- 1 blood orange
- A 100g bag of watercress
- A 75g bag of quinoa
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 leek
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 200ml boiling water
- Food processor (optional)
- Sieve
- A couple of pans with lids
- Heatproof measuring jug
- A couple of bowls
- Baking tray
- Baking paper
- 1.
Juice the orange. Pour the juice into a food processor bowl. Add half of the watercress. Blitz with a pinch of salt and pepper. (If you don’t have a processor, finely chop the watercress and mix with the orange juice.) Set aside for later.
- 2.
Tip the quinoa into a sieve. Rinse under cold water for 1-2 mins to remove any bitterness. Tip into a pan and cover with 200 ml boiling water. Place on a medium heat. Cook for 15 mins till the water is absorbed and the quinoa is tender.
- 3.
Meanwhile, peel and coarsely grate the sweet potato. Trim the leek and slice it as finely as possible. Tip both into a bowl.
- 4.
Crack 1 egg into a small bowl. Squeeze in 2 tsp of the Dijon mustard. Beat together with a pinch of salt and pepper. Tip the quinoa into the bowl with the sweet potato and leeks. Stir for 1-2 mins to cool it down. Pour in the Dijon and egg mix. Stir well to mix.
- 5.
Scoop up 1 tbsp of the mixture. Keeping it on the spoon, press it down with another tablespoon to compress it. Carefully push the ‘cake’ off the spoon onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Repeat with the remaining mixture till you have 6-8 cakes. Slide the tray under the grill for 5 mins.
- 6.
Carefully flip the sweet potato and quinoa cakes over. Slide back under the grill for a further 3-5 mins till they look firm and are a little charred at the edges.
- 7.
Bring a pan of water to a very gentle boil. Crack 1 egg into a small cup. Carefully slide it into the water. Repeat with the other egg. Cook for 2-3 mins for a runny yolk or 3-4 mins for a more set yolk.
- 8.
Stack a few sweet potato cakes on 2 warm plates. Add the poached egg. Scatter over the watercress and drizzle over the watercress and orange dressing to serve.