Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs

These ultimate deviled eggs transform your Easter finds into party-food favorites. To dress them up for a brunch or other gathering, top each egg with a small dollop of salmon roe. 

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  6 large hard-cooked eggs
  
  


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  4 oz. cold-smoked salmon, very finely diced (about 1/2 cup)
  
  


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  1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh chives
  
  


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  1/4 cup mayonnaise
  
  


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  2 Tbs. minced red onion
  
  


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  2 Tbs. capers, rinsed and finely chopped
  
  


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  1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
  
  


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  1/2 tsp. packed finely grated lemon zest
  
  


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  Freshly ground black pepper
  
  

Peel and halve the eggs lengthwise. Remove the yolks and crumble them into a medium bowl. Add the salmon, 3 Tbs. of the chives, the mayonnaise, onion, capers, lemon juice, zest, and 1/8 tsp. pepper and mix. Mound the filling into the egg whites. Garnish with the remaining 1 Tbs. chives and several grinds of black pepper.