Truffled Toast

Photo by Romulo Yanes Photography.

1 poundRadicchio, cored and coarsely chopped'
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoonBlack pepper
2 tablespoonsOlive oil
1 teaspoonDistilled white vinegar
4 largeEggs
4 slicesRustic bread, 1/4" thick
4 teaspoonsFabrique D�lices truffle butter
4 thin slicesFontina cheese

 

Preheat broiler.

Cook radicchio with salt and pepper in oil in a deep 10-inch skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm, loosely covered. Wipe skillet clean.

Fill skillet with 1-1/4 inches cold water. Add vinegar and bring to a simmer.

Break 1 egg into a cup, then slide egg into simmering water. Repeat with remaining 3 eggs, spacing them in skillet, and poach at a bare simmer until whites are firm but yolks are still runny, 2 to 3 minutes.

Toast bread, then spread one side of each piece with truffle butter and cover with cheese. Broil toast on a baking sheet 4 to 6 inches from heat until cheese is just melted.

Divide toast among 4 plates, then top with radicchio and poached eggs. Season with salt and pepper.

Makes 4 servings.


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