BB-Ates (BB-8 eggs)

I promised a few new recipes before May 4th! So, just in time for Easter, and May the Fourth I present to you our BB-Ates appetizers!

We first served them at our May the Fourth be with You Party 2 years ago, and they went like hot cakes. The kids must have eaten a half dozen each.

Needed:

6 Hardboiled Eggs (makes 12 BB-Ates)
A big “gob” of Mayo
1/2 – 1 Jar IKEA Sjörapport (Seaweed pearls), or inexpensive red roe or caviar
Tabasco Sauce (to taste)
Yellow and Red Food Coloring
1 can sliced Black Olives
Toothpicks

How To:

Boil the eggs for about 12 min
Cool the eggs in cold water, then peel
Cut the eggs width-wise (across the round part) in 4 slices. You should have 2 slices and 2 domed end parts per egg.
Carefully remove the yolks, and place into a bowl
Place the whites slices (BB-8’s body) on a serving platter
Cut the top “dome” for each egg in half, making 2 half circles (BB-8’s head)
Cut the bottom tip of the egg in 2 thin slices, making 2 circles (BB-8’s white tummy circle)
Using a fork, mix the yolks and mayo until a smooth creamy consistency (start with less mayo, and add more as needed)
Add seaweed pearls or roe, and mix carefully
Add tabasco to taste
Add food coloring to get a nice orange color
Separate the domed end pieces from the jar of olives, or cut the ends off whole olives (save the rest for homemade pizza!)
Space out the hollowed out egg slices on a serving platter, leaving enough space to add the heads and antennas for all the little droids
Use a spoon to put a dollop of yolk mixture into the hole of each egg slice. Smooth flat with a rubber spatula.
Attach the little heads with toothpick antennas
Place the remaining round egg slices over the orange circle to complete the BB-8’s bodies
Add the olive eye (you can a tiny bit of yolk mixture to get it to stick)

Tips:

The BB-Ates are not really finger food. They might fall apart when you lift them up with your fingers, so make sure to offer forks and serve with a cake cutter or a turner (wide spatula).

If you want them to be less, erhm, Star Wars-y, you can just cut the eggs in half length-wise (like deviled eggs) and fill the cavity with the mixture. You can then skip the olive, but maybe add some dill instead (for color).