20 recipes using hard-boiled eggs from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen

Pan bagnat is a pressed sandwich stuffed with things like tuna, eggs, potato and red onion that actually gets better as it sits, giving the variety of flavors time to marry. Recipe: Pan bagnat

The smoky notes and slightly wilted textures of the ribbons of leafy romaine and radicchio contrast with the add-ins of diced red onion, black olives, hard-cooked egg and parsley. An assertive anchovy-garlic dressing makes this a robust dish. Recipe: Grilled radicchio and romaine chopped salad

Chorizo and hard-cooked eggs are rolled into thin Milanesa steaks that make the casings for these beef rolls. Recipe: Beef rolls

This colorful potato salad comes together in only 25 minutes. Recipe: Piquillo-potato salad with anchovies and eggs

New York chef Larry Forgione says that when James Beard first tasted Forgione’s strawberry shortcake, the food guru pronounced: “There can be no dessert better, only fancier.” The secret: hard-boiled egg yolk mixed into the dough. Recipe: Old-fashioned strawberry shortcake

Nancy Silverton combines butter lettuce, hazelnuts, bacon, hard-cooked eggs and creamy gorgonzola in this salad. Recipe: Butter lettuce with hazelnuts, bacon, Gorgonzola dolce, egg and sherry vinaigrette

Want to dress your eggs up a bit? Try them in a layered Spanish tapa. Recipe: Anchovy, roasted red pepper, potato and egg pintxos

Chervil and tarragon are traditional in this classic sauce, and you can substitute them for the chives, or use basil or dill. Serve it alongside crab cakes and you’ve got a winning dish. Recipe: Sauce gribiche

Serve this broiled eggplant salad warm or cool, garnished with hard-boiled egg quarters and olives. Recipe: Broiled eggplant salad with sauteed onions, garlic and tomatoes

Finely chopped egg yolk looks almost like confetti in this dish adapted from Thomas Keller’s “Bouchon” cookbook. Recipe: Asparagus in sauce mimosa

Eggs stuffed with salmon caviar are part of a Russian-style smorgasbord to accompany vodka. Recipe: Eggs stuffed with caviar

Shaved ice adds just the right frost factor to mul naeng myun, with thinly sliced beef, pickled cucumber, hard-cooked egg, radish and buckwheat noodles. Recipe: Cold noodles in beef broth

Eggs provide a perfect topping for grilled romaine heads. Recipe: Grilled romaine with radishes, hard-boiled eggs and toasted bread crumbs

Garnish this rich gazpacho with Serrano ham and hard-cooked egg. Recipe: Gazpacho cream, Cordoba-style

With ready-made hard-boiled eggs, egg salad comes together in minutes. Recipe: Canter’s egg salad

Want to add richness to a soup or side dish? Garnish with chopped egg, as in this borscht recipe. Recipe: Warszawa’s cold borscht

This rich ranch-style dressing takes no prisoners when it comes to garlic flavor. Paired with a colorful chopped salad, it makes for a flavorful meal that’s simple to prepare. Recipe: Milton’s special house chopped salad with creamy garlic dressing

A boned chicken is stuffed with hard-cooked eggs, ground pork, bacon, cheese, raisins, pickle relish, ham and sausage in this hearty dish. Recipe: Alice Aquino’s Chicken Relleno

The meatballs in this rich soup are studded with bits of coarsely chopped hard-cooked egg. Recipe: Eloy Leon Mendez’s albondigas