Pesto Egg Toast Delight (Print Version)

A vibrant dish featuring jammy eggs on crispy toast with fresh basil pesto and olive oil.

# What You'll Need:

→ Eggs

01 - 2 large eggs

→ Bread

02 - 2 slices sourdough or country bread

→ Pesto

03 - 2 tablespoons basil pesto, store-bought or homemade

→ Toppings

04 - 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
05 - Salt, to taste
06 - Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
07 - 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
08 - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil (optional)
09 - Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)

# How to Make It:

01 - Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Carefully lower in the eggs and simmer for 7 minutes. Immediately transfer eggs to an ice bath or run under cold water to halt cooking. Peel and set aside.
02 - Toast the bread slices until golden and crisp.
03 - Spread 1 tablespoon of basil pesto evenly over each slice of toast.
04 - Slice each egg in half and arrange on top of the pesto-spread toast slices.
05 - Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, season with salt and black pepper, then sprinkle Parmesan cheese, chopped basil, and red pepper flakes if desired.
06 - Serve immediately while warm.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It comes together in under twenty minutes but tastes like you've been cooking all morning.
  • That runny golden yolk mixed with herby pesto is the kind of thing you'll find yourself craving on random Tuesdays.
  • So few ingredients, yet somehow it feels elegant enough for company.
02 -
  • The seven-minute timer is non-negotiable—six minutes and you get rawness, eight and the yolk starts to set, and you lose that magic moment when it flows onto the toast.
  • Peeling the eggs under cold running water changes everything; I learned this the hard way after mangling beautiful eggs by trying to peel them dry.
03 -
  • Make your pesto fresh if you can—store-bought works beautifully, but homemade basil pesto made ten minutes before breakfast tastes like the morning itself.
  • Eat this immediately after assembly; the interplay between warm bread, warm egg, and bright pesto is the entire point, and it only lasts a few minutes.
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