Day: August 13, 2012

I made one of Katy’s favourite breakfasts this weekend: eggs benedict. We used store-bought (Tesco’s Finest) hollandaise sauce and, while it was really good, you could tell that it was evil for you. I scrouged a bit online and found a healthier version of the hollandaise sauce.

As a side note, I made it with some thickly toasted sourdough bread slices, thick cut ham on the bone and 3 minute poached eggs. YUMMAY!

Healthy Greek Yogurt Hollandaise Sauce

This is far healthier, with a lot less fat the traditional butter-based Hollandaise. This is guilt-free Hollandaise, so enjoy over eggs, asparagus, other vegetables, as a dipping sauce for artichokes or any dish finished with Hollandaise.

Makes about 1 cup (Serves 4)

Ingredients:

* 1 Cup Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt
* 2 Tsp. lemon juice
* 3 Egg Yolks
* 1/2 Tsp salt
* 1/2 Tsp Dijon mustard
* 1 pinch fresh ground pepper

Directions:

* Fill a medium saucepan with two inches of water. Choose a stainless steel bowl that will sit partially inside of the saucepan without touching the water to create a double boiler.

* Fill the pan without about two inches of water and bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer.

* Beat yogurt, lemon juice, egg yolks well

* Heat over simmering water, stirring frequently, until sauce has thickened, approx 15 min (sauce will become thinner after about 10 min and then thicken again).

* Remove from heat and stir in salt, mustard and pepper.

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