“Food is what’s for breakfast,” is what I wrote about in a previous article for those who have trouble with breakfast and are tired of eggy breakfast foods.
This week, let’s talk about eggs. I do love them and have some favorite dishes that are pretty easy to make because they’re scrambles—stir and stir until cooked through. No need for a properly folded omelet with the fixings in the middle. I like the ingredients throughout the omelet, hence my homemade “scramble”. Folding is optional.
I find plain old scrambled eggs boring, unless accompanied with bacon or sausage—or both! So I like to jazz up my scrambled eggs with some other ingredients. Since I always have various onions in my produce basket, I’ll dice up some red onion in a pinch and cook that in the pan with butter or ghee. Red onion is particularly sweet and delicious when cooked. However, all onion types are great for this dish. Once onions have softened in the pan (a few minutes), I’ll add 3-4 beaten eggs already seasoned with salt and pepper and stir and stir again until the eggs are set. I like the eggs cooked through, not runny. Cook them to your liking.
There are countless scrambled egg and omelet recipes. Chop up leftover veggies and add some cheese and herbs like chives or parsley.
My favorite scramble or omelet is smoked salmon with onions. However, if I’m at a diner, I’ll usually order a Western omelet or over medium or scrambled eggs with bacon or sausage. I’ll enjoy some home fries with that (sparingly as I’m watching my carbs) and pass on the toast. I’ll take my coffee black please, or tea, straight up.
In addition to these delicious eggy dishes, I’ll have a couple of hard boiled eggs which I almost always on hand in the fridge sprinkled with salt. Sometimes I’ll chop up 6 to 8 of them, add finely chopped scallions and good quality avocado mayonnaise seasoned with curry powder for my favorite egg salad. I’ll eat this on its own with a fork! And I’ll have plenty to nibble on the next couple of days.
Another favorite make-ahead dish in my house is deviled eggs—talk about a protein and fat bomb for breakfast! And delicious too.
To your health!
Leyla Muedin, MS, RD, CDN
