A nice twist on eggs benedict – perfect for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Serves 4
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
4 x 100g salmon darns
A little olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large eggs
1 tableps. white wine vinegar
4 thick slice of sourdough bread, toasted
Hollandaise Sauce
2 egg yolks
1½ tablesp. lemon juice
100g unsalted butter
Salt and pepper
To Serve:
Fresh dill and black pepper to serve Mixed salad
To Cook
To cook the salmon:
Heat the oven to Gas Mark 4, 180°C (350°F). Brush each piece of salmon with a little oil and season with salt and black pepper. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place the pieces of salmon on it. Place in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
To poach the eggs:
While the salmon is cooking poach the eggs. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Reduce to a gentle simmer and add the white wine vinegar and a little salt. Break two of the eggs into the water and simmer for 3-4 minutes until just cooked but still soft on the inside. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain well on kitchen paper. Repeat with the other two eggs.
To make the Hollandaise Sauce:
Put the egg yolks and lemon juice in a food processor and whizz until the mixture is creamy. Melt the butter in a saucepan until it is sizzling hot. Keep the processor running and slowly pour in the melted butter. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Serving Suggestions
Place the toast on plates, top with the salmon darn and poached eggs. Spoon over the hollandaise sauce and sprinkle with dill and black pepper. Serve with a mixed salad.
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Shelina x
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Spread the set honey over the toast then add the coconut yoghurt and then layer over the slices of mango, pomegranate seeds, lime zest, mint and a squeeze of lime juice.
Come rain, hail or shine it’s always a good time for chocolate chip cookie ice-cream sandwich. Even better when it’s all homemade.
Come rain, hail or shine it’s always a good time for chocolate chip cookie ice-cream sandwich. Even better when it’s all homemade.
We use baking soda in this recipe, the baking soda gives makes the cookie chewy and when frozen the perfect crunch. However, if you prefer a doughier cookie, just replace the baking soda with baking powder.
If you enjoyed making this recipe, share your pictures with us, tagging @AshfordCastle.
This recipe makes 14 sandwiches.
For the chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients:
350g plain flour
5g baking soda
Pinch of salt
225g salted butter
175g caster sugar
175g soft brown sugar
2 whole eggs
350g dark chocolate (chunks, chips or buttons)
Method:
Place the butter, caster sugar, brown sugar in a bowl.
And the vanilla into the mixing bowl, and using the spade attachment, beat until creamy.
Add the eggs and mix for a further 2 – 3 minutes.
Add the sieved flour, baking soda and salt.
Add the chocolate and mix for a further 1 – 2 minutes until all is combined (Do not over mix the mixture as it will result in heavy cookies!).
Weigh each cookie into 25g balls.
Place the cookies on a tray lined with parchment paper. Ensure they are at least 8cm apart on the tray.
Bake at 180°c for 14 minutes in the oven.
Once they are cooked remove from the oven, leave to rest for 2 minutes. Then use a 7cm diameter cutter to cut the cookie into a perfect circle.
For the vanilla ice-cream
Ingredients:
500g cream
500g milk
240g egg yolk
240g caster sugar
2 vanilla pods
Method:
Heat the cream, milk and vanilla pods (split lengthways) in a saucepan.
Combine the egg yolks and caster sugar.
Pour the boiled milk/cream over the egg mixture and combine well.
Pour back into a clean saucepan and cook out the mixture until it reaches 85°c.
Place into an ice-cream machine and churn.
Place the ice-cream into a 7cm diameter silicone mould or alternatively spread on a tray 2cm in height and cut with a 7cm cutter when frozen solid.
Assembly:
Take two cookies and place the ice cream in between each cookie. Freeze for 2 hours.
Once frozen dip half of the cookie in tempered milk chocolate.
Store in the freezer until ready to enjoy. For the ultimate indulgence, enjoy with a glass of Irish cream liquor.
A sneaky shortcut
If you’d rather skip the baking and keep your kitchen clean, you can order premade chocolate chip cookie ice-cream sandwiches from Cullen’s on the Ashford Castle Estate as part of the Cullen’s at Home click and collect service.
