Eggs Royale

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in
Islands In A Common Sea: Stories of farming, fishing, and food around the world

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2024

  • About

Enjoy this twist on the classic Eggs Benedict by adding smoked salmon. We have this as a tradition for Christmas morning breakfast, keeping things quick and simple by using premade hollandaise sauce – though you could always make you own if you have the time.

Ingredients

  • 8 fresh eggs
  • 4 English muffins
  • 1 tbsp softened butter

Method

Poach the eggs by carefully cracking them into a wide pan of simmering water. Meanwhile, split the English muffins in half, then toast, butter, and plate them. Gently warm the hollandaise sauce.

Add a tablespoon of prepared hollandaise sauce to each half of the English muffins, then top each one with smoked salmon.

Use a slotted spoon to add the poached eggs to each half of the