Poached egg with guacamole toast

This is one of my go-to lunches any day of the week and it’s a good one to make if you’re working from home at the moment. It’s quick, easy and nutritious so you can’t really go wrong. As long as you have the right bread (I like a sourdough doorstep) and don’t over cook your egg, it’s never going to disappoint. I’m not reinventing the wheel here, but it’s a useful basic to have in your back pocket!

Ingredients

Serves 2

• 2 slices of sourdough or wholegrain toast

• 2-4 eggs

• 1 avocado

• 5 cherry tomatoes, quartered

• 1 thin slice of red onion, or 1/2 spring onion, chopped finely

• Juice of 1/4 lemon

• Pinch of cayenne

• Salt & pepper

Method

• Slice the bread and place in the toaster ready to go

• Boil a pan of salted water and reduce to a simmer.

• Prep the avocado - mix all the ingredients together mashing the avocado a bit as you go. Just enough to break it up, don’t puree it!

• Put the toast on.

• Place each egg (shell on) gently in the hot water for just 10 seconds to help keep the shape when you poach it. If you have very fresh eggs you probably don’t need to do this.

• Remove the eggs and crack each one gently into the pan, allowing enough space for them to float separately - I usually don’t cook more than a couple at a time.

• Cook for 2 - 2 1/2 minutes to get a perfect yolk - no longer!

• At the same time, get the toast on to your plate, spoon on the guacamole mix and top with the egg. Sat and pepper to taste