Rosalie's Healthy Breakfast: Poached Eggs with Avocado (Friends' Express Cooking #8)

Rosalie's Healthy Breakfast

Skip the traditional English "greasy breakfast" and enjoy this nutrient-packed recipe instead. Bursting with vitamins, it's ideal for a leisurely late breakfast or brunch.

Ingredients (Serves 1)

• 2 eggs
• 1 small avocado
• 1 slice country bread
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco
• Olive oil, vinegar, chives, ground pepper, coarse salt

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix thinly sliced avocado, lemon juice, and Tabasco.
2. In a saucepan, bring water to a gentle simmer (about 10cm deep) with 3-4 tablespoons vinegar and a pinch of coarse salt.
3. Crack the eggs and poach them gently in the water.
4. Lightly toast the bread slice.
5. On a large plate, place the toast, drizzle with olive oil, top with avocado mixture, and sprinkle with chopped chives.
6. Add the poached eggs, season with ground pepper and a pinch of coarse salt.