Posted Mar 30, 2023, 10:12AM EDT
Ingredients:
- 4eggs
- 4thick slices country bread, toasted
Cream Cheese Mixture
- 6 oz( 175 g )plain cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp( 30 mL )chopped fresh dill
- 1 tsp( 5 mL )fresh lemon juice
- Salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste
Shallot Mixture
- 2 tbsp( 30 mL )white wine vinegar
- 1small shallot, finely chopped
- ½ cup ( 125 mL )quartered cherry tomatoes
- ½ tsp( 2.5 mL )thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp( 15 mL )chopped parsley
- 1 tbsp( 15 mL )olive oil
- 2 tsp( 10 mL )whole-grain mustard
- Salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste Method:
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In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, dill, and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the toast slices, dividing it evenly.
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In a small bowl, combine vinegar, shallot, tomatoes, thyme, and season with salt and freshly-ground pepper. Stir oil, mustard, and parsley into shallot mixture and set aside.
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Bring a medium-sized saucepan of water to a boil. Separately, fill a medium bowl with ice water and set aside. Reduce heat, allowing the water to come to a rapid simmer, gently add eggs and simmer for 6 minutes. Immediately transfer eggs to ice water to stop cooking. Drain and peel eggs.
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Coarsely chop eggs and arrange on top of bread.
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Spoon shallot vinaigrette over top and sprinkle with more thyme, parsley and freshly-ground pepper if desired.
