Veggie Bennie

One of my absolute all time favorite breakfasts is Veggie Bennie. I could eat this every day of my life and though I would be huge, I would be in heaven.

  Ingredients

•  2 whole wheat english muffins
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach
• 4-5 white mushrooms
• 1 shallot (diced)
• salt and pepper 
• 4 eggs

Hollandaise Sauce

• 2 egg yolks
• 1Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter 

The first thing to do is get everything prepared. Having little things ready from the start like your english muffins cut and waiting in the toaster, and veggies chopped will make it much easier to throw everything together and have it ready at the same time.

 Spray a medium sized pan with cooking oil and turn the heat up to medium high. Toss in your chopped shallots and mushrooms and let them cook and soften.

This is a good time to start your hollandaise sauce. Now this sauce will be made using a mini food processor. Place the egg yolks, lemon juice, dry mustard, and salt into the food processor and blend.

 

 

Now get your eggs in the poacher and fill the base with water, cover and turn the burner onto med/high to high. 

 

Return to your pan with the mushrooms and shallots and add 4 cups of fresh baby spinach. The spinach will reduce quite a bit so don't worry, though it sounds like a lot it will be perfect.

 

 

Okay so the last step of the hollandaise can be done while your eggs are cooking and your veggies are softening.

 

Place the butter into a bowl and heat it in the microwave until bubbling and HOT. You want to make sure the butter is all melted and again HOT because this is what is going to be bringing your sauce together.

This is the tricky part.

You want to hold the blend button on your food processor with your other ingredients in it, while you SLOWLY (I can't stress this enough) pour the hot butter through the little holes in the lid of the processor.

It should look like this

 If you poor the butter in too quickly, or do not blend while you do it, the sauce will separate. (though it will still taste delicious it won't look the same or have that wonderful creamy texture)

At this time your veggies should be just about ready. You want all of the water to have come out of the spinach so you do not end up with a soggy english muffin. Season veggies with salt and pepper to taste.

Take your english muffins out of the toaster and using tongs place your spinach and mushroom mix onto each piece.

 

 Pop your eggs out of the poacher and place the little cup upside down over your spinach and the egg should come right out.

 

Now spoon on your hollandaise (the best part)