Eggy Crumpets with Avocado, Poached Egg, Pancetta and Mexican Salsa
Serves: 4
YOU WILL NEED:
◻ 1 small tin of sweetcorn, drained and rinsed
◻ Bread slices, blitzed in the food processor to make breadcrumbs
◻ 4 spring onions,
chopped
◻ 4 medium vine
tomatoes, chopped ◻ 1 small bunch fresh
coriander, chopped ◻ ½ red chilli, finely
chopped
◻ Dash of olive oil
◻ Juice of 1 lime
◻ Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
◻ 8 rashers smoked
pancetta
◻ 2 avocados
◻ 6 eggs
◻ Dash of milk
◻ 4 crumpets
◻ Rapeseed oil, for
frying
◻ A little butter for
frying
◻ Water for boiling
◻ Dash of vinegar
To make the salsa, lightly mix the sweetcorn, spring onions, vine tomatoes, coriander, chilli, olive oil, and lime juice in a bowl, season with some sea salt and ground black pepper and leave to one side.
2
Lightly grill the pancetta until crisp and golden and at the same time, mash the avocado in a bowl with a fork and lightly season.
3
In a shallow dish, whisk two of the eggs with the milk and some sea salt and black pepper. Soak the crumpets in the egg mixture, hole side down, and leave for a couple of minutes before turning over.
Heat the oil and butter in a large frying pan and fry the crumpets until they are cooked and golden. Remove from the pan and keep warm to one side.
5
Bring a large pan of boiling water to the boil, add a dash of vinegar and then lightly poach the remaining four eggs.
6
On four individual plates, make a stack starting with an eggy crumpet topped with a spoonful of the avocado, followed by a poached egg and finished with two rashers of pancetta. Serve immediately with the salsa on the side.