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SCD Eggs Benedict - gooey yolk

SCD Eggs Benedict

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Dish, Sauces & Dips
Cuisine Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Refined Sugar-Free, SCD
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

For the Hollandaise

  • 150 g unsalted butter
  • 2 egg yolks (save the whites for another recipe)
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 lemon (juiced)
  • black pepper

For the Eggs Benedict

  • 8 eggs
  • 8 slices grain-free bread
  • 8 slices ham
  • salt & black pepper
  • herbs to garnish such as chives, parsley or coriander

Instructions
 

To Make The Hollandaise

  • Melt the butter in a pan or microwave and set aside until needed.
  • Put 2 inches of water in a saucepan and heat very gently so it is barely simmering.
  • Separate the egg whites from the egg yolks.
  • In a heatproof bowl, add the white wine vinegar to the egg yolks and whisk until light and frothy.
  • Place the bowl on top of the saucepan, make sure that the base of the bowl doesn't touch the water.
  • Whisk the mixture constantly as it is sitting over the simmering water until it thickens slightly. (Don't overheat or you'll end up with scrambled eggs!)
  • Take the mixture off the heat completely and start to whisk in the melted butter a little at a time.
  • Add the lemon juice bit by bit, tasting as you go, until you get the flavour you like.
  • Season if needed with salt and pepper and set aside while you create the rest of the dish.

To make the Eggs Benedict

  • Toast the slices of Grain-Free Bread and top with some butter.
  • Poach the eggs.
  • Add the ham then a poached egg to each slice of toast and top with a large spoonful of the hollandaise.
  • Season with black pepper and add some herbs to serve.