Soft-boiled eggs with pancetta avocado soldiers
Soft, creamy avocado wrapped in crispy pancetta, perfect for dipping in your morning egg
Soft boiled eggs
Serves 1
Easy
Cook: -
Struggle to make perfect soft-boiled eggs with a runny centre? Just follow our foolproof recipe, then serve with toast soldiers or in a salad niçoise
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- 2 large free-range eggsat room temperature
- toastto serve
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal191
- fat13g
- saturates4g
- carbs0g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein19g
- salt0.5g
Method
step 1
Fill a medium sized saucepan with water and bring to a rolling boil.
step 2
Make sure your eggs aren't fridge cold. By having the eggs at room temperature, it will be less of a shock for the egg reaching the hot water and therefore less likely to crack. You can also use an egg pricker to make a very small hole in each egg before boiling, which will also reduce the chances of it cracking in the heat. Slowly lower the eggs into the water using a spoon.
step 3
Set your timer for 4-5 mins for runny/dippy eggs to serve with soldiers, or 6-7 mins for soft-boiled eggs for a salad. If serving in a salad, plunge the eggs into a bowl of cold water as soon as the timer goes off – this will stop them cooking and cool the shells quickly for peeling.
