Just a little bit fancy.

Our home has been full of sickness of late. Caitlyn has an ear infection, Daniel’s had high fevers, I’ve had a cold and Emma… well, she just is clingy and cries lots. Because I’m feeling particularly under the weather today, I wanted to stay off milk-based breakfasts such as porridge or cereal. And since I’ve been on a recent chia pudding adventure, today I just didn’t feel like having this again.

After a quick rummage through my fridge, I discovered I had everything I needed to make poached egg on toast with more healthy goodness thrown in for good measure. That’s why I added smashed avocado and a sprinkling of chia seeds for good measure. While I didn’t want to eat chia pudding, there was no reason why I still couldn’t eat chia seeds for breakfast.

Let’s first talk about smashed avocado. It’s been taking Sydney by storm. Go into any cafe and you’ll find on their breakfast menu smashed avocado on toast. It’s become a popular breakfast for millennials with prices soaring upwards to $22 for this meal served with crumbled feta. The limelight really fell on smashed avocado meals when Bernard Salt wrote an article “suggesting young Australians should be spending less on breakfast and instead be saving for a home deposit”.

Now let’s talk about the poached egg. There are a few ways to poach an egg. I use a couple of them myself. If you read the recipe below you’ll see how to go about this. Poaching eggs is often feared by many because it’s so easy to either overcook the egg or have it disintegrate in the water. It’s not that hard really. Practice, however, does make perfect!

Back to this recipe. It took me 10 minutes to put together. Plus I was able to have a breakfast of champions to hopefully get me onto a path of better health without sickness!

Smashed Avocado with Poached Egg

A healthy breakfast that's a little bit fancy. Perfect for a Sunday brunch or if you just want to pick yourself up with a good start to the day. The egg is the only element that requires cooking - the rest is just puting it all together.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Servings 1 serve

Ingredients

 

• 1 slice wholegrain bread, toasted
• Vegemite, or Marmite
• 1/2 avocado, small, mashed
• 1 tomato, small, sliced
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar, (optional)
• 1 tablespoon feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon chia seeds
• micro herbs, (optional)

Instructions

 

• On your toasted wholegrain bread slice, smear a little Vegemite or Marmite on top.
• Add the mashed avocado and place the sliced tomato on top.
• Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a gentle simmer. Add the vinegar. Crack your egg into a cup. Use a slotted spoon and stir the water to create a mini whirlpool effect while gently easing the egg into the water. Cook your egg for 3-4 minutes and use a slotted spoon to lift it out and drain on kitchen paper. Trim the white and place on top of the tomato.
• Sprinkle crumbled feta and chia seeds over the egg. Add micro herbs if you're using these. Serve immediately.

Notes

• Poaching an egg is an art form. Key tips to remember:
  • Fresh eggs poach better than older eggs as the white clings better to the yolk.
  • A large pot filled with water will allow the egg to fall to the bottom of the pot, thus giving the white more time to set around the yolk.
  • If you drop your egg from a height the yolk will try to separate itself from the white. By easing it into the water the yolk will remain encased in the white.