EGGS BENEDICT WITH SMOKED SALMON & CHIVES

Eggs benedict with smoked salmon & chives image

Get your poaching technique honed and serve up this brunch classic - it's easily-doubled to feed a family or crowd

Provided by James Martin

Time 35m

Yield Serves 4 as part of a brunch buffet

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 English muffins, halved
a little butter, for spreading
8 slices smoked salmon
chopped chives, to serve
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp white wine vinegar
3 egg yolks
125g unsalted butter, diced

Steps:

First make the hollandaise sauce. Put the lemon juice and vinegar in a small bowl, add the egg yolks and whisk with a balloon whisk until light and frothy. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and whisk until mixture thickens. Gradually add the butter, whisking constantly until thick - if it looks like it might be splitting, then whisk off the heat for a few mins. Season and keep warm.
To poach the eggs, bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the vinegar. Lower the heat so that the water is simmering gently. Stir the water so you have a slight whirlpool, then slide in the eggs one by one. Cook each for about 4 mins, then remove with a slotted spoon.
Lightly toast and butter the muffins, then put a couple of slices of salmon on each half. Top each with an egg, spoon over some hollandaise and garnish with chopped chives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 564 calories, Fat 44 grams fat, SaturatedFat 23 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 27 grams protein, Sodium 3.1 milligram of sodium