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Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon

March 7, 2012 by Alida Ryder 6 Comments

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Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon

 

If I could only choose one breakfast to eat for the rest of my life, it would be Eggs Benedict. Sure, I wouldn’t be able to move after a while as the hollandaise alone is enough to make me gain weight by just looking at it, but I almost don’t mind. There is just something about the silky, butteriness of hollandaise that makes up for the fact that it’s so fattening. When I eat hollandaise I feel very much like Julie Powell in Julie&Julia when she says eating an egg is like eating white sauce. It has that same velvety texture and delicate flavour, and that is exactly what hollandaise is to me. The fact that I can whip it up within a minute with my hand blender also adds to it’s appeal.

Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon

When Mediterranean Delicacies sent me a pack of their smoked salmon, I was excited to use it as smoked salmon is one of my all-time favourite ingredients. I instantly thought of about 10 different ways I could showcase the salmon but wanted to stick to something classic and simple. I first thought of doing a traditional bagel & lox but settled on the Eggs Benedict simply because I wanted a reason to make it again. The smoked salmon worked perfectly with the lemony-buttery hollandaise and the soft poached eggs. I decided to toast the English muffins to add some texture and also added extra lemon to the hollandaise to really cut through the richness of the salmon. This is a stunning breakfast that is sure to impress your guests!

Serves 4

4 English muffins, halved and toasted
8 eggs, poached or fried (I often cook eggs by poach-frying them. I break the eggs into a hot pan and as soon as the whites are slightly set I add boiling water. The end result is a egg that has the same, soft texture as poached eggs but it’s much easier to do.)
200g Mediterranean Delicacies Smoked Salmon
for the hollandaise
3 extra-large, egg yolks
150g butter, melted
juice of 1 lemon
salt to taste (if the butter is salted you will probably won’t need to season the sauce)

  1. Top the toasted English muffins with the smoked salmon ribbons.
  2. Top the smoked salmon with the poached eggs.
  3. To make the hollandaise, place the egg yolks and lemon juice in a tall container and blend with your hand blender.
  4. Whilst blending, slowly drizzle the melted butter into the egg mixture while moving the blender up and down. Continue blending until all the butter has been incorporated and the sauce is thick and glossy. Check the seasoning and adjust.
  5. Spoon the hollandaise over the poached eggs and serve.
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Filed Under: Breakfast Recipes, Eggs Recipes, Seafood Tagged With: Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon, Hollandaise, poached eggs, Smoked Salmon

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  1. Kim

    March 11, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    Eggs Benedict is my faavvvvooorrriiitteeeee breakfast, too. Mmm I would love to try it with smoked salmon! Check out my Eggs Benny post: http://exceptfortripe.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/eggs-benny/

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  2. Colleen

    March 9, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    Love love love eggs benedict. My very favourite decadent breakfast. Love the addition of smoked salmon too! Have a great weekend with your lovely family xx

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    • Ally_R

      March 11, 2012 at 7:28 AM

      Thanks Colleen!

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  3. Jaimie

    March 8, 2012 at 4:02 AM

    My friend’s mom taught me an awesome trick for easy poached eggs. When boiling the water add 2 or 3 tablespoons of white vinegar and then cover it. The vinegar keeps the eggs together and the taste doesn’t transfer to the eggs. Add the eggs once you have a full rolling boil. Works every time and way less messy than without the vinegar.

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  4. sara

    March 7, 2012 at 11:28 PM

    Lovely! I don’t think I’ve ever had smoked salmon on eggs benedict, but sounds delicious! Gorgeous photo. šŸ™‚

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