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Fried eggs with tomatoes

In this recipe, thick slices of tomato are cooked first, then the eggs are left to cook gently in the spaces between them.

Particularly delicious served simply with a trickle of balsamic vinegar.

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Last modified on: November 27^th 2013

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 8 tomatoes
2 4 tablespoons olive oil
3 1 bayleaf
4 sage
5 rosemary
6 thyme
7 1 garlic clove
8 4 eggs
9 salt
10 pepper
11 balsamic vinegar (optional)
Total weight: 1,071 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut out the stalk end of each tomato.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Then cut into slices about about 1cm (0.5 inch) thick. Salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan or saucepan on medium heat.

Add the herbs and garlic and stir round gently.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Arrange the tomato slices in the pan on top of the herbs and leave to cook, but be sure not to let them burn.

Heat the plates.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Turn the tomato slices over and cook the same way on the other side.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

After this, you should be able to pull off the tomato skin. Discard this, along with the herbs and garlic.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Push the tomatoes aside, leaving "holes" to take the eggs.

Stage 8 - 8 min.

Pour the eggs between the tomatoes and leave to cook over low heat until the white is completely set. Salt and pepper the eggs lightly.

Now your fried eggs and tomatoes are ready, you just need to slide them carefully onto the plates, trickle a little balsamic vinegar over. Serve immediately.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,006 Kcal or 4,212 Kj	34 gr	35 gr	81 gr
50 %	13 %	3 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
94 Kcal or 394 Kj	3 gr	3 gr	8 gr
5 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
251 Kcal or 1,051 Kj	8 gr	9 gr	20 gr
13 %	3 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.89 €
Per person : 1.22 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Hamburgers, Eggs in tomato shells, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Spaghetti Bolognese, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Coconut sweetcrust pastry, Fish Mousselines, How to fry eggs well, Lemon and grated apple tart, Toasted-flour biscuits, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Marinated tuna and cabbage, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Ratatouille, Glazed mushrooms with plain rice, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, ... All
	Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork roast with herbs, Upside-down Parmentier, Pork Chops Champvallon style, Onion fondue, Bouquet garni, ... All

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