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French Deviled Eggs Mimosa

Published: Mar 21, 2021 · Updated: Nov 15, 2024 · By Lisa Goldfinger · 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

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6 deviled eggs on a light blue plate
6 deviled eggs stuffed with chopped egg and tuna, on a plate with lettuce leaves
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French Deviled Eggs Mimosa are stuffed with tuna and egg salad and topped with chopped egg yolks (more on that later). If you love egg salad and tuna salad, just wait until you taste the two together, mixed with scallions, vinegar and Dijon mustard, stuffed into a boiled egg white, and topped with chopped chives. A fabulous, flavor-packed French version of classic deviled eggs.

6 French Deviled Eggs Mimosa on a light blue plate, decorated with small lettuce leaves.

I discovered French deviled eggs mimosa at a brasserie in Bordeaux, scribbled as Les Oufs mimosa au thon, on the chalk menu board under "entrées" (starters). They arrived on an oblong plate, five generously-stuffed eggs lined up in a row staring up at my four friends and me. We were the kind of hungry you get when you're traveling and you've walked from one end of a city to the other before noticing that it's considerably past your normal lunch hour. They were absolute heaven - love at first bite. 

Why are French Deviled Eggs called Eggs Mimosa?

"Mimosa" refers to the garnish of yellow grated egg yolk that's sprinkled over the top of deviled eggs with tuna. This bright yellow topping resembles the beloved yellow mimosa flowers that grow prolifically in the south of France and are celebrated in foods and festivals. Whether or not you're reminded of mimosa flowers, bright yellow chopped egg is a terrific way to top this dish. I also love adding some fresh snipped chives or some kind of chopped green herb.
close up of three french deviled eggs mimosa on a slate cutting board, topped with chopped chives

How To Make French Deviled Eggs Mimosa

  1. Peel and slice hard-boiled eggs in half lengthwise and remove the yolks.
  2. Finely chop half the yolks and reserve them as a topping.
  3. Mash the other half with a can of oil-packed tuna, a little mayo, mustard, a touch of vinegar and chopped scallions.
  4. Stuff the mixture into the egg-white shells and sprinkle with salt, pepper and chopped yolk.
  5. Add any other garnished you like, such as snipped chives, capers, sliced pimiento or chopped olives.
close up of 5 Deviled eggs mimosa on a bed of lettuce

How To Serve French Deviled Eggs Mimosa

I love serving Eggs mimosa as an appetizer or as part of a lunch or brunch buffet.
  • Set out a big tray of them and I assure you they'll disappear quickly! Be careful they don't disappear before your friends arrive ;).
  • If serving these for lunch or brunch, this light citrusy butter lettuce salad is perfect alongside.
  • You could make a globally inspired brunch or appetizer spread with French deviled eggs Mimosa, mini caprese skewers, gambas al ajillo, and Turkish Sigara Borek.
 
7 French Deviled Eggs on a white plate, decorated with baby romaine leaves, chopped egg yolks in a small bowl, chopped chives in the background

Heartier deviled eggs

If you're accustomed to deviled eggs with delicate piped-in egg yolk filling, you'll notice that oeufs mimosa with tuna have a good deal more substance and texture to them, yet they retain a fine and elegant quality, suitable for any occasion.
 
Here's the French Deviled Eggs Mimosa Recipe. If you try this recipe I hope you'll come back to leave a comment and a star rating. I'd love to know what you think!
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6 French Deviled Eggs Mimosa on a light blue plate, decorated with small lettuce leaves.

French Deviled Eggs Mimosa


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  • Author: Lisa
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Yield: 12 1x
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Description

French deviled eggs Mimosa are stuffed with flavorful tuna and egg salad and sprinkled with finely chopped egg yolks for a bright mimosa-flower finishing touch.


Ingredients

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  • 6 large eggs, hard-boiled and peeled
  • 1 7-ounce can of Italian tuna packed in olive oil, drained.
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, or more to taste (I use Hellmann's)
  • 1 tablespoon prepared Dijon mustard such as Grey Poupon
  • ¼ teaspoon of red or white wine vinegar, or more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt, or more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4-5 green onions, minced (about 4 tablespoons) or substitute an equal amount of red onion or shallot.
  • Optional Garnish:
  • Snipped chives
  • Sliced pimientos
  • Capers
  • Chopped olives
  • A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Slice the eggs in half lengthwise with a sharp knife. Carefully remove the yolks. Try turning the egg so the yolk is facing down and give the white a gentle squeeze on either side of the yolk, and the yolk will hopefully pop right out. If not, use a spoon or a small knife to ease the yolk out.
  2. In a large bowl combine half of the egg yolks with the tuna, mayo, mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper and green onions. Break up the tuna and mash everything together well until the mixture is the texture you desire. If you want it a bit more creamy, add a touch more mayo.
  3. Lay all dozen egg white halves out on a tray or work surface. Stuff generously with filling. Just before serving, arrange on a platter, season to taste with sea salt and pepper.
  4. Finely chop the remaining yolks and sprinkle them over the stuffed eggs. Add garnishes of your choice.

Notes

Prepare this ahead of time: If you want to make the entire recipe ahead, I suggest you do it up to three hours before serving and keep the eggs mimosa covered in the fridge until about a half hour before serving. Hold off on the topping until right before serving, for a fresh-looking presentation.

  • Prep Time: 40 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: boil
  • Cuisine: French

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Originally published January 9, 2018. Updated March 21, 2021 with clarifying details in the written post, a few additional serving suggestions, and added nutritional information. Same delicious recipe!

 

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Entertaining, Europe, Fish and Seafood, French Food, Lunch and Brunch, Quick and Easy, Thanksgiving Recipes Tagged With: dairy-free, Easter, eggs, Game Day, gluten-free, mother's day, paleo

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  1. restaurantthatdeliversnearme.website

    July 11, 2021 at 6:49 am

    Great recipe. Thanks.

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  2. Kyle

    December 30, 2019 at 1:51 pm

    I don't usually like deviled eggs, but these deviled eggs knocked my freaking socks off!!!

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