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COOKERY
ROCKET EGGS WITH SALSA VERDE
FRENCH TOAST WITH SMOKY BACON AND SPIKED TOMATOES
SWEET BLUEBERRY AND CINNAMON FRITTATA WITH MAPLE SYRUP

ROCKET EGGS WITH SALSA VERDE

An omlette-style dish which is fast to cook - have the ingredients ready before you start. To serve more than two people, double the ingredients, but make the eggs in two batches.

Serves 2

  • 4 organic or free-range eggs
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp unsalted butter
  • 50g wild rocket

To serve

  • 125g mixed salad leaves
  • 25g walnuts, broken into pieces
  • Fresh Parmesan cheese shavings
  • 1 batch rocket salsa verde

 

Crack the eggs into a small bowl and whisk briefly to break up. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Heat the butter in a wok or frying pan until foaming. Add the rocket and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add the eggs and gently swirl around the surface of the wok or pan.

Cook mixture until golden brown underneath, but still slightly soft and runny on top. Meanwhile, divide the salad between 2 plates and sprinkle with the walnuts.

Using 2 wooden spoons, cut the omelette into 4 pieces and put on top of the salad. Top with Parmesan shavings and serve at once with the salsa verde

 


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FRENCH TOAST WITH SMOKY BACON AND SPIKED TOMATOES

Day-old bread is best for this recipe as it will soak up more of the eggy mixture and fry better than fresh bread. The eggs make the bread puff up inside like a delicious soufflé.

Serves 4

  • 4 eggs
  • Salt and fresly ground black pepper
  • 4 slices thick white bread, halved diagonally
  • 12 slices smoked streaky bacon
  • 12 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 large plum tomatoes, halved lengthways
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp chilli oil
  • 25g butter
  • 2 tbsp basil leaves, torn

 

Preheat the grill. Put the eggs in a bowl and whisk until mixed. Add plenty of salt and pepper. Pour into a large, shallow dish, then dip the slices of bread in the egg mixture, coating it all over, and set aside for a few minutes to let the egg soak into the bread.

Meanwhile, grill the bacon for 1-2 minutes on each side until crisp. Transfer to a low oven to keep it warm.

Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a frying pan until hot. Add the tomatoes and sprinkle with the sugar. Fry for 1-2 minutes on each side until caramelised. Sprinkle with the chilli oil and remove from the heat. Transfer to a plate and put into a very low oven to keep warm.

Wipe the frying pan clean with kitchen paper, add the butter and remaining oil and heat until hot. Add the egg-soaked bread, in 2 batches if necessary, and fry for 2 minutes on each side until crisp and golden.

Cut the French toast slices in half diagonally and put 2 triangles on each plate with 3 pieces of bacon on top. Spoon the tomatoes over the bacon, sprinkle with the basil and serve.

 


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SWEET BLUEBERRY AND CINNAMON FRITTATA WITH MAPLE SYRUP

This dish is a cross between a soufflé and an omelette - two of the great egg dishes. It starts on the stovetop like an omelette and is finished in the oven like a soufflé. Make sure you use a pan with an ovenproof handle so it's suitable for both. You need good quality maple syrup for this recipe - it's worth paying a bit more.

Serves 6

  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 150g mascarpone cheese
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 250g blueberries

To Serve

  • Vanilla ice cream
  • 3 tbsp good quality maple syrup

 

 

Preheat the oven to 190·C, 380·F, Gas 5. Put the egg yolks, cinnamon and half the sugar into a large bowl. Using an electric whisk, beat the mixture until pale and creamy. Add the mascarpone and whisk for a further minute until smooth.

Remove the beaters from the whisk and wash and dry them.

Put the egg whites into a large, clean bowl and whisk until stiff.

Add the remaining caster sugar and beat for a further 2 minutes until stiff and shiny.

Using a large metal spoon, fold 1 spoonful of the egg whites into the egg and mascarpone mixture then gently fold in the remaining egg whites.

Heat the butter in a 30cm diameter non-stick ovenproof frying pan until foaming.

Add the egg mixture and cook over a medium heat for 1 minute.

Dot the blueberries over the top, transfer to the preheated oven and bake for about 25 minutes until golden and just set. Serve with ice cream and maple syrup.

 


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