Feb
11
I love eggs and I especially love putting them on top of things. Being an "overeasy" kinda gal I think that putting an egg on top of veggies or rice is especially delicious. When the the yolk mixes in with everything else it lessens the need for lots of salt or other spices.This morning I realized that I was out of oatmeal; my usual standby breakfast. And, since I'm staying away from dairy cereal was out of the questions. (I can't get myself to put soy milk on my Cheerios - I'm just not there yet. Oatmeal and soy are ok). What to do?
I decided to make myself a little breakfast stirfry with some leftovers from dinner last nisortyght. I work from home and so I do have some extra time to make myself a substantial breakfast, this definitely is not possible for everyone. But, you could also eat this as a quick dinner or make it on the weekends. It's a great way to use up leftovers in a whole new way than they were used the night before.
Here's a brief summary of what I did:
First, I warmed up my leftover wild rice in a skillet with about 1/2 tsp of olive oil. I added one chopped scallion and a little salt and pepper. When the rice was warmed a bit I added a handful of rinsed spinach and stirred that around until the spinach had just started to wilt. I like my spinach to retain a little consistency and not be super mushy. I added a pinch of salt and a little pepper. Once everything was nice and hot I removed the rice mixture from the skillet and put it in my bowl and covered it to keep it warm.
Then, I put in two leftover root vegetable pancakes from last night's dinner and warmed them in the skillet flipping them once or twice. Once warm I added them on top of the rice.
Last, I added a bit more oil and cracked in an egg. I do a fried/poaching technique with my eggs where I wait until the white of my sunnyside up egg is solid enough and then I gently flip it over and add a few tablespoons of water. I quickly put a tight fitting lid on the skillet and wait for the water to completely dissolve. (It helps to have glass lids for this technique). This way you can use a bit less oil, your egg doesn't end up all greasy and fried and you retain your liquid yolk. Just be careful not to keep it in too long.
I put my egg on top of my rice and root veggie pancakes and dug in. It was delicious! Again, if you need a quick dinner idea get creative with what you have left in your fridge. You can combine always make a stirfry with leftover rice and any sort of veggie. Adding an egg on top is just an added bonus and gives you a great source of protein.
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