Ingredients

  • 12 ounces asparagus, ends trimmed
  • 8 slices bacon
  • 1/3 cup chopped basil
  • 0.66 container basil leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ English cucumber, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • drizzle of fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 scallions, ends trimmed
  • 4 slices sourdough bread
  • 1 bunch spinach leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon white balsamic vinegar

Ready In 45 Minutes

Servings: 4

Cooking Instructions

To make the pesto

Place spinach leaves, basil leaves, minced garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil in the bowl of a food processor.Pulse until a spreadable paste forms.Set aside.To roast the asparagus and scallions

Step 1

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
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Step 2

  • Place the asparagus spears and scallions in a 9x13 pan and drizzle with the olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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Step 3

  • Sprinkle salt and pepper.Roast for about 20 minutes, or until they have browned.To make the tomato and cucumber salad: In a medium bowl, toss together the chopped tomato, the chopped cucumber, and the chopped basil.
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Step 4

  • Drizzle fresh lemon juice.
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Step 5

  • Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.To make the bacon and bronzed toast: Fry up bacon slices on a griddle over medium heat.Once both sides have crisped, remove from griddle and place on a paper towel.Dont drain the bacon grease, use this pan to toast the slices of bread.
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Step 6

  • Place the slices of sourdough bread on the griddle and bronze each side.Take off heat once both sides have browned
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For the fried egg melt butter in skillet on medium heat.To get the heart-shaped egg, we cracked the eggs into Norpro Nonstick Heart and Pancake Egg Rings, then continued to fry just until egg white is cooked, or sunny-side up, roughly 1 minute.You could also fry the egg normally and cut the egg into a heart shape.To assemble sandwiches

Step 1

  • Place 2 slices of bacon on a slice of the bronzed sourdough toast.
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Step 2

  • Place a few roasted asparagus spears and scallion on top of the bacon.
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Step 3

  • Spread a thick layer of spinach basil pesto.Finally, top with the heart-shaped fried egg.
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Step 4

  • Serve salad on side.