Eggs Benedict

Yesterday, The Hubby and I opted to make Easter brunch at home. We slept in, got up slowly, had some coffee (okay I did, The Hubby hates it), and then got to work on our Eggs Benedict. After seeing a recipe for a smoked salmon and spinach strata, we compromised and had a smoked salmon and spinach benedict with skillet potatoes on the side.

Oh my goodness. I can't even begin to tell you have fabulous and rich this was. 

The best part is that it is so simple! Time consuming, yes, but simple ingredients. All we used for the entire dish was:

• Eggs
• Butter
• Red potatoes
• Smoked salmon (purchased pre-smoked and ready-to-eat)
• Fresh spinach
• Onion
• Lemon juice
• Garlic
• Salt
• Pepper
• Paprika
• Sugar
• Vinegar (for poaching the eggs)

I've never poached an egg in my life, so The Hubby handled that, along with the hollandaise. 

He used Alton Brown's hollandaise recipe and it turned out great!

I worked on the skillet potatoes and wilted the spinach.

I had never made skillet potatoes like this before, but let me tell you, it was super easy! Here's what I did:

• Cut as many potatoes as you need into small chunks. I used about 4 small/medium red potatoes for the two of us.
• Melt one tablespoon of butter in a skillet, then add potatoes and toss/stir to coat them all with the melted butter.
• Add salt/pepper/other seasoning of choice. I also added a little bit of chopped up onion.
• Cover and let cook on medium heat for 10 minutes or until potatoes are softened from the steam.
• Uncover and let cook an additional 10 minutes or until potatoes are browned.

Ridiculously easy and the perfect accompaniment to the benedict. The spinach was easy, too...I just put a little olive oil in a skillet on medium heat, added  about 3-4 cups of fresh spinach (it shrinks waaaay down), salt, pepper, and garlic, and stir it around occasionally while it wilts.

I think I got the easier end of the deal. For a lot of the time I sipped my coffee while watching The Hubby get a major workout from whisking hollandaise for half an hour.

After it was all said and done, I had my benedict without any bread -- the spinach, salmon and potatoes was plenty rich -- and he had his over a non-GF english muffin. I have to say, it was a success...and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed spending the time with him and watching him cook. We need to do it more often!

Kelly