Saturday, July 3, 2010

Americano breakfast in the Mediterranean

















So this breakfast has been something that I have enjoyed for a long time. However I have finally been able to finish the dish and proudly say that each thing belongs on the plate with one another. The main theme of this breakfast obviously stems from a traditional American breakfast; eggs, potatoes and toast. Obviously the bacon is missing but oh well. The Eggs are influenced from the Bulgaria and Greece, Containing Bulgarian Feta cheese, Cilantro, Basil and of course salt and pepper to taste. Typically I use either Greek or Bulgarian Feta cheese, this time just so happened to be Bulgarian. The potatoes were fried with Extra Virgin olive oil added at both the beginning and end along with Smoked Paprika from Spain. Some say this may not be enough taste for the potatoes, however I wanted to not over spice them so that I could really pick up on the smokey taste of the paprika. Besides the Feta cheese brings enough salt to the dish. The toast is a simple multi grain wheat toast with a Honey-Butter that can be prepared before hand and used for multiple items. The Honey is 100% safflower mixed with Orange Blossom Water, which comes from Lebanon. I prefer to use this honey because it brings a nice orange taste to the naturally sweet honey.
So there you go this dish features several items from around the Mediterranean that combine to bring a very nice pleasant breakfast that is not to heavy and as surprisingly light as it is, it is still very filling.

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