Poached Egg Crostone with Wilted Spinach and Bacon

Name: Poached Egg Crostone with Wilted Spinach and Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 283 grams fresh baby spinach; 8 slices thick bacon slices; 4 larges eggs; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme; 2 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed; 237 milliliters olive oil; 4 servings Parmesan cheese shavings; 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps minced shallot; 454 grams oval-shaped loaf country white sourdough bread; 1 Tbsp distilled white vinegar

You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Poached Egg Crostone with Wilted Spinach and Bacon a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 764 calories, 37g of protein, and 37g of fat. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have country sourdough bread, bacon, parmesan cheese shavings, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F.

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Combine 1 cup olive oil and next 3 ingredients in small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat 2 minutes to release flavors.

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Olive Oil

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Remove from heat. Season mixture with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Using large serrated knife, trim off crust from top and sides of bread, leaving bottom crust intact to form rectangle-shaped loaf. Quarter trimmed loaf crosswise, forming 4 thick rectangular pieces.

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Bread

Crust

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Cut deep nest in 1 piece, leaving 1/2-inch border on all 4 sides and 3/4-inch-thick base. Pull out bread center. Repeat with remaining bread pieces; reserve centers for another use.

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Base

Place hollowed-out bread pieces on small baking sheet.

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Brush bread all over with olive oil mixture.

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Bread

Bake until bread is golden brown, about 7 minutes. Cool bread; maintain oven temperature.

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Bread

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Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.

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Bacon

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Transfer to paper towels to drain.

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Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in large pot over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Add shallot and sauté 2 minutes.

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Add spinach and stir until just wilted. Fill 12-inch-diameter skillet with water to within 1/2 inch of top.

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Spinach

Water

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Add vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Break 1 egg into small custard cup, being careful to keep yolk intact. Gently slide egg into boiling water; repeat with remaining eggs. Simmer until eggs are softly cooked, about 3 minutes.

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Custard