Baked eggs recipe

Baked Eggs recipe

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Ingredients

4	eggs
1	spring onion, finely chopped
2	tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced
1	mozzarella cheese, cut into 1cm cubes
5	black olives, pitted and sliced
5 leaves	basil, roughly chopped
	salt
	cayenne pepper
100 ml	single cream
2 sprig(s)	parsley
	butter

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200°. Butter 4 ramekins.

In a small bowl combine tomato, spring onion, olives, Mozzarella cheese and basil. Season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. Divide the mixture among the ramekins.

In a small saucepan, heat the cream until almost boiling. Pour over the mixture in the ramekins and break an egg into each. Place the ramekins into a deep baking tray. Add enough boiling water to come 2/3 up the sides of the ramekins.

Bake for 10-15 minutes until the eggs are just set.

Garnish with parsley and serve with fresh white bread.

Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 15 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a