Veggies With Hollandaise Sauce and Blue Cheese

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Serve this delicious mixture of new potatoes, fresh spinach and a little bacon topped with a creamy blue cheese Hollandaise sauce for a quick supper or lunch dish. For speed, use a ready made sauce, and just add the blue cheese."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb potato (new, all small sized, washed but not peeled)
• 3 ounces pancetta or 3 ounces streaky bacon, diced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 cup fresh Baby Spinach
• 4 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 cup hollandaise sauce (Use a packet or ready made variety for convenience)
• 1 (125 g) package blue cheese (traditional)

directions

1. Cut potatoes into halves or quarters depending on size, cook in boiling salted water.
2. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, fry the bacon bits then add the pine nuts and sauté them until just golden.
3. Make up the sauce as directed and stir in three quarters of the blue cheese.
4. Once potatoes are cooked, drain and add to the pan with the butter and the the spinach, stirring constantly to just wilt the spinach.
5. Quarter the eggs, add to the spinach mixture with the remaining blue cheese, crumbled.
6. Then divide between four individual dishes or place in a large serving dish. Pour the sauce over the top and serve.