Healthy eggs Benedict on sweet potatoes

Are you hosting Easter brunch next weekend? Here is a TRULY DELICIOUS recipe that will impress your guests as much with its flavor as its originality. The idea of replacing the traditional English muffin, bagel, or slice of bread with sweet potatoes makes this recipe even tastier and more nutritious.

Photo Credit Nancy Bordeleau

Ingredients (serves 4)

Sweet Potato "English Muffins":

• 1 to 2 large sweet potatoes (a healthier and more nourishing version than English muffins, bagels, or slices of bread)
• 1 tablespoon camelina oil
• 1 tsp pink salt
• ½ tsp Chipotle powder
• ½ tsp garlic powder

Hollandaise sauce:

• 3 egg yolks
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp pink salt
• 8 tablespoons coconut oil or melted butter

To serve:

• 8 poached eggs
• 8 slices of smoked salmon
• 2 cups spinach

Photo Credit Nancy Bordeleau

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Boil water in a pot.
3. Slice your sweet potatoes into thick rounds and boil them for 15 minutes.
4. Mix your pink salt, Chipotle spices, and garlic to create a spice blend.
5. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Drizzle the top of each sweet potato with a small amount of camelina oil and sprinkle with the spice blend.
7. Flip the sweet potatoes and drizzle with the remaining camelina oil and spice blend.
8. Roast the sweet potatoes in the oven for 15 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, prepare the hollandaise sauce by adding the egg yolks, lemon juice, and salt to a blender.
10. Blend until smooth.
11. With the blender still running, slowly pour in the melted butter until your sauce begins to thicken.
12. Prepare your poached eggs and sauté your spinach in a pan.
13. To serve, layer the following ingredients: sweet potatoes, spinach, a slice of smoked salmon, and your desired portion of hollandaise sauce.
14. Add fruit for a nice extra boost of vitamins and color.

Bon appétit! Health is a lifestyle!