Poached egg recipes
The humble poached egg deserves a LOT of praise. Elevate your breakfast or brunch recipes with the addition of a poached egg or even rely on poached eggs on toast for a speedy and satisfying dinner. Discover all of our poached egg recipes here.
Plus, learn the perfect way to poach an egg with our how-to guide.
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Vegetarian brunch
Cottage cheese Turkish-style eggs
Inspired by Turkish eggs, which are served on a bed of labneh or thick yogurt, this version uses cottage cheese instead
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Brunch
Eggs florentine
Eggs florentine is the ultimate brunch – and a chance to master skills including making hollandaise, fresh muffins and perfect poached eggs.
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April seasonal
Asparagus farinata with trout, poached egg and hollandaise
Farinata – a fluffy chickpea-flour pancake – is an incredible base for all sorts of toppings, like our decadent update on eggs royale.
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Savoury waffles with smoked salmon, avocado and eggs
Soft and fluffy savoury waffles are topped with smoked salmon, avocado and poached eggs in this unbeatable brunch dish – get your griddle pan out!
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Poached egg, purple sprouting broccoli and tarragon hollandaise
A simple, healthy breakfast recipe showcasing eggs at their best; purple sprouting broccoli is topped with poached eggs and a silky tarragon hollandaise.
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Fritters
Spiced onion fritters with poached eggs
Crunchy, crispy onion fritters are a crowdpleaser. These ones, made with onions and samphire, are best served with mango chutney and a poached egg.
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Recipes for one person
Poached egg, squash, mushrooms and kale on sourdough
A meal for one that takes poached eggs on toast up a notch with the addition of sweet squash, garlicy mushrooms and kale. Try it for brunch today!
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Courgettes with chilli-spiced yogurt and poached eggs
Courgettes are cooked in yoghurt and chilli before being topped with perfectly poached eggs in this slightly different brunch dish.
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Brunch
Eggs benedict with sweetcorn fritters
Enjoy our eggs benefict with sweetcorn fritters: we've replaced the English muffins with smoky sweetcorn fritters and topping with slices of creamy avocado.
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Brunch
Eggs benedict
Lightly toasted English muffins, good bacon, poached eggs and velvety hollandaise: eggs benedict is the best brunch to kick off the weekend.
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Chorizo
Creamy chorizo spaghetti with poached eggs
Try this twist on a carbonara for a quick weeknight meal. We've stirred cream cheese through our chorizo spaghetti and topped it with a poached egg.
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Chorizo
Roast sweet potato, chorizo and onion hash with poached eggs
This veggie-packed chorizo and onion hash is high in protein and vitamin B from the eggs and only takes 30 minutes to make.
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One-pan meals
Easy shakshuka
We think this easy shakshuka – a classic Middle Eastern lunch dish – is brilliant served any time, mopped up with good bread.
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Gammon
Grilled gammon steaks with peas, herb hollandaise and poached eggs
We've given gammon steaks a new lease of life by grilling them in a honey-mustard glaze and serving with a herby hollandaise, poached eggs and fresh peas.
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Poached eggs
Cabbage and potato cakes with poached eggs
Forget about rösti, we're all about these potato and cabbage cakes served alongside crispy bacon and topped with perfectly poached eggs.
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Healthy breakfasts
Spinach and potato cakes with poached eggs
These Indian-spiced spinach and potato cakes topped with a runny poached egg make a wonderful meat-free lunch or light supper.
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