Breakfast Burrito

This dish is one of my favorite things that Grant cooks. Eggs are a must have, for me at least a few breakfasts a week, but this nutritious dish sneaks in a serving of vegetables as well.

To make two breakfast burritos he sautés about
1/3 cup of diced onion
1/3 cup of diced pepper
1/2 diced apple
1 large leaf of kale torn into small bits

in olive oil (he uses an additional drip of truffle oil).

he puts the veggie mixture on whatever type of large tortilla (he opts for plain and I go for veggie).
Next he scrambles up 2 or 3 eggs and tops off the wraps. We drizzle hot sauce and maybe a little cheese, sour cream or ranch and roll 'em up! This breakfast is a good item to take on the go (as long as you master the wrapping part!) and is sure to fuel you up until lunch, for it has a little of each of the food groups and is packed with vitamins and proteins.

The trick, I have found, is to caramelize the onions! Peppers and onions have become a staple base in many of our meals because they just add a robust flavor to anything. The kale really adds a lot too... I find that the texture complements the eggs perfectly with its crunchy, chewy goodness. The apple, may seem strange to put in a veggie breakfast burrito but the tart, sweet flavor is just what the doctor ordered. We like to slice up the second half of the apple and eat it on the side. I have had this dish for breakfast, lunch and dinner and find it satisfying at any time of the day.

Its a good practice to put kale into as many dishes as you can (it goes great in soups, pasta, pizza, eggs, salad, etc.) Kale is a superfood! It has more vitamin C than an orange, more vitamin A than carrots, more calcium than milk, more iron than beef and its an antioxidant! What more could you want in a vegetable?? Not to mention kale can be found for less than $2 for a giant bundle of it! This entire meal probably rounds up to about $2/person and you definitely get the bang for your buck!

more to come on kale! Enjoy!