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This gorgeous recipe for eggs Benedict with smoked salmon comes from chef Gareth Mullins of The Marker Hotel in Dublin. When asparagus is out of season, use sautéed spinach instead.

Steam the asparagus until just tender. At the same time, poach the eggs in a frying pan of gently simmering water (the water should be 5cm deep). Gently slide each egg from a teacup into the water ...

Hollandaise isn’t just for asparagus and Eggs Benedict. Once you start thinking of it as a base — not a relic — the possibilities multiply. Use it anywhere .

Breakfast potatoes and grilled asparagus. $13.90. Bacon Eggs Benedict Organic poached eggs, cherry-wood smoked bacon, fresh hollandaise, fresh baked buttermilk biscuit.

In order to get a bit more information on eggs overall, egg cookery and the entire concept of raising chickens so you have an near-endless supply of eggs (and don't need to spend an arm and a leg ...