By Chef Stephen Coe.
Green Eggs and Ham
Ingredients
- 1 piece of ciabatta toasted and cut in half
- 4 slices of prosciutto cut thin
- ½ cup arugula
- 2 tablespoons pesto
- 2 poached eggs
- 1 tablespoon basil hollandaise
Instructions
- In a layered fashion from bottom to top, stack the ingredients, adjust with seasoning, serve.
Hollandaise Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon basil, arugula, or spinach sliced
- Salt and cayenne pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a heatproof bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and water.
- Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water (double boiler) and whisk continuously until the mixture thickens.
- Slowly drizzle in the melted butter while whisking constantly until the sauce has emulsified.
- Remove from heat, whisk in lemon juice, salt, basil, and cayenne pepper.
- Adjust seasoning to taste and serve.