Recipes That Demand A Poached Egg To Be Brilliant (PHOTOS)

In case you missed it, our Senior Editor Kristen Aiken took some time out of her busy schedule to drop some straight up culinary school knowledge bombs on everyone about perfect poached eggs. It was awesome, and it made us think about how a well-poached egg can make a great recipe a brilliant recipe in no time flat.

Of course, the most classic poached egg dish is the old brunch standard, Eggs Benedict. But once you've eaten a few of those, you'll want to branch out. So far, we haven't really found a single savory dish that doesn't get more awesome when you put a poached egg on it. From salad to pasta to polenta to soup. We're going poached egg crazy over here. If we've missed your favorite thing to put an egg on, let us know in the comments!

Eggs Benedict

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Arugula, Avocado And Radish Salad With Poached Egg

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Poached Eggs Over Avocado & Smoked Salmon

Cookin' Canuck

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Polenta With Mushroom 'Ragu', Poached Farm Egg, & Garlic Breadcrumbs

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Asparagus With Vinaigrette And Poached Egg

Mimi Thorisson/Manger

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Sautéed Kale, Roasted Sweet Potato And Poached Egg Holiday Toast

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Black Bean, Arugula + Poached Egg Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

How Sweet It Is

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UM, DAMN. Why didn't we ever think of this?

Chicken + Mushroom Noodle Soup With Poached Eggs

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Moroccan Merguez Ragout With Poached Eggs

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Sicilian Anchovy Pasta With Toasted Breadcrumbs

Taste Buddies

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Poached Egg & Bacon Sandwich

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Spigarello With Poached Eggs

Brooklyn Salt

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Spigarello is a bitter green related to broccoli rabe. This recipe would be perfect with rabe, kale, collards, dandelion or any green you can get your hands on, really.

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