California Style Eggs Benedict
California Style Eggs Benedict made with a super easy blender hollandaise sauce that is foolproof! Perfect mothers day recipe!
Mother’s Day is coming up and personally I am looking forward to the thought of a nice brunch, maybe even a brunch in bed if I’m allowed to sleep in. (A girl can dream, right?)
Personally I am hoping my husband sees this California Style Eggs Benedict recipe and prepares it for me for Mother’s Day Brunch!
Just thinking about it brings me back to my own childhood and helping my dad prepare a hot homemade breakfast for my mom to enjoy in bed.
It usually included freshly squeezed orange juice, scrambled eggs, bacon and toast with a hot coffee all carried into my parents room on a white wicker tray.
There is seriously nothing like freshly cooked Canadian Grade A eggs for brunch. They are filling, full of protein and essential nutrients and they are just plain old delicious.
Mom’s can feel good when cooking with Canada Grade A eggs too, knowing they come from Canadian farms known for their quality, & freshness.
Canadian egg farmers are proud of what they have to offer and that includes eggs farmed in a variety of ways to suit your lifestyle from conventional, enriched, free run, free range and organic.
It’s good to know though that no matter how the egg has been farmed, all variety of eggs in Canada come from hens that are not given hormones or steroids.
This year I have a recipe perfect for Mother’s Day. The presentation is gorgeous. The taste is complex and amazing. It could seriously pass for good restaurant food prepared by an actual chef. Yet it is seriously easy enough for anyone to cook.
This is good news for the Dad’s who are maybe not so handy in the kitchen or for teens and older children who want to prepare the perfect breakfast for mom!
Blender Hollandaise Sauce
Hollandaise sauce is pretty difficult to master so I went ahead and figured out the most foolproof way to make it. Following my directions there is no guesswork about heat temperatures or whisking for 10 minutes… its easy and delicious.
The other good news is that this recipes easily makes enough Hollandaise sauce for 4 complete servings so your whole family can enjoy this recipe that really makes Canadian eggs shine!
California Style Eggs Benedict Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp salt
8 Eggs
4 English Muffins, split and toasted
2 large tomatoes, sliced thinly
2 Avocados, sliced thinly
For the Hollandaise:
4 (Large) Egg Yolks, Room Temperature
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1/8 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2 Cup Salted Butter
DIRECTIONS:
Break eggs into ramekins or another small dish.
In a stockpot bring about 3 inches of water, vinegar and salt to a simmer over high heat then reduce to medium-low.
Stir the water in the pot until you have created a gentle whirlpool.
Carefully tip an egg into the water, whites first. I would suggest doing only one or two at a time. If you feel brave you could go for more.
Leave to cook for 3.5 minutes then remove from the water with a slotted spoon onto a paper-towel lined plate to dry. Repeat for remaining eggs.
While eggs are poaching prepare your hollandaise sauce.
In a blender, combine the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne.
Blend on high until frothy.
Heat butter in a microwavable bowl and microwave on high for 90 seconds or until melted and steaming.
Turn blender back on to high and slowly add hot butter to the egg yolk mixture in a thin and steady stream and blend until thickened.
To assemble the California Style Eggs Benedict, place 2 toasted English Muffin halves on each serving plate and top each with 3 slices of avocado, a slice of tomato and then a poached egg.
Spoon warm hollandaise sauce over the eggs and serve immediately.
California Style Eggs Benedict Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 8 Eggs
- 4 English Muffins, split and toasted
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced thinly
- 2 Avocados, sliced thinly
For the Hollandaise
- 4 Egg Yolks, Large, Room Temperature
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 Cup Salted Butter
Instructions
- Break eggs into ramekins or another small dish.
- In a stockpot bring about 3 inches of water, vinegar and salt to a simmer over high heat then reduce to medium-low.
- Stir the water in the pot until you have created a gentle whirlpool.
- Carefully tip an egg into the water, whites first. I would suggest doing only one or two at a time. If you feel brave you could go for more.
- Leave to cook for 3.5 minutes then remove from the water with a slotted spoon onto a paper-towel lined plate to dry. Repeat for remaining eggs.
