Warm Dressed Salad with Poached Eggs Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Richard Mashburn   Warm Dressed Salad with Poached Eggs Recipe is soft poached eggs, hot croûtons and salad leaves drizzled with mixture of olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinegar to make a lively and unusual combination in this tasty salad recipe. 3430

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 small loaf whole wheat bread
• 3 tbsp chilli oil
• 2 eggs
• 4 oz. mixed salad leaves
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tbsp balsamic or sherry vinegar
• 2 oz. Parmesan cheese, shaved
• ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS

• Carefully cut the crust from the loaf and discard. Cut the bread into neat slices and then into 1 in. cubes. Heat the chilli oil in a large frying pan. Add the bread cubes and cook for about 5 minutes, tossing the cubes occasionally, until they are crisp and golden brown all over.
• Meanwhile, bring a pan of water to the boil. Break each egg into a measuring cup and carefully slide into the water, one at a time. Gently poach the eggs for about 4 minutes until lightly cooked.
• Divide the salad leaves between two plates. Remove the croûtons from the pan and arrange them over the leaves.
• Wipe the pan clean with kitchen paper. Then heat the olive oil in the pan, add the garlic and vinegar and cook over high heat for 1 minute. Pour the warm dressing over the salads. Place a poached egg on each salad. Top with thin Parmesan shavings and a little ground black pepper.