Eggs Benedict with avocado, salmon and bacon Ingredients: -
One Egg One slice of sourdough loaf Two rashers of rindless bacon Dash of vinegar Hollandaise sauce One slice of smoked salmon Capers (for garnish) Baby spinach leaves Âź avocado sliced thinly
Method: Put sourdough slice under grill at 200 degrees until golden both sides. Bring pot of water to a simmer, add a dash of vinegar to the water then crack an egg into a bowl. Stir the water to create a vortex then add the egg, cook for 2 minutes then remove onto paper towels using a slotted spoon. Heat oil in a pan, once oil has reached medium/high heat add bacon to pan cook until browned and crispy turning occasionally. Remove from pan onto paper towels. To plate up first add toasted sourdough, a thin layer of hollandaise sauce, a layer of sliced avocado, bacon and the poached egg. You can smear extra hollandaise sauce on the plate and add capers and salmon with spinach on top. To finish lightly drizzle with just a touch of olive oil.
Analysis of Food Several ‘add ons’ were added to the dish to create another aspect to the dish through presentation, some of these accented each other through colour and contrast and some through flavour. For example, capers and smoked salmon were used to provide an additional garnish on the plate to make the plate look fuller and have more character. These two elements also complement each other in flavour and go well with the hollandaise sauce which was smeared under the salmon, so it would be eaten with the salmon. The poached egg was pierced after cooking to expose the runny egg yolk providing a vibrant golden colour, this accents the looks and characteristics of the food too. The bread was toasted to provide additional colour and to stop it from becoming soggy and soggy looking when the hollandaise sauce was added. All-natural lighting was used rather than artificial which on a nice and sunny day helps bring out the colours in the food when taking pictures, like in the yolk and the spinach. The first angle used has a rosemary bush in the background, this provides a rustic feel to the dish and makes the food look as though it is very natural and unprocessed. The second angle shows all the food with no background at all this puts all the focus on the food, so you can really see the contents of the dish.