Benny's Eggs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 8 large eggs
• 4 slices rich egg bread or 4 slices brioche bread, toasted
• 3 ounces cream cheese, soft
• 3 ounces sliced smoked salmon or 3 ounces lox
• orange slice, garnish
• fresh mint sprig, garnish

Recipe

• 1 sauce:.
• 2 in a large metal bowl, whisk together egg, lemon juice and orange rind over a pan of boiling water for 1 minute.
• 3 gradually whisk in butter until sauce is smooth and well blended.
• 4 it will be rather thin while warm, but will thicken as it cools slightly.
• 5 eggs:.
• 6 crack eggs into shallow pan of boiling water.
• 7 poach until done to your liking.
• 8 meanwhile, toast the bread.
• 9 spread with cream cheese.
• 10 top with the salmon.
• 11 place on plate.
• 12 top with 2 eggs per serving.
• 13 spoon sauce over.
• 14 serve with oranges and mint or parsley.