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Eggs Florentine

Eggs Florentine is a variation on eggs Benedict with spinach in place of bacon. It's a delicious vegetarian take on this brunch classic.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 556 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 English muffins
  • ½ tablespoon butter
  • 2 oz spinach (approx), 2 handfuls
  • 4 eggs
For the Hollandaise sauce
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter

Instructions

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  1. Slice the muffins in half to give you two rounds from each and get broiler/grill ready to toast, if using. Heat a pot of water for poaching your eggs and wash ands remove any tough stems from the spinach. Roughly chop if the leaves are large.
  2. First, start on the hollandaise sauce - put the two egg yolks into a blender container along with the cayenne pepper, mustard and lemon juice and blend until smooth.
  3. Melt the ½tbsp butter for the spinach in a small skillet/frying pan over a medium heat. Add the spinach and wilt it down (it will only take a minute) and set aside.
  4. Poach your four whole eggs until the whites are translucent and the yolks are still slightly soft - roughly 2 minutes.
  5. As the eggs are almost ready, toast your muffins and melt the butter for the sauce.
  6. Add the melted butter in a steady pour to the egg yolk mixture, with the blender running the whole time so that it is properly combined.
  7. Serve it all up - on each plate place the two halves of a muffin with some of the spinach on top of each half. Place an egg on top of each half muffin then drizzle the hollandaise sauce over the top.

Notes

  • Note - you need to do a few things at once to save things becoming cold so read through before starting.
  • If you prefer, you can make each serving  just one whole egg plus poach the leftover egg white from the sauce. This saves you having any leftover whites, but it depends if you have another use for them in mind. Alternatively, serve with one egg for a slightly less large dish, as in the video.
  • You may not need all of the Hollandaise, but half is probably not quite enough - if you are making for 3 people, for example, this is probably plenty sauce, just increase everything else.

Nutrition Information

Calories 556kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 40g (62%) Saturated Fat 21g (105%) Cholesterol 591mg (197%) Sodium 456mg (19%) Potassium 374mg (11%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 4192IU (84%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 137mg (14%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 556

% Daily Value*

Calories 556kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 40g 62%
Saturated Fat 21g 105%
Cholesterol 591mg 197%
Sodium 456mg 19%
Potassium 374mg 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 4192IU 84%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 137mg 14%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.