Polenta Slices with Poached Eggs and Creamed Spinach
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 4 Tbsps Vinegar
- 100 grams Lettuce
- 4 Tbsps olive oil (plus more for baking sheet)
- 2 Tbsps White vinegar
- 1 splash lemon juice
- 1 pinch sugar
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 200 grams Spinach
- 2 Tbsps Crème fraiche
- 2 slices ham
- 1 Tbsp butter
- ground paprika (for sprinkling)
- Polenta
- 100 grams Polenta
- salt
- 40 grams freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
Preparation steps
Rinse the lettuce, spin dry, tear into bite-sized pieces and arrange on plates.
In a bowl, whisk together 4 tablespoons of the olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice and sugar and season with salt and pepper.
Blanch the spinach in a pot of boiling salted just until wilted, drain, rinse under cold water and squeezedry.
Grease a baking sheet. In a saucepan, bring 250 ml (approximately 8 ounces) of water to a boil. Stir in polenta and cook, stirring until the polenta is thick, stir in Parmesan. Spread about 1.5 cm (approximately 1/2-inch) high on the baking sheet. Let cool.
Cut cooled polenta into rectangles, brush with the remaining oil and saute until golden brown. Arrange on the plates with the lettuce.
Bring a skillet with water and 4 tablespoons of vinegar to a boil, then remove from the heat. Break each egg into a cup and place carefully into the hot water. Simmer over low heat until the whites are set and the yolks are still soft, 5-6 min. Remove with a slotted spoon and dry on paper towels.
Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet and saute the ham until golden brown and place on the polenta. Laying the drained eggs on top and sprinkle with some paprika.
Drizzle salad with dressing.
Chop spinach coarsely and heat in a pan with crème fraîche, season with salt and pepper and serve along with the eggs on polenta.