Poached eggs with halloumi and roasted tomatoes

About a week ago while in New York City with a friend, we decided to go to Jack's Wife Freda for lunch. I have seen this restaurant a lot on Instagram and Facebook and it made we want to try it out. After waiting in line for an hour we finally got a table. I ordered the dish Poached eggs with roasted tomatoes and halloumi. It was one of the best breakfast dishes I have ever had! The tomatoes and halloumi go so well together and the eggs were runny and delicious. For days I would think about this dish and how good it was. After mentioning it to my parents they said that I should try to make it at home, so I did! It was so easy to make yet so decadent. I hope you enjoy my new breakfast favorite!

Ingredients: 
Pesto
2 eggs per person
1 large tomato (sliced thick)
1 package of halloumi cheese (sliced thick)
1 loaf of white sourdough bread
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Dash of vinegar
2 tablespoons of olive oil

First, bring a pot of water to a boil and add a dash of vinegar to it. Then, cut the tomato into thick slices so there is enough for each person to get 2 slices of tomato. Put the tomatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and salt and pepper each side. 

Cook the tomatoes at 425F for 20 minutes or until the tomatoes are concentrated and beginning to caramelize.

Next, slice the halloumi cheese into thick slices and then brush lightly with olive oil and grill for about 2 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear.

Then, slice the sour dough bread into thick slices and coat with olive oil and grill for about a minute on each side or until the bread is lightly toasted.

Once the cheese, tomatoes, and bread are cooked it is time to start poaching the eggs. Crack each egg  individually into a ramekin. Create a whirlpool in the water and then pour the egg into the whirlpool so that the white wraps around the yolk. Cook the egg for 3 minutes then remove with a slotted spoon and then place onto a piece of paper towel to remove the excess water from the egg.

Place the two pieces of tomato on the plate. Then put a piece of halloumi on top of the tomato. To the halloumi and tomato stack add a poached egg and put a spoonful of pesto on top of the egg.

Enjoy!