Eggs-traordinary Stuffed Toasty Baskets with Lemony Greens
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 slices soft white sandwich bread
- 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
- 1 vine-ripe tomato, chopped
- 4 eggs
- Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, for sprinkling
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 6 cups mixed greens
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Preheat a small skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of the EVOO (once around the pan) and the chopped bacon, and cook for 3 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp.
- Add the garlic, onions, crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Cook until the onions start to turn translucent, about 3 minutes.
- With a serrated knife, cut the crusts from the bread.
- With your fingertips or a rolling pin, flatten or roll out each slice of bread as thin as you can get it.
- Nestle each thin slice of bread into the cup of a nonstick standard 1/2-cup muffin tin, pushing the bread down on the bottom of the tin and pushing it up the sides of the tin.
- The bread will reach the top of each tin and be slightly above the rim.
- If the bread breaks or tears, just smoosh it together a little, it will still be fine.
- (If you do not have a nonstick muffin tin, liberally brush your muffin tin with some additional melted butter, then proceed with nestling the bread in each buttered cup.)
- Brush the bread with the melted butter.
- Add the tomatoes to the bacon and onions.
- Turn the heat up and toss around to evaporate some of the tomato liquid, about 1 minute.
- Working one at a time, crack the eggs into a small bowl and then carefully transfer to the bread-lined muffin tins.
- The goal is to not break the yolk.
- Sprinkle each egg with a little salt and pepper.
- Top each egg with one quarter of the tomato-onion mixture and then sprinkle each one with a little grated cheese.
- Place in the hot oven and bake for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the mustard with the lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- In a slow, steady stream, whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of EVOO.
- In a salad bowl, toss the lemon dressing with the mixed greens.
- To serve, use a butter knife to nudge the cooked toast and eggs out from each tin and onto a plate.
- Serve with the lemon-dressed salad.
extravirgin olive oil, bacon, garlic, onion, red pepper, salt, white sandwich bread, butter, tomato, eggs, mustard, lemon, mixed greens
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/eggs-traordinary-stuffed-toasty-baskets-with-lemony-greens-374265 (may not work)