Paleo Eggs Benedict

Paleo week continues with a breakfast dish sure to please everyone! Coming up with new and fresh ideas for meals is a bit challenging at times, especially when you finally come up with one and the lighting is poor, limiting your photo capabilities. But nonetheless, I just HAD to share this recipe with you. It's my paleo take on my favorite breakfast meal; Eggs Benedict. Take a crispy latke made up of sweet potato as your bread, then replace the standard ham slice with some sugar-free bacon, and top with creamy avocado instead of hollandaise, and the best part, a runny poached egg. Oh and hot sauce! If you've got a stubborn bread-eater in your house, simply place an english muffin or slice of toast on the bottom to satisfy their needs. See, pleasing everyone! 

Paleo Eggs Benedict

Ingredients:

• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and shredded
• 3 green onions, green part only, sliced
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 3 tbsp. high-heat oil (such as avocado oil)
• 2 small avocado, pitted
• 4-6 slices, nitrate free bacon, baked or fried
• 4 eggs, poached
• salt and pepper to taste
• hot sauce for garnish

In a medium mixing bowl, add the shredded potato, green onions (save some for garnish if you would like), garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix together with your hands and form into patties.

Heat 1 1/2 tbsp. of the oil in a large pan and cook the patties, 4 in each bach as not to crowd the pan. Cook until dark brown on both sides, about 2 minutes on each side, remove from skillet and keep warm while you cook the next batch. Repeat.

Meanwhile, mash the avocado in a small bowl seasoned with salt and pepper and poach the eggs.

To assemble, place 1 to 2 sweet potato patties on the plate. Top with bacon, then a dollop of the avocado smash and lastly, an poached egg. garnish with more green onions and hot sauce.