Mini Challenge: Bruschetta with Poached Egg, Truffle Oil, and Arugula
- 1 baguette, cut diagonally into 4 slices (1/3-inch thick)
- Olive oil, for drizzling, plus 1 tablespoon
- Salt
- 2 teaspoons vinegar, your choice
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 cups baby arugula
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons Gremolata, recipe follows
- Truffle oil
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley, stems removed
- 1 lemon, zested
- Preheat a grill or grill pan over medium heat.
- Drizzle olive oil over one side of each bread slice.
- Grill the bread slices on both sides until well marked.
- Set each bread slice on a plate.
- Fill a medium size saute pan with cold water.
- Add 1 tablespoon salt and the vinegar and bring to a boil; lower the heat to a simmer.
- Meanwhile, in another medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- Stir in the garlic and cook until just fragrant.
- Add the arugula and toss to wilt.
- Remove from heat.
- Place some arugula over each slice of bread.
- Crack 1 egg into a small bowl; then slowly slip it into the simmering water.
- Repeat with the rest of the eggs.
- Poach the eggs for about 3 minutes, until the whites have coagulated.
- One by one, remove the eggs from the water with a slotted spoon, resting the spoon on top of a towel to dry off the excess water.
- Place 1 egg on top of each bread slice.
- Spoon some of the gremolata on top of each egg and drizzle with some truffle oil.
- Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over each egg and serve immediately.
- A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe.
- The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
- Chop the garlic and parsley and place in a small bowl.
- Add the zest and stir to combine.
baguette, olive oil, salt, vinegar, clove garlic, baby arugula, eggs, truffle oil, parmesan, garlic, flatleaf parsley, lemon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mini-challengebruschetta-with-poached-egg-truffle-oil-and-arugula-recipe.html (may not work)