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Poached egg recipes

The humble poached egg deserves a LOT of praise. Elevate your breakfast or brunch recipes with the addition of a poached egg or even rely on poached eggs on toast for a speedy and satisfying dinner. Discover all of our poached egg recipes here.

Plus, learn the perfect way to poach an egg with our how-to guide.

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Vegetarian brunch recipes

Cottage cheese Turkish-style eggs

Inspired by Turkish eggs, which are served on a bed of labneh or thick yogurt, this version uses cottage cheese instead

Gluten-free Vegetarian

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Brunch recipes

Eggs florentine

Eggs florentine is the ultimate brunch – and a chance to master skills including making hollandaise, fresh muffins and perfect poached eggs.

Vegetarian

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April seasonal recipes

Asparagus farinata with trout, poached egg and hollandaise

Farinata – a fluffy chickpea-flour pancake – is an incredible base for all sorts of toppings, like our decadent update on eggs royale.

Gluten-free

Easy

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Brunch recipes

Savoury waffles with smoked salmon, avocado and eggs

Soft and fluffy savoury waffles are topped with smoked salmon, avocado and poached eggs in this unbeatable brunch dish – get your griddle pan out!

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Brunch recipes

Poached egg, purple sprouting broccoli and tarragon hollandaise

A simple, healthy breakfast recipe showcasing eggs at their best; purple sprouting broccoli is topped with poached eggs and a silky tarragon hollandaise.

Vegetarian

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Fritter recipes

Spiced onion fritters with poached eggs

Crunchy, crispy onion fritters are a crowdpleaser. These ones, made with onions and samphire, are best served with mango chutney and a poached egg.

Vegetarian

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Delicious recipes for one person

Poached egg, squash, mushrooms and kale on sourdough

A meal for one that takes poached eggs on toast up a notch with the addition of sweet squash, garlicy mushrooms and kale. Try it for brunch today!

Vegetarian

Easy

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Brunch recipes

Courgettes with chilli-spiced yogurt and poached eggs

Courgettes are cooked in yoghurt and chilli before being topped with perfectly poached eggs in this slightly different brunch dish.

Vegetarian

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Brunch recipes

Eggs benedict with sweetcorn fritters

Enjoy our eggs benefict with sweetcorn fritters: we've replaced the English muffins with smoky sweetcorn fritters and topping with slices of creamy avocado.

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Brunch recipes

Eggs benedict

Lightly toasted English muffins, good bacon, poached eggs and velvety hollandaise: eggs benedict is the best brunch to kick off the weekend.

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Recipes with chorizo

Creamy chorizo spaghetti with poached eggs

Try this twist on a carbonara for a quick weeknight meal. We've stirred cream cheese through our chorizo spaghetti and topped it with a poached egg.

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Recipes with chorizo

Roast sweet potato, chorizo and onion hash with poached eggs

This veggie-packed chorizo and onion hash is high in protein and vitamin B from the eggs and only takes 30 minutes to make.

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One-pan recipes

Easy shakshuka

We think this easy shakshuka – a classic Middle Eastern lunch dish – is brilliant served any time, mopped up with good bread.

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Gammon recipes

Grilled gammon steaks with peas, herb hollandaise and poached eggs

We've given gammon steaks a new lease of life by grilling them in a honey-mustard glaze and serving with a herby hollandaise, poached eggs and fresh peas.

Gluten-free