Breakfast · Recipes

Asparagus Breakfast Tart

Asparagus Breakfast Tart

I love nothing more than eating crunchy asparagus, salty bacon, creamy Parmesan cheese, yolky eggs, and crispy puff pastry. the best word to sum up this delicious recipe is simply YUM! If you’re looking for an easy recipe that is super tasty…this one is for you!

I love making this recipe for my family as a fast and easy dinner, but I have also made this as a brunch with a small side salad for my friends. This dish doesn’t just look impressive but tastes impressive as well. I typically cook the bacon first as I like to drain and dab off any grease as not to make the pastry crust soggy. I also coat the asparagus in a touch of olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and onion powder to give it a stepped up flavor. Once I’m ready to put it all together I prep the pastry sheet and start building the tart. A fun way to get the kids involved is to let them carefully crack the eggs on the tart just before baking. I even let my daughter help with sprinkling the Parmesan cheese on top. Now, I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

Asparagus Breakfast Tart

ASPARAGUS BREAKFAST TART

Ingredients:

  • 1 puff pastry sheet, thawed
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3 to 4 eggs
  • 1 bundle of asparagus, trimmed
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • Dash of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 1 Tbsp parsley, chopped

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Toss asparagus in olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Set aside.
  • Roll out puff pastry to desired size on a lightly floured surface. Food up each side and tuck corners to make a border. Using a fork, polk holes throughout the center of the pastry. Move to parchment paper lined baking tray and refrigerate for about 10 minutes.
  • Arrange asparagus on tart within the borders of the tart, add bacon being sure to leave room for eggs. Add half the cheese, then carefully crack eggs onto tart being careful to not break the yolks. Top with remaining cheese.
  • Generously brush border with beaten egg for a golden crust.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the egg whites are set; egg yolks should still be wiggly.
  • Allow to cool and sprinkle with parsley.
  • Enjoy!
Lunch · Recipes

The Bagel With Everything

The Bagel with Everything!

Since the pandemic started I’ve been working from home and that means I have time to make some tasty lunches. The Bagel with Everything, as I like to call it, is my favorite! To me…it has it all, plus it’s quick and delicious. I usually have everything at my fingertips from a delicious everything bagel, a robust flavored cream cheese, spring mix, sangria tomatoes and my balsamic glaze. It’s a tasty treat that is sure to fill you up until dinner time.

There’s not much else to say other than I hope you enjoy….

The Bagel with Everything.

THE BAGEL WITH EVERYTHING

Ingredients:

Directions:

  • Add cheese to lightly toasted open bagel.
  • Top with equal parts lettuce and tomatoes.
  • Drizzle with balsamic glaze and a dash of salt and pepper.
  • Enjoy!
Breakfast · Recipes

The Simplest Avocado Breakfast Open Faced Sandwich

Avocado Breakfast Open Faced Sandwich

These days I’m all about keeping it simple, but delicious. That’s why this open faced sandwich is my favorite because it’s both of those things! This is another recipe that I could eat at anytime throughout the day. It’s filling, light, refreshing and by keeping it open faced you are cutting carbs if that’s your thing.

I always keep tomatoes, eggs and bacon in the house, but we aren’t big bread eaters unless we are making sandwiches like these. If you have seen some of my other posts you know that I talk a lot about good quality ingredients. It is important to go all out on a really yummy bread for this recipe since it’s the vessel that holds this masterpiece together. We usually grab some fresh bakery bread for these sandwiches and the one pictured here is from our favorite local bakery. I really like their multigrain bread because it is super sturdy and can hold up to the avocado, egg yolk and juicy tomatoes.

There are so many textures going on in this sandwich which I enjoy because it keeps things interesting. The slightly toasted bread, creamy avocado, crunchy bacon, juicy tomatoes, and silky egg yolk…see…SO MANY TEXTURES! The most important part here is the Sunny Side Up Egg…you need to cook it on the stovetop first then slide it into the oven to finish for a beautiful egg. If Sunny Side Up isn’t your favorite…you could scramble or even poach an egg and this sandwich would still be a winner. Now, I hope you enjoy this recipe and find it as satisfying as we do!

Avocado Breakfast Open Faced Sandwich

Avocado Breakfast Open Faced Sandwich

Ingredients:

  • Sliced sandwich bread; lightly toasted (I use good quality bakery bread, I used multigrain)
  • Half an avocado, smashed
  • 3 slices of cooked bacon
  • 1 tomato, thick sliced
  • 1 egg, cooked Sunny Side Up
  • Parsley for garnish

Directions:

  • Top bread slice with mashed avocado.
  • Lay bacon on top of avocado.
  • Put two thick slices of tomato on top of bacon.
  • Carefully place egg on top of tomatoes (you don’t want the yolk to break yet!)
  • Top with parsley.
  • Enjoy!