Description
The classic flavors of the caprese salad in a healthy breakfast!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ sweet onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 2T butter/ghee
- 5 oz fresh spinach (or frozen)
- ½ c cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¼ c zucchini, shredded
- 6 eggs
- ½ oz fresh basil
- 4 oz mozzarella, shredded
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to broil
- Heat a 10 or 12 inch oven safe fry pan over medium heat
- Sauté onion in butter/ghee until soft, add a pinch of salt and pepper
- Add garlic
- Add zucchini, spinach and tomatoes and sauté until spinach is wilted, add salt and pepper to taste
- In a small bowl, whisk eggs until uniform
- Add the eggs to the pan, gently mix until eggs thicken and start to set
- Add fresh basil, combine
- Top with mozzarella
- Broil in oven until cheese is bubbly and starts to brown (~5 to 10 minutes)
Notes
Make it a muffin! After step 5, when the spinach is wilted, add a spoonful sauté mixture to muffin cups (greased or lined with paper), add fresh basil to cup and fill the cup 3/4 full with the eggs whisked eggs. Top each muffin with cheese. Bake at 350° ~20 minutes until cheese is browned on top and eggs are set
- Prep Time: :10
- Cook Time: :20
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Sauute
- Cuisine: Italian