- While eggs are poaching prepare your hollandaise sauce.
- In a blender, combine the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne.
- Blend on high until frothy.
- Heat butter in a microwavable bowl and microwave on high for 90 seconds or until melted and steaming.
- Turn blender back on to high and slowly add hot butter to the egg yolk mixture in a thin and steady stream and blend until thickened.
- To assemble the California Style Eggs Benedict, place 2 toasted English Muffin halves on each serving plate and top each with 3 slices of avocado, a slice of tomato and then a poached egg.
- Spoon warm hollandaise sauce over the eggs and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g
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I had eggs benedict this summer at a nice restaurant in Port Stanley and I loved them.I am excited to have found your awesome recipe and I also love avocados so that’s an added bonus! Thank you.
hardboiled eggs!
Definitely it is eggs benedict with lots of sauce.
Egg in a hole is my favorite
Eggs Benedict are my favourite I just haven’t made them in a long time
Love Eggs.
Spinach, mushroom and red pepper omlette with a touch of blue cheese for Mother’s Day please.
Oh, and toast and coffee with that thanks 🙂
I love an omelette with spinach and feta 🙂 🙂 🙂
Love pancakes with eggs and bacon
Scrambled is the best. I add salt, pepper, minced garlic, and dill. Mmm.
Would love to win this great contest from a frugal Canadian mom.
frenchtoast
I like just plain cheese omelettes and toast.
My fave mother’s day recipe using eggs is french toast
“Tatsch”–it’s Swiss for an omelette which you cut up in pieces and sprinkle it with powdered sugar; great served with canned plums 🙂
Nothing beats a Spanish omelet.
I really like my mom’s mushroom omelettes!
I love a good breakfast casserole, with eggs, cheese, ham, bacon, and potatoes or buisquits 🙂
scrambled eggs with cheddar mixed and melted into it
I make a mean frittata – eggs, cheese, sausage, onion and general yumminess.
Pancakes 🙂
A simple fried egg is my favourite!
I love making spinach quiche.
French toast!
I love good ole french toast
my favorite is eggs florentine love thank you for the chance
The new fav is to use a machine to make English Muffins into a fake fast-food favorite m-muffn. Very quick and easy. (and you get to customize it with your own fave cheese, garnish, meat, etc)
LOVE my egg, baccon, ham , cheese, mushroom quiche
We love omelettes with bacon, green onions and cheese.
I love baked French Toast, so simple
My mom loves vanilla cupcakes!
I love a vegetarian omelette.
My all-time favorite egg recipe is eggs benedict–I know it’s lame but the truth 🙂
Just good old scrambled eggs with cheese melted on top.
My daughter makes the best scrambled eggs – it’s the only time I eat them that way!
My favorite is sausage, egg and cheese english muffin sandwich
I make a wicked french toast casserole with homemade strawberry strudel.
English muffin, avocado, chorizo sausage, poached eggs with hollandaise
My famous Cheese and Bacon Omlettes.
Eggs Florentine! But also, any eggs my Mom made – hers were always the best 😉
My favorite is Eggs Benedict!
My favourite is Ham, Cheese, tomato, mushroom omelette. Yummy!
I LOVE a good Ham and Cheese omelet!
My fav. mother’s day egg recipe is the california eggs benny
My favourite recipe for Mother’s Day is my hubby’s pancakes 🙂
My favorite is a fritatta with potatoes, spinach and eggs…
Omelette with everything on it
Cheese biscuits with sundried tomato pesto, avocado, egg and microwave hollandaise sauce
My husband just made us eggs benedict with avocado this morning! He makes lots of great breakfasts with eggs. My favourite is just fried eggs with bacon, sausage and chunky hash browns though. Classic breakfast. That’s probably what he’ll make me for mother’s day.
A vegetable omelette, and whole grain pancakes!
poached eggs
steamed egg custard with green onion
Eggs Benedict with back bacon, poached eggs and Hollandaise.
scrambled egg muffin cups yum!
California all the way…
English muffin, egg, smoked cod, pesto and hollandaise
Baked eggs in shredded hasbrown nest with cheese & bacon!
Eggs Benedict!!!!
My favourite Mothers Day dish is a cheese omelet with hash browns and diced mango.
omelettes yummy
French Toast is my favourite recipe
Salsa and cheese omelette is the favourite in our family.
French toast is my fave egg based breakfast to make. (And eat!)
eggs florentine
The classic egg mcmuffin is a family favourite 🙂
Great ideas!
Potato Salad
Quiche is a favorite of my family
This California Style Eggs Benedict Recipe would probably hit the top of my list – I love eggs, hollandaise and avocado.
Poached eggs remind me of my Mother because that is what she always liked – and I would add some grated cheese on top and melt it.
Eggs Benny!!
My favorite is an English muffin, basil pesto, arugula, egg and black forest ham
We like French toast.
Western Omelette
french toast and bacon
Eggs benedict is part of our lives.
Got to love EGGS.
Definitely Eggs Benedict!
Love eggs benedict. The California style recipe will be tried son!
My favorite Mothers Day recipe that uses eggs is cinnamon french toast loaf.
My favourite mothers day recipe would be my family making me breakfast, Eggs sunny side up, bacon, hashbrowns & toast would make me a happy mommy!
Scrambled eggs, bacon and waffles..yum!
Eggs Benedict on a whole wheat muffin, avocado. basil pesto, fresh spinach
My favorite Mother’s Day recipe which uses eggs is waffles. Top them with ice cream, strawberries, and chocolate sauce of course!!!
Eggs Benny
I love to make a crustless spinach & feta quiche along with a leafy salad! This way I can make ahead for when everyone is coming over!
A loaded veggie omelet
A loaded veggie omelet
Favourite is Ham and Asparagus Frittata
Just regular scrambled eggs with cheddar, rosemary, and chopped tomatoes are amazing. Even better with hollandaise on top.
My favourite Mothers Day recipe using Eggs is an omellette filled with cheese, mushrooms and chopped tomatoes
It is scrabbled eggs with cheese and chives
I love batches of deviled eggs, my mom makes the yummiest ones
My mom always makes this cheesy, onion omelette and boy is it delicious!
I love cheese and spinach omelets.
I like a good omelet
omelette with ham, mushroom and green peppers and lots of cheese
Eggs Benedict
Poached
chive omelet
A nice omelet with bacon, ham and green peppers
For mothers day I love French Toast with maple syrup and bacon!
Thank you for sharing the above recipe; I will have to give it a try.
My favourite Mother’s Day recipe with eggs is a Frittata with potatoes, asparagus, tomatoes, onions, spinach and very sharp cheddar. Its really flavourful and hearty; also makes a great dinner.
Eggs Benny! This recipe looks like the one I use. Looks delish!
Omlettes or french toast for mothers day is the best!
my favorite mothers day dish is a western omelet
4 eggs, 1/2 cup of half and half, onions, cup of broccoli, salt and pepper.
omelets with lots of cheese mushrooms and ham
I love an omelette with ham and mushrooms!
Spinach and feta quiche 🙂
tomato egg drop soup or tomato egg stir fry
i love bacon and cheese omelets
French toast with blueberries.
French Toast with crushed strawberries is a favorite of mine and I like it on Mother’s day.
My favourite Mother’s Day recipe using eggs is French Toast with pure maple syrup!!
French toast
Poached eggs on an toasted english muffin
The classic recipe is my favourite — eggs and bacon.
I love Creme Brulee. That sounds just about perfect for Mother’s Day.
French toast 🙂
My favorite is reg eggs benedict!
french toast and eggs
devilled eggs
quiche is always a favourite around here.
I love my eggs easy over. Eggs different ways is a family favorite.
I love devilled eggs.
I like eggs benedict, too bad I’m not good at making it!
french toast with cinnamon
Whatever they decide to serve is very appreciated…but my favourite is eggs benedict
breakfast in bed with scrambled eggs!
I love eggs benedict! Adding avocado is genius!
For Mother’s Day, quiche is always a favorite!
We love a good tomato, ham and green pepper omelette.
A quiche made with bacon and asparagus. Mmmmm, good stuff!
Poached eggs on toast! Yum! Yum!
Eggs Florentine!
cinamon roll egg breakfast bake its my own creation but its good you break up cinamon bun dough and a wee bit of vanilla mixed with eggs pour over cinamon buns its good i add a wee bit of maple syrup.
Definitely California Style, love avocado.
I like Make Ahead Eggs Benny Casserole, that way the only thing you do in the mooring is bake!
definitely eggs benny… mmm hollandaise sauce!
Egg Sandwiches
I love poached eggs with english muffins, butter and maple-glazed ham with a side of fresh fruit! Easy, delicious Mother’s Day breakfast.
I like to make the Christmas morning wife save recipe. Then this Mom can relax on Mother’s day and the kids can just pop it in the oven.
We have spinach frittatas
I like to have egg sandwiches with bacon and tomato simple but good
I like cheese omelets.
I love to make quiche!
A nice egg and cheese sandwich is delicious for brunch.
I love omelettes!
Egg casserole with everything, I like that it gets all cooked in the oven and one dish, no mess or a bread pudding!!
My favourite egg dish is a broccoli and cheese quiche.
A puffy omelet with mushrooms, smoked salmon and a cream cheese sauce
I love devilled eggs and Eggs Benny.
Mom uses eggs in her homemade recipe for chocolate cake..and it is wonderful
French toast is my favorite.
My ma likes the spicy foods ~ huevos rancheros for her every time!
Eggs Benny – classic for sure!
My fav. eggs would be the classic
Eggs Benedict. thanks, for your recipe
looks tasty.
Eggs Benny!! but I also just love a good scrambled egg with loads of green onions and salsa. Yum!!
My favorite egg recipe has always been eggs benedict. The california recipe looks delicious. I also like using salmon instead of back bacon.
crepes with fresh fruit and whipping cream
I like a spinach and feta omelette.
My mom loves Chawanmushi.
French toast is her fave egg dish
Quiche with mushrooms, onions and cheese.
Western Style omelets are my favorite Mother’s Day Brunch recipe
devilled eggs
my favourite would be a mushroom omelette
crepes with berries and whip cream is a favourite!
Omelette is my favourite with lots of everything in it!
Cheers.
My favorite Mother’s day eggs are scrambled with toast and jam and bacon. A good cup of hot tea finishes the feast.
Love to make eggs benedict with pemeal bacon for Mother’s Day. It is a treat we don’t have all that often.
My favourite egg recipe is simply an omelet. It can almost anything in it, but I love it with bacon, onions and mushrooms. Sliced tomatoes on the side please 🙂
French toast is my favourite Mother’s Day recipe which uses eggs.
I love poached eggs and bacon. With toast, and lots of bacon.
Spinach Quiche is my Mom favorite
Waffles with fruit!
Mexican style scrambled eggs.
French toast with fresh berries and whipped cream
Bagels and lox
French toast with real maple syrup.
love eggs benny
Baked french toast.
I don’t have a favorite Mother’s Day recipe using eggs but my mom loves any type of omelet so I’ll say omelets.
There is nothing better than a veggie stuffed egg omelette! YUM!
i love eggs Benny!
We love to have banana bread with our brunch on Mother’s Day!
My favourite is poached eggs on wholewheat toast.
scrambled eggs
I like scrambed eggs for Mothers day.
has to be eggs benedict. thanks
I love crepes and omelettes.
we love waffles but in a restaurant i love to order eggs benedict!
good ol fashioned scrambled eggs
a lemon meringue pie
Scrambled eggs with spinach
overy easy cooked in bacon grease
Western omelette
classic eggs,bacon,hashbrowns and toast! 🙂
Scrambled eggs with ham, tomoto, cheese and peppers
French toast (gluten free style)
I love to make my mom quiche for mother’s day
My favourite is French toast with fresh strawberries and of course maple syrup.
My mom loves her Country Style Scramble!
We used to make my mom breakfast on mothers day, she loves poached eggs the best!
I like to make a spinach and mushroom omelet.
French Toast
Eggs Benedict!! My absolute favourite breakfast everyday (especially mothers day)
Ham and Cheese Quiche is my favorite recipe for mothers day.
My favourite would be an egg and sausage strata
My favourite is Eggs Benedict with a side order of ham!
Eggs Benny for me please
My go to egg recipe on Mother’s day is a Frittata with cheese, ham, and peppers.
scrambled eggs (:
I love sunny side up eggs.
Up until now I served my mom eggs rancheros on her special day. Eggs Bnedict a la frugal mom looks pretty sweet. May give that a shot this time around.
I make a bacon and cheese omelette using 3 different cheeses…The Family goes nuts for them!
My favourite dish for Mother’s Day are homemade omelettes with ham, mushrooms, spinach, green onions and sharp cheddar grated on top.
scrambled eggs with cream cheese
definitely eggs Benedict, the traditional recipe with ham, and a side of hashbrowns and fresh fruit
Ham and cheese omelet with chives and onions in it as well
Baked avocado with eggs and bacon in it
My favourite egg recipe for Mother’s Day is omelette loaded with cheese and hot peppers
My favorite mothers day recipe that uses eggs is any kind of frittata
My favourite recipe is fried eggs, sunny side up, plus bacon bits.
poached eggs over sour dough bread
My fave mother’s day egg recipe is french toast with strawberries.
I love old fashion french toast – thank you very much!
My fav. mother’s day eggs recipe is poached eggs-because they are my mom’s fav.
That sounds yummy! We cook pancakes and scrambled eggs:)
Egg baskets! Ham in each section of a muffin tin, crack in an egg, parsley, s&p on top, 1 tbsp. of cream, topped with grated cheese and bake in the oven!
Lemon Crepe Cake!
Scrambled eggs with bacon and fried tomatoes
Quiche is my mom’s favorite,
Scrambled eggs with a handful of old cheddar is my favorite 🙂
Love scrambled eggs with green pepper, mushrooms and cheese
I have a baked French toast with apples and cinnamon recipe that I love.
I always make eggs benedict with back bacon and fresh cilantro
Fried egg and crispy bacon fry up, with tomatoes, mushrooms, hash-browns, Heinz baked beans and buttered white toast – yummy 🙂
Zucchini omelletes are the best!
My Mother’s fave is an omelette with onions ham and cheese 🙂 thanks for the 🙂
I love scrambled eggs and egg sandwiches! I love everything with eggs.
Spinach and sun dried tomato frittata with goat cheese
My favourite is Eggs Benedict with peameal bacon and lots of Hollandaise sauce.
My fav is french toast!
My favourite Mother’s Day recipe using egg is an omelette – with added ingredients, such as peppers, bacon etc.
I love the sound of that recipe you have shared. Will try making that.
Cheese Blintzes!
Baked french toast with cream cheese icing
French Toast for sure <3
My mom loves this asian egg custard dessert. It is kind of like a creme brulee but mines the sugar the top. Also, it is a lot smoother in texture and less sweet!
Honestly I love anything made with eggs and that recipe you shared sounds delicious but I would love to wake up to French Toast made with love from my hubby and kids.
Our favorite jitters day dish is quiche..we always do a brunch!
Oops…Mother’s Day…sorry, auto correct!
Our favorite mothers day recipe that uses eggs is a middle eastern cake. Its called Basbousa, its a semolina cake that has coconut in it! So yummy!
YUMMY!!! Do you have a recipe? My MIL used to make this and put an almond on top of each square. Unfortunately she passed away last year and never gave me the recipe.
YUMMY!!! Do you have a recipe? My MIL used to make this and put an almond on top of each square. Unfortunately she passed away last year and never gave me the recipe.
Egg sandwiches on english muffins with bacon and cheese are our favourite egg recipe! Our home made version of the ‘mcmuffin’.
that California recipe looks very good. I love avocado.
My all time favourite egg recipe is Eggs Florentine.