Mediterranean Eggs

bluemoon downunder's Note:

Adapted from Huey's recipe of the same name. Huey (Iain Hewitson) is an Australian chef who has written several books and whose highly popular TV cooking show appears twice daily. A tasty breakfast or brunch dish.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 7 mins
• Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 300 g cherry tomatoes , quartered
• 200 g button mushrooms , roughly chopped
• 6 eggs
• 6 basil leaves , finely sliced
• ¼ cup cream , low fat is fine
• salt , to taste
• fresh ground black pepper , to taste
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 slices country bread (thick slices)
• 4 slices prosciutto

Directions:

1. Heat the butter and oil in a large non-stick pan and sauté the tomatoes and mushrooms, until they begin to soften (about 2-3 minutes).
2. At the same time, beat together the eggs, basil, cream, seasonings and parmesan with a fork; then add them to the tomatoes and mushrooms and scramble.
3. Grill or toast the bread and panfry the prosciutto in a little oil (preferably in a non-stick pan) until crisp.
4. To serve, place a piece of bread on each plate and top with the scrambled eggs and then the prosciutto. Garnish with a sprig of basil.

Reviews

[Lainey6605]

This is delcicious! Made this for me for breakfast so I halved the recipe. Made for Gimme 5 tag.

[breezermom]

I made this for breakfast, cut down to one serving. I used bacon instead of prosciutto, and a little more mushrooms. This isn't something I can make often due to calorie and fat restrictions, but this is nice for a special occassion. Delicious breakfast. Made this for Everyday is a Holiday tag.

[Dienia B.]

iloved this for breakfast.dee