
2 cheese slices
Salt to taste
2-3 Cabbage or Lettuce leaves to garnish/serve

Instructions

Cut the eggs length wise so you get 10 portions from the 5 eggs.
Remove the yolk from all the eggs and reserve the white portion/baskets for later
Now add the butter, pepper and finely cut sprigs of coriander leaves to the yolks and mash well to form a smooth buttery soft paste. Add salt as desired.
Take a spoon full of the yolk mix and fill the egg white baskets up one by one.
Cut the cheese slices into 4 squares and place one square each on top of the yolk mix.
Preheat your oven for 5 minutes at 180°C, reduce the oven temperature to 150°C.
Place all the eggs in the oven and let it bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese on top has melted.
Serve with love on a bed of lettuce or cabbage leaves.

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