Spicy Mexican Eggs (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Base
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1 whole butternut squash
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1 tbsp cooking olive oil
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1 ripe avocado, mashed roughly
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170 grams chorizo meat (about 5 sausages, casings taken off)
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4 fresh eggs
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1 tsp plain vinegar
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1 sliced jalapeño pepper
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1 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped up
→ Chipotle Hollandaise
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2 yolks from eggs
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1/4 tsp regular salt
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1 tbsp fresh lime juice
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1 tbsp adobo chipotle pepper, chopped (or 1 tsp powder if you prefer)
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1/4 cup butter melted till hot (swap with ghee for Paleo/Whole30 folks)
# Instructions:
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Strip the skin off your butternut squash and slice the neck part into 1/2 inch thick rounds. Warm up your grill to a medium-high setting. Cover each squash round with olive oil and throw them on the grill for about 5-6 minutes each side until you see grill lines and they feel a bit soft. Put them in an oven on low to stay warm while you work on everything else.
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Throw the yolks, salt, juice from the lime and chipotle into a deep container. Grab your immersion blender and mix it up for half a minute. Then slowly pour in your hot butter or ghee as you keep blending. Don't worry if you haven't got an immersion blender - a regular one works fine too.
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Toss the chorizo into a hot pan and break it apart with a fork as it cooks until it's all crumbly.
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Fill a pot with about 8 cm of water and let it come to a boil with the vinegar added in. Turn down the heat to medium-low, then swirl the water fast with a spoon. Crack an egg right in the middle and let it cook for 4 minutes before lifting it out with a holey spoon. Do the same with all your eggs.
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Set two squash rounds on each plate. Spread mashed avocado on top, add a layer of crumbled chorizo, place a poached egg next, and drizzle your sauce all over. Finish with some jalapeños and cilantro before you dig in.
# Notes:
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This south-of-the-border twist on eggs benedict swaps out the usual English muffins for grilled butternut squash slices, making it totally grain-free.