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Crispy chilli egg smash

Jammy eggs mashed with cottage cheese, tomatoes, spring onion and crispy chilli oil, piled onto sourdough.

Serves
1
Prep
6 min
Cook
6 min
Boiled eggs and toast on a white plate
Illustrative photograph · Krisztina Papp / Unsplash
IngredientsMethod

LET’S MAKE IT

The method

  1. Cook the eggs

    Boil the eggs for 6–7 minutes, then cool under cold water.

  2. Make the smash

    Peel and roughly mash the eggs with the cottage cheese, spring onion, tomatoes, herbs, chilli oil, salt and black pepper. Keep the mixture slightly chunky.

  3. Serve on toast

    Toast the sourdough and spoon the egg mixture on top.

A note from the recipe book

The original recipe gives 6 minutes of cooking time in its heading and 6–7 minutes for boiling the eggs in the method. Both are preserved.

The original recipe notes up to 3 days in the fridge.

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