Amorous Poached Egg Sandwich With Swiss Cheese Sauce
Entered for safe-keeping, this would qualify as romantic breakfast food for dh. Prosciutto and spinach make this very special. Combined onion is 1/2 cup or 1 small onion. By tracey seaman, found in every day with rachael ray. edited 5/25/14 to add steps 9-13; thank you pat for alerting me.
Steps
In a small saucepan , melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat.
Add 1 tablespoon onion and cook , stirring , until softened , about 3 minutes.
Whisk in the flour and stir for 1 minute.
Whisk in the milk and simmer for 2 minutes , then whisk in the cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cover the cheese sauce and set aside.
Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium heat.
Add the remaining onion and cook , stirring , until golden , about 7 minutes.
Add the spinach and cook until soft , 3 to 4 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Fill a small nonreactive skillet with 1 inch of water.
Add the vinegar and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile , toast the english muffin.
Crack the eggs into saucers , then slide them into the boiling water and simmer until desired doneness , about 3 minutes for lightly poached.
Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
Re-warm the cheese sauce over low heat.
Top each english muffin h.
Ingredients
unsalted butter, onion, all-purpose flour, milk, swiss cheese, salt, fresh ground black pepper, onions, baby spinach, distilled white vinegar, english muffin, eggs, prosciutto, tomatoes