Katy Hees of Santa Fe, New Mexico, writes: "Eating local, fresh, organic food is important to me. It doesn't get much more local than the eggs I use, which come from our own chickens. I came up with my fried eggs on toast recipe as a great way to dress them up for dinner."
Recipe information
Total Time
15 minutes
Yield
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter, room temperature, divided
4 large eggs
4 slices hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese
4 1/2-inch-thick slices country bread, toasted
1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, sliced
Chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat broiler. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large broilerproof skillet over medium heat. Crack eggs into skillet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until egg whites are just set on bottom, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; top each egg with 1 cheese slice. Broil until cheese just melts, about 1 minute.
Step 2
Spread remaining 2 tablespoons butter on toast; top with eggs, then avocado slices. Sprinkle with cilantro.
