Quails' eggs with pink peppercorn salt

Quails' eggs with pink peppercorn salt

Treat your guests to these pretty little eggs, leave a bit of the speckled shell on for added interest

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 24

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 minutes

Method

  1. Bring a pan of water to the boil and add the eggs and vinegar. Boil for 21/2 minutes and then cool in a bowl of cold water.
  2. Use a pestle and mortar or a spice mill to roughly grind the peppercorns and salt together. Pour into a small serving bowl and put on a platter. Peel half the shell off the eggs and serve with the salt for dipping.

Per serving

18 kcalories, protein 1.6g, carbohydrate 0g, fat 1.3 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, salt 0.96 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2008.

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  • 01 August 2009

    Missis rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Not keen, may have been better with black peppercorns but not to my taste.

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  • 02 December 2010

    Pauline commented on this recipe

    I used Celery salt, very tasty.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 24

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 24 quail eggs
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp pink peppercorns
  • 3 tbsp sea salt flakes
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Per serving

18 kcalories, protein 1.6g, carbohydrate 0g, fat 1.3 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0g, salt 0.96 g

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