Camacho Watcho

The topic of breakfast greens has been discussed a time or two among a certain group of my friends. This discussion is heavily centered around one question, “Breakfast greens: are they a do or are they a don’t?”

We met some friends at the Birchwood last week. Straying from my typical breakfast scrambler order, I was tempted by the breakfast frittata sandwich – foccaccia bread piled high with a fluffy egg frittata, thick-cut applewood bacon, earthy mushrooms and chevre. Delicious. All of this accompanied by a side of fruit and breakfast greens. There in lied the controversy…were the breakfast greens a do or a don’t?

Now, don’t misunderstand me; I like salad. In fact, there are salads that I have been known to crave. A good crisp romaine lettuce topped with grape tomatoes, grilled asparagus, and steak with a blue cheese vinaigrette…oops…that’s a dinner salad. Or maybe a good cobb salad with crisp bacon, avocado, red onion…dinner salad. How about a lemony caesar salad with fresh romano cheese and large cut croutons…dinner salad…again.

So, my thoughts on breakfast greens? It’s not that I think salad greens don’t go with eggs, I just don’t believe that salad greens belong at breakfast. In fact, I have served up my own version of the breakfast scrambler with potatoes, toast and breakfast greens for dinner. In that situation, I think it works. But, that’s dinner. It’s different.

So, breakfast greens…are they a do or a don’t? My opinion – they are a don’t. If there’s any doubt about how I feel, see the ‘after’ picture above of my breakfast frittata sandwich at the Birchwood. Loved the sandwich, the fruit eventually got eaten…but the breakfast greens? Well, ’nuff said.

Tags: breakfast, Food, twin cities