Recipes
Baked eggs with chives and ciabatta toast
Use crusty bread to burst the golden yolks of this cheesy heaven of a dish. Play around with different herbs and cheeses to make this brunch your own.
Use crusty bread to burst the golden yolks of this cheesy heaven of a dish. Play around with different herbs and cheeses to make this brunch your own.
Cook: 25 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: £1.26 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 147g serving contains
Energy
2043kj
332kcal
2043kj
332kcal
17%
Fat
22.3g
22.3g
High
32%
32%
Saturates
11.5g
11.5g
High
58%
58%
Sugars
2.5g
2.5g
Low
3%
3%
Salt
0.85g
0.85g
Med
14%
14%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1390kj/332kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1390kj/332kcal
Ingredients
1 tsp olive oil, for greasing
4 Asda Extra Special Free Range Golden Yolk Eggs
200ml single cream
75g Asda Extra Special Swiss Le Gruyère, finely grated
15g fresh chives, finely chopped
½ loaf Asda Extra Special Ciabatta, slice in half lengthways
A pinch of smoked paprika (optional)
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Grease 4 standard size ramekins (approx. 150ml) with the oil and place them into a high-sided baking tray, then crack an egg into each one.
2
Pour the cream into a jug, add half the cheese and chives, season with salt and ground pepper and mix well. You can get creative with your flavours by adding different cheeses and fresh herbs. Baked eggs are also delicious using crème fraîche instead of cream.
3
Divide the mixture between the ramekins, sprinkling the remaining cheese on top. Pour boiling water from the kettle into the baking tray so it reaches halfway up the ramekins.
4
Place the ciabatta cut-side up on a separate baking tray. Bake the eggs and ciabatta in the oven for 12 mins for runny eggs (or to your liking – 15 mins for medium eggs, 18 mins for firm).
5
When the eggs and bread are ready, carefully remove the tray from the oven and take the ramekins out of the water using oven gloves, sprinkle over the remaining chives and add a pinch of smoked paprika, if using. Slice the bread into thick soldiers for dunking and serve alongside the baked eggs.