Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so we teamed up with MasterChef’s Michael Varga (@vargacooks) to bring you the ultimate Mother’s Day Brunch!
What better way to show your love to your mum than a classic breakfast in bed, and there’s no tastier option than these delightful Poached Eggs on Sourdough with Bacon & Avocado Crema! Show off your cooking skills and give your mom a gift filled with love – they do say food is the key to the heart! ♥
Ingredients
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2 large eggs
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2 slices sourdough
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1 large onion
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1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
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1/2 cup smoked cheddar
For the Avocado Crema: -
1 large avocado
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2 limes
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1/2 cup fresh cilantro
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1/2 cup fresh parsley
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1/4 cup pickled banana pepper
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1 tsp garlic powder
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1 tblsp liquid from banana pepper
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Kosher salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Eggs
- Poach in a small pot filled with water.
- Bring to a boil and turn the heat down so the water is simmering.
- Add in 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
- Crack the egg into a small bowl or ramekin and carefully drop the egg into the simmering water.
- A large egg should take 2.5 – 3 minutes for a soft poach.
Bacon
- Fry bacon in a pan or cook in a preheated oven until desired doneness.
Onion
- Add 1 tablespoon each of butter and olive oil into the pan on medium heat.
- Add in sliced onion.
- Stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
- Add in 1 tablespoon each of maple syrup and salt.
- Stir together and continue to cook until the onions are a sweet caramel color.
- Another 10 minutes.
- Cut cherry tomatoes in half and add them in to the onion mixture.
- Grate the smoked cheddar into the onion mixture and stir it in to let it melt.
Avocado Crema
- In a food processor, add in avocado, fresh herbs, banana peppers, garlic powder, juice from 2 limes and blitz until smooth.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add olive oil while mixture is blending to thin out if desired.
Build it
- Toast the sourdough.
- Place onion, tomato, smoked cheddar mixture on the bread.
- Next place the bacon and a poached egg.
- Spoon the avocado crema on top of the egg.
- Finish with some flakey salt.
