Delicious UK - (02)February 2020

A breakfast with heart

Valentine’sDayisa fineexcusetocooksomethinggreat-tasting,funandquirkyforsomeone

special. These heart-shaped toasts say it all in the language of egg, bacon and avo lurve

RECIPE& FOODST YLING
TROYWILLIS
PHOTOGRAPHMAJASMEND
ST YLINGTONY HUTCHINSON

Egg-in-the-holewith
baconandavocado
SERVES 2. HANDS-ON TIME 20 MIN

• 8 rashersfree-range British
  streakybacon


• 4 thickslicesgoodquality bread


• Oliveoilforfrying


• 2 mediumfree-rangeeggs


• Butterforspreading


• 1 ripeavocado


• Juice1 lime


• Smallhandfulfreshcoriander,
  roughlychopped, plus extra
  toserve


• Yourfavouritesaucetoserve
  (we like sriracha chilli sauce)

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Heart-shapedcookiecutter;large
  non-stick ovenproof frying pan

1 Heattheovento200°C/180°Cfan/
gas6.Putthebaconina single
layerona bakingtray,thencookfor
10-12minutes,turningonce,until
crisp.Setaside(keepwarm),then
reducetheoventemperature to
180°C/160°Cfan/gas4.
2 Usingtheheart-shapedcookie
cutter,stampouta heartinthe
middleof2 ofthebreadslices.
Heata splashofoilinthefrying
pansetovera mediumheat.
Addthebreadsliceswiththe
heart-shapedhole,cookuntil
goldenononeside,thenflip
over,removethepanfrom
theheatandcrackanegg
into each hole. Transfer the

pantotheovenandcookfor4-6

minutesuntilthewhitesaresetbut

theyolksarestillrunny.Toastand

buttertheremainingbreadslices

andstamped-outhearts.

3 Meanwhile,mashtheavocadoin

a mediumbowlwiththelimejuice,

choppedcorianderanda pinch of

saltandblackpepper.

4 Oncetheeggsarecooked,topthe

butteredtoastwithbaconand

sandwichtogetherwiththe

egg-filledtoast.Servethe

sandwicheswitha dollopofmashed

avocadoonthesideandthetoasted

hearts,witha drizzle of your

favouritesauce.

PERSERVING768kcal s,

47.4gfat(13.6gsaturated),

35gprotein,47.5gcarbs

(3.4gsugars),3.8g

salt, 5.5g fibre

for two.

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