No Mayo Stuffed Eggs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large eggs, hard-boiled
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
ground pepper, to taste
paprika, for garnish
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed, drained and chopped (optional)

Preparation

Peel the eggs.
Slice eggs in halve and remove yolks to a bowl.
Mash the yolks with a fork.
Add the oil, basil, garlic, salt and pepper.
Mash until it's nice and creamy.
Taste and add more oil, salt or pepper, to your taste.
Stuff the whites using a spoon, pastry bag or plastic bag w/corner snipped.
Sprinkle the eggs with paprika.
Cover loosely and refrigerate for 1 hour to chill.
Note: for a twist, add the 2 T of sun-dried tomatoes at step five.
The recipe doubles, triples, etc. endlessly well.