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Poached egg on avocado toast

Prep Time17 mins
Cook Time3 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Avocado, Poached egg, Toast
Servings: 4 Toasts

Ingredients

  • 4 pcs Eggs Extra fresh
  • 4 slices Bread
  • 2 pcs Avocado
  • 1 pcs Spring onions Preferably one with a large bulb, if not use two
  • 6 pcs Cherry Tomatoes
  • ½ pcs Lime
  • 4 pcs Cilantro stems Use only the leaves
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Espelette Pepper
  • White vinegar

Instructions

  • Crack the eggs and poor each of them in an individual glass
  • Add a tsp of vinegar to the egg and slovely move the glass around to sourround the egg with the vinagar
  • Cover the glass with plastic and leave in the fridge for 15 minutes
  • Peel and remove the pit of the avocados and add them to a small bowl
  • Squeeze the juice of the lime over the avocados rapidely in order to avoid it turning brown
  • Crush the avocado using a fork. It does not need to be completeley smooth. it is even better with a bit of texture
  • Chop the white part of the onion and the cilantro leaves finely and cut the tomatoes in small pieces
  • Add them to the avocado mixture
  • Add salt, pepper and espelette pepper to taste. You can replace the espelette pepper with some fresh chili if you have it.
  • Toast the bread in a toaster or under the grill in the oven

To poach the eggs:

  • Put a lot of water to boil in a big sauce pan together with ½ glass of vinegar
  • Bring the glasses with the eggs close to the boiling water and let them slide, one by one, quickly into the water. Stir slowly the top of the water with a skimmer to create a slight movement in the water
  • Let the eggs simmer for 3 minutes while you prepare a small bowl with ice and water
  • Remove the eggs using a skimmer, and add them into the ice cold water for a short while
  • Dry the eggs with kitchen paper and cut off what does not look nice around the eggs
  • Add your avocado mixture onto the toasted bread and place a poached egg on top. Add salt and pepper