Recipes · American · Breakfast
Eggs Sardou (Poached Eggs on Artichoke Hearts with Creamed Spinach and Hollandaise)
One serving has 571 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (659%), vitamin A (157%), choline (116%), folate (90%), riboflavin (80%) and selenium (78%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (385 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
- Contains: dairy, egg
Ingredients
- 70 g Artichoke bottoms (2, cooked or tinned)
- 120 g Spinach
- 10 g Shallot
- 2 g Garlic
- 25 g Double cream
- 30 g Butter, unsalted (for the spinach and the hollandaise)
- 100 g Eggs (to poach)
- 17 g Egg yolk (for the hollandaise)
- 5 g Lemon juice
- 5 g White vinegar (for the poaching water)
- 0.1 g Nutmeg
- 0.1 g Cayenne pepper
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Make the creamed spinach. Wash the spinach and wilt it in a dry pan for 2 minutes, then squeeze out as much water as you can and chop it finely. Soften the finely chopped shallot and garlic in 5 g of the butter over low heat for 3 minutes, add the spinach and the cream and simmer for 3-4 minutes, until thick. Season with a pinch of salt and nutmeg and keep warm.
- Make the hollandaise. Melt the remaining butter. In a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, whisk the egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of water and the lemon juice for 2-3 minutes, until thick and pale and the whisk leaves a trail. Take the bowl off the heat and whisk in the warm butter a few drops at a time, then in a thin stream, until the sauce is thick and glossy. Season with a pinch of salt and cayenne, and keep it warm over the pan with the heat off.
- Warm the artichoke bottoms in simmering water for 3-4 minutes, then drain them and pat them dry.
- Poach the eggs: bring a deep pan of water to a bare simmer with the vinegar, stir it into a gentle whirlpool and slip in one egg at a time. Poach for 3 minutes, until the whites are set and the yolks still runny, then lift them out with a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper.
- Spoon the creamed spinach onto a warm plate, set the artichoke bottoms on it, cup side up, and put a poached egg in each. Spoon the hollandaise over, dust with a little cayenne and serve straight away.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 571 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 16.6 g | |
| Water | 292 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.8 g | 23% |
| Protein | 22.4 g | 47% |
| Tryptophan | 0.27 g | |
| Threonine | 0.88 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.7 g | |
| Lysine | 1.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.53 g | |
| Cystine | 0.37 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.8 g | |
| Valine | 1.3 g | |
| Histidine | 0.49 g | |
| Fat | 48 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.08 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.1 g | |
| Saturated | 25.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.35 g | |
| Cholesterol | 649 mg | |
| Calcium | 260 mg | 26% |
| Copper | 0.43 mg | 48% |
| Iron | 6.6 mg | 37% |
| Magnesium | 155 mg | 50% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 76% |
| Phosphorus | 418 mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 1,165 mg | 25% |
| Selenium | 43 µg | 78% |
| Sodium | 516 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.8 mg | 35% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.88 mg | 80% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.6 mg | 51% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.62 mg | 48% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 359 µg | 90% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.3 µg | 55% |
| Choline | 492 mg | 116% |
| Vitamin A | 1,098 µg | 157% |
| Vitamin C | 45.5 mg | 61% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 135 IU | 22% |
| Vitamin E | 5 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin K | 593 µg | 659% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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