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Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 8 cups greens, either baby lettuce or mache
  • 1 cup purslane, arugula, escarole, or other bitter salad greens
  • 3 ounces smoked duck, diced turkey bacon, or kosher beef fry, cut into small chunks
  • Oil for sauteeing
  • 1 large shallot, finely chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Method

  • Put the eggs in a small saucepan filled with water.
  • Bring to a boil, and cook for 4 minutes, then drop the eggs into ice water for a minute.
  • While the eggs are cooking, arrange all the lettuce and greens on eight individual plates.
  • Saute the duck, turkey bacon, or beef fry in a little oil in a frying pan.
  • Add the shallot and cook until the meat is crisp.
  • As soon as the eggs are ready, shell them and cut them in half.
  • Arrange one half of each egg on a bed of lettuce.
  • The yolk will spill over onto the salad.
  • Top with the diced meat and the shallot and a sprinkling of sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
  • Repeat with the other servings.
  • Serve warm.