Tomato, melon and poached egg salad will be an excellent side dish for grilled meat or fish. It can also be served as a separate dish. Read how to cook it in a step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
The most interesting thing about this salad is the poached egg. Since the salad itself can be anything using absolutely any products. Poached egg is a French version of boiled eggs, where the main highlight is that the eggs are boiled without the shell. To make poached eggs, you must follow some simple rules. First, the eggs must be fresh. Secondly, add salt to the water and you can pour in a couple of drops of vinegar, this will help the protein "grab" better and wrap the yolk correctly. Thirdly, before releasing the egg into the water, stir it to form a funnel, and only then pour out the eggs. But if you find it difficult to prepare a poached egg, then there are easier ways, for example, using a bag or microwave. You can find all these and other step-by-step recipes on how to cook poached poached on the pages of the site using the search bar. In this recipe, a microwave oven is used for cooking poached poultry.
As a vegetable component, the highlight of the recipe is melon, which will soften the taste of the salad, add tenderness and piquant sweetness. The rest of the ingredients can be used at your discretion, for example, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet and hot peppers, cabbage, herbs, etc. You can also add boiled chicken or liver to your meal. This will only make the salad more satisfying and nutritious, and it can replace the main course if you don't want to eat too much in the evening after work.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 68 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Greens (cilantro, basil) - several sprigs
- Melon - 1-2 wedges
- Salt - pinch or to taste
- Cucumbers - 1 pc.
- Eggs - 1 pc.
Step by step cooking salad with tomatoes, melon and poached egg, recipe with photo:
1. Fill a cup with water, add a little salt, stir the water with a fork to make a funnel and release the egg into it. Send it to the microwave and cook for 1 minute at 850 kW. If your appliance has a higher power, then shorten the cooking time, and increase the cooking time. Egg readiness is determined by protein coagulation and soft yolk.
2. Wash the tomatoes, dry with a paper towel and cut into wedges. Place them on a flat salad serving plate.
3. Wash cucumbers, dry and cut into thin half rings. Place the wedges on top of the tomatoes in a plate.
4. Cut a small slice from the melon, cut the skin and cut the flesh into medium pieces. Send the melon to the vegetable plate.
5. Wash greens and chop finely.
6. Sprinkle the salad with herbs.
7. Drain the hot water from a glass with boiled poached so that the egg does not continue to cook under the influence of heat.
8. Sprinkle vegetables with salt, sprinkle with oil and put poached on top. Serve the tomato, melon and poached egg salad after cooking. Since the recipe contains tomatoes, the dish should be served immediately after cooking. Otherwise, the tomatoes will flow and the salad will become very watery.
See also the video recipe on how to make a salad with poached egg, tomatoes and mozzarella.
