Tuesday, 24 July 2007

Microwave Eggs Benedict (with Salmon)

Delicious for breakfast or brunch.
Hollandaise sauce is essential for this recipe but quite a process to make from fresh. Because Im lazy I'll be poaching the eggs in a microwave and using shop bought hollandaise which I freshen up with a bit of lemon juice.

Serves 1
2 eggs
1 muffin
3 rashers of streaky bacon (the thin stuff)
2 slices of smoked salmon
Butter
Lemon
Rocket
Hollandaise sauce

Simply chuck the bacon in a baking tray for 15 minutes and bake till really crisp. If it looks a bit soggy take it out and dab it on a kitchen towel and then chuck it back in the oven.
With a few minutes to go put 2 eggs in 2 mugs and top up with 2 tbsp of water each. Microwave for 30 secs depending on the strength of your microwave. Meanwhile toast the muffin.
Cut the toasted muffin in half and butter each side lightly then place on each a slice of smoked salmon. Put a dollop of hollandaise sauce on each bit of salmon then place on top a poached egg. The egg should be firm but runny once it is cut into.
Place the three rashers of bacon over the egg then scatter a load of rocket on either side. Drizzle over some lemon juice to freshen it up and a bit of black pepper. This is the easy way to make eggs benedict- its not as good as the real thing but its still pretty good.

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