CREAMED LEEK CROSTINI WITH BACON AND POACHED EGGS
CREAMED LEEK CROSTINI WITH BACON AND POACHED EGGS
CREAMED LEEK CROSTINI WITH BACON AND POACHED EGGS

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ leek
  • finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
  • chopped
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 slices ciabatta
  • drizzled with olive oil
  • 2 rashers streaky bacon
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 55g/2oz broccoli
  • cut into florets and cooked until tender
Directions
  • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan
  • add the leek and garlic and fry for 3-4 minutes
  • or until softened.
  • Add the cream and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and simmer for one minute.
  • Heat a griddle pan until smoking. Add the ciabatta and griddle for two minutes each side
  • or until nicely toasted.
  • Add the bacon to the griddle pan and cook for two minutes on each side
  • or until golden-brown and cooked through.
  • Crack two eggs into a pan of simmering water. Poach the eggs for 3-4 minutes
  • or until cooked to your liking
  • then scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • To serve
  • place the chargrilled ciabatta onto a plate
  • top with leek mixture
  • then place the poached eggs on top. Garnish with the bacon and cooked broccoli.