Pesto Fried Egg on Toast with Ricotta Cheese and Smoked Chilli Flakes
Reels and videos for Pesto Fried Eggs are all over the internet. After making my Semi-dried Tomato Pesto with a Hint of Chilli – Dairy Free a couple of days ago, I had a little left and decided to whip this up for lunch to see what all the hype was about.
I’d seen some with ricotta cheese, which I rather fancied, and I decided to add a touch of smoked chilli flakes. I love food with an unexpected kick in the tail! It was fabulous! So quick, incredibly easy and bursting with flavour. A wonderful way to use up the last bits of pesto but to be honest, good enough to make a batch of pesto for!
Other recipes using Dairy-free Semi-dried Tomato Pesto include:
- Haddock with Semi-dried Tomato Pesto and a Crispy Lemon and Basil Breadcrumb Topping
- Semi-dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
How to make Pesto Fried Egg on Toast with Ricotta Cheese and Smoked Chilli Flakes
Collect all your ingredients together:
- 2 tablespoons pesto, or to taste
- drizzle of olive oil, if necessary
- 1 large egg
- slice of bread
- 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese, or to taste
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- pinch of smoked chilli flakes, to taste
How to make this lovely dish:
- Heat the pesto and oil, if using, over a moderate heat and stir to roughly mix.
- Crack the egg onto the pesto, cover with a lid and cook until the egg white is set and yolk as solid or runny as you like.
- As the egg cooks, toast the bread and spread with the ricotta cheese.
- Sprinkle on some salt, freshly ground black pepper and some chilli flakes.
- Top with the pesto egg and sprinkle on some additional salt, pepper and chilli flakes, to taste.
- Serve immediately.
- NB -If you prefer a really hard yolk (like me), break the yolk when the white is cooked, and flip over to cook the other side.
Can I use different pestos in this recipe?
You can use any pesto in this recipe, with or without dairy, shop bought or homemade. Pestos vary quite a bit, some have more oil than others. As such you may not need to add additional oil to the pan.
Ingredients 
1. Heat pesto and oil .. 
.. and roughly mix. 
2 Crack egg onto pesto … 
…cover with lid and … 
.. cook until egg is cooked to your liking. 
3 Toast bread and spread with ricotta. 
4 Sprinkle with salt, pepper and chilli flakes. 
5 Top with pesto egg and seasoning, to taste.
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Pesto Fried Egg on Toast with Ricotta Cheese and Smoked Chilli Flakes
So quick, incredibly easy and bursting with flavour. A wonderful way to use up the last bits of pesto but to be honest, good enough to make a batch of pesto for!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons pesto, or to taste
- drizzle of olive oil, if necessary
- 1 large egg
- slice of bread
- 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese, or to taste
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- pinch of smoked chilli flakes, to taste (optional)
Instructions
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Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
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Heat the pesto and oil, if using, over a moderate heat and stir to roughly mix.
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Crack the egg onto the pesto, cover with a lid and cook until the egg white is set and yolk as solid or runny as you like.
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As the egg cooks, toast the bread and spread with the ricotta cheese.
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Sprinkle on some salt, freshly ground black pepper and some chilli flakes, if using.
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Top with the pesto egg and sprinkle on some additional salt, pepper and chilli flakes, to taste.
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Serve immediately.
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NB -If you prefer a really hard yolk (like me), break the yolk when the white is cooked, and flip over to cook the other side.
Recipe Notes
Equipment:
- frying pan
- toaster
- measuring spoons
Can I use different pestos in this recipe?
You can use any pesto in this recipe, with or without dairy, shop bought or homemade. Pestos vary quite a bit, some have more oil than others. As such you may not need to add additional oil to the pan.
