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Elegant Eggs on Toast

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on February 16, 2012

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Serves 4

Elegant Eggs on Toast

Ingredients

8 large eggs ½ cup whole milk ½ teaspoon table salt ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon unsalted butter ¼ cup minced fresh chives 4 ounces goat cheese 8 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted1 ⅓ cups fresh arugula leaves 4 slices smoked salmon

Instructions

  1. Beat eggs, milk, salt, and pepper in bowl until uniformly yellow. Meanwhile, heat butter in medium nonstick skillet over high heat until foam subsides. Pour in egg mixture and, using rubber spatula, push eggs from one side of pan to other side, lifting and folding eggs until they form single mound but remain shiny and wet, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl and toss with chives.
  2. Spread cheese on 4 slices toast, then layer each with arugula and 1 slice salmon. Spoon eggs over salmon and top with remaining 4 slices toast. Serve.
Elegant Eggs on Toast

Elegant Eggs on Toast

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Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

8 large eggs
½ cup whole milk
½ teaspoon table salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¼ cup minced fresh chives
4 ounces goat cheese
8 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted
1 ⅓ cups fresh arugula leaves
4 slices smoked salmon

Ingredients

8 large eggs
½ cup whole milk
½ teaspoon table salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¼ cup minced fresh chives
4 ounces goat cheese
8 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted
1 ⅓ cups fresh arugula leaves
4 slices smoked salmon

Ingredients

8 large eggs
½ cup whole milk
½ teaspoon table salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
¼ cup minced fresh chives
4 ounces goat cheese
8 slices pumpernickel bread, toasted
1 ⅓ cups fresh arugula leaves
4 slices smoked salmon

Why This Recipe Works

For this Elegant Eggs on Toast recipe,  we cooked the eggs over high heat and pushed them from side to side across the pan with a rubber spatula. This motion guaranteed large, soft curds. Arugula (or watercress) provided a peppery bite that contrasted nicely with the other flavors—like smoked salmon and tangy goat cheese—in this Elegant Eggs on Toast recipe.

Instructions

  1. Beat eggs, milk, salt, and pepper in bowl until uniformly yellow. Meanwhile, heat butter in medium nonstick skillet over high heat until foam subsides. Pour in egg mixture and, using rubber spatula, push eggs from one side of pan to other side, lifting and folding eggs until they form single mound but remain shiny and wet, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl and toss with chives.
  2. Spread cheese on 4 slices toast, then layer each with arugula and 1 slice salmon. Spoon eggs over salmon and top with remaining 4 slices toast. Serve.

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