Potato, pumpkin and poached egg timbale

DifficultyIntermediate
Yields4 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time55 mins
 600 g of potatoes (4 small potatoes)
 600 g of pumpkin
 4 eggs
 Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
 Salt, pepper
1

First cut the potatoes and pumpkin into slices.

2

Put them on the oven tray, salt them and add a splash of EVOO on top.

3

While they are cooking in the oven (35-40 minutes at 180ºC) it's time to make the poached egg.

4

Take the pumpkin and the potato out of the oven, checking that they are soft and place them on a plate by putting the potato slice, the pumpkin slice and so on, putting the layers you want to make and at the end you will put the poached egg.
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For the poached egg
5

Line a cup with plastic wrap and let the ends stick out over the top of the container. Paint a little the plastic wrap inside the cup with oil.

6

Crack the egg and carefully pour it into the cup. Add salt and black pepper.

7

Carefully close the plastic wrap to form a sack and tie it with kitchen twine. Try not to let any air remain inside.

8

Place the sack into a pan of gently simmering water for 4 minutes.

9

Remove the package from the pan with the help of a spoon and place it in a container with very cold water to stop the cooking.

10

Open the package and there's the poached egg.

Author: Raquel Moya López - CAT000028

Recipe from the cookbook “Un Estiu Saludable: Receptes per un estiu amb salut” from the Col·legi de Dietistes-Nutricionistes de Catalunya (CoDiNuCat).

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Ingredients

 600 g of potatoes (4 small potatoes)
 600 g of pumpkin
 4 eggs
 Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
 Salt, pepper

Directions

1

First cut the potatoes and pumpkin into slices.

2

Put them on the oven tray, salt them and add a splash of EVOO on top.

3

While they are cooking in the oven (35-40 minutes at 180ºC) it's time to make the poached egg.

4

Take the pumpkin and the potato out of the oven, checking that they are soft and place them on a plate by putting the potato slice, the pumpkin slice and so on, putting the layers you want to make and at the end you will put the poached egg.
.

For the poached egg
5

Line a cup with plastic wrap and let the ends stick out over the top of the container. Paint a little the plastic wrap inside the cup with oil.

6

Crack the egg and carefully pour it into the cup. Add salt and black pepper.

7

Carefully close the plastic wrap to form a sack and tie it with kitchen twine. Try not to let any air remain inside.

8

Place the sack into a pan of gently simmering water for 4 minutes.

9

Remove the package from the pan with the help of a spoon and place it in a container with very cold water to stop the cooking.

10

Open the package and there's the poached egg.

Potato, pumpkin and poached egg timbale