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Poached Eggs Over Collard Greens & Shiitake Mushrooms

This recipe is a great one for dinner as well as breakfast. The shiitake mushrooms add a unique flavor to this dish that is a meal-in-one.

Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 6 cups chopped collard greens (stems removed) 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced thin 6 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced medium thick, stems removed 4 fresh omega-3-rich eggs about 4 cups water 1 TBS apple cider vinegar, or any white wine vinegar Dressing 1 TBS fresh lemon juice 1 TBS minced fresh ginger 3 medium cloves garlic pressed 1 TBS soy sauce 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Slice onions and press garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their health-promoting benefits.
2. Bring lightly salted water to a boil in a steamer.
3. Rinse greens well. Roll or stack leaves and cut into ½" slices and cut again crosswise. Cut stem into ¼" slices. Let sit for 5 -10 minutes.
4. Steam collard greens, mushrooms and onions together for 5 minutes.
5. While steaming greens, get ready for poaching eggs by bringing water and vinegar to a fast simmer in a small, shallow pan. You can start on high heat, and once it comes to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer before adding eggs. Make sure there is enough water to cover eggs.
6. Mix together lemon juice, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
7. Poach eggs until desired doneness. This will take about 5 minutes, or just until the white is set and the yolk has filmed over.
8. Remove vegetables from steamer and toss with dressing. Remove eggs from water with a slotted spoon and place on plate of tossed greens.

   Serves 4

Healthy Cooking Tips:

Make sure you do not add any salt to the poaching water for the eggs. The salt has a tendency to dissolve the egg whites. By making sure there is enough water in the poaching pan to cover eggs, you avoid the eggs sticking to the bottom of the pan. You want the eggs to float while they cook. This also avoids breaking the eggs when you remove them with the slotted spoon. You may want to lay the spoon with the egg on a towel briefly after removing egg from water. This allows the towel to absorb some of the poaching water, and it won't end up diluting your greens. In addition to removing the excess water from the eggs, you also want to make sure you very gently press out the excess water from the steamed greens. This needs to be done very gently to protect the mushrooms and onions from being broken up into pieces. It is worth this extra care so the flavor of the delicious dressing isn't diluted.

Nutritional Profile

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Poached Eggs Over Steamed Collard Greens 1.00 serving 189.19 grams 166.10 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin A 2381.72 IU 47.6 5.2 very good vitamin C 24.74 mg 41.2 4.5 very good selenium 26.18 mcg 37.4 4.1 very good tryptophan 0.11 g 34.4 3.7 very good vitamin K 25.55 mcg 31.9 3.5 very good vitamin D 126.05 IU 31.5 3.4 very good folate 121.86 mcg 30.5 3.3 good vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.37 mg 21.8 2.4 good vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 2.10 mg 21.0 2.3 good manganese 0.41 mg 20.5 2.2 good copper 0.40 mg 20.0 2.2 good protein 9.36 g 18.7 2.0 good iodine 27.05 mcg 18.0 2.0 good molybdenum 12.58 mcg 16.8 1.8 good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.33 mg 16.5 1.8 good dietary fiber 3.45 g 13.8 1.5 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Poached Eggs Over Collard Greens & Shiitake Mushrooms

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