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Baked green eggs with bread salad

This appetising vegetarian egg dish is low in calories and high in iron, and is an easy but filling meal to put together in a hurry.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 bunches asparagus, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 120g baby spinach
  • ½ cup reduced-fat cream
  • 1 ½ tablespoons basil pesto
  • 8 eggs
  • 400g mixed cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 100g piece sourdough bread, torn into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • ⅓ cup small basil leaves
  • cracked black pepper, to taste
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Cook the asparagus and spinach in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes, or until just tender. Drain well. Divide the vegetables into 4 x 1 1/2-cup shallow ovenproof dishes.

    2 Combine cream and pesto in a small bowl. Pour pesto mixture over vegetables. Make 2 small indents in each dish of vegetable mixture. Crack 1 egg into each indent. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the egg whites are set.

    3 Meanwhile, combine the cherry tomatoes, bread, onion, vinegar and half of the basil in a medium salad bowl. Season with cracked black pepper and toss gently to combine. Serve eggs with salad and garnish with remaining basil.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check pesto is gluten free.

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