Scrambled Eggs With Pesto Food

SOFT SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH PESTO AND FRESH RICOTTA

Steps:

• Over medium-high heat, melt butter in a medium-size skillet, preferably well-seasoned cast iron or nonstick.
• Beat eggs with salt, pepper and, if using, Parmesan cheese. Pour eggs into pan, swirl and turn heat to low. Using a heat-proof rubber spatula, stir eggs constantly until very loosely set and slightly runnier than you like them.
• Remove pan from heat and drizzle pesto on eggs. Off heat, give eggs one more gentle stir -- enough to finish cooking them and to distribute pesto in dark green streaks. Scatter ricotta on eggs and drizzle with more pesto if desired. Serve at once.

PESTO SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Melt margarine/butter in pan.
• Crack eggs and scramble, stirring.
• Add pesto sauce and continue stirring until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.

CALABRIAN SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH JALAPENO PESTO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• For the toasted ciabatta: Drizzle the cut sides of the ciabatta with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Put on a baking sheet cut-side up and bake until lightly golden brown, about 15 minutes. For the pesto: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the jalapenos in a few tablespoons of canola oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast in an even layer on a baking sheet until soft and the skin is blistered. Transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let sit for 15 minutes, and then remove the stems and seeds. Combine the roasted jalapenos, parsley, Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic and some salt and pepper in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil through the feed tube until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add a few more teaspoons of oil and pulse. Transfer to a bowl. For the scrambled eggs: Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Cook the sopressata and the onions until the sopressata is crisp and the onions have softened, about 5 minutes. Whisk the eggs in a bowl until light and fluffy and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour the mixture into the pan with the onions and sopressata and cook, stirring constantly until soft curds form. Right before you pull the pan off the heat, when the eggs are almost done but not quite, add the provolone and stir for a few seconds to melt. To serve, mound the eggs on the top of the toasted ciabatta halves. Top with parsley leave, and cut on a slight angle into 8 large slices. Serve immediately.

SPINACH PESTO SCRAMBLED EGGS ON GARLIC BRIOCHE WITH COUNTRY HAM

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add garlic and distribute evenly, then add brioche and coat on both sides with garlic butter. Toast over low heat so garlic doesn't burn until slightly brown and crisp. Remove to a plate. Wipe the pan with a paper towel, melt 1 tablespoon butter and add the ham. Cook the ham over medium heat to brown slightly on both sides and to heat through. Remove to a plate.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, and shallot. In a nonstick skillet over low heat, melt remaining butter. Cook egg mixture over low heat, whisking the entire time so the eggs form little loose curds. Serve eggs over brioche and dollop top with Spinach Pesto.
• In a food processor, pulse to blend, spinach, walnuts, garlic and cheese. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. While machine is running, drizzle in oil until the mixture forms a loose paste. Season, to taste, with pepper.
• Yield: 1 1/4 cups

SHEET PAN PESTO EGGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Spread the pine nuts in an even layer on a quarter sheet pan (9-by-13-inches) and bake until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer immediately to a small plate.
• Pour 1/4 cup of oil onto the same sheet pan. Place the bread in an even layer on top and brush the top of each slice with 1 tablespoon of oil and season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Bake until the bread is toasted and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer the bread to a platter or 4 plates and reserve the sheet pan.
• Meanwhile, pour the remaining 1/2 cup of oil into a blender along with the basil, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the pesto on the same sheet pan and use a spoon to spread it out evenly. Carefully crack the eggs into a pitcher or large liquid measuring cup. Gently pour the eggs on top of the pesto on the sheet pan. Bake until the whites are just set and the yolks are still runny, 6 to 8 minutes, or until the desired doneness.
• Use a spatula to top each slice of bread with 2 eggs (making sure to scoop up that pesto!). Top the eggs with the avocado and tomatoes. Drizzle with the chili crisp or sprinkle with the red pepper flakes. Drizzle with honey and serve.

PESTO RIPPLED SCRAMBLED EGGS

Steps:

• Place the garlic and pine nuts in a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.
• Add the basil and the parmesan and blitz again until well blended.
• Add the oil and some salt and pepper and pulse until well combined.
• Heat the butter in a small pan and crack the eggs, season, then leave to set for 2 minutes.
• With a wooden spoon, stir very gently so the eggs begin to set in clumps of white and yellow.
• Before the eggs have completely set, lightly stir in the pesto.
• Pile on to hot toast or bagels, scatter over the parmesan and serve immediately.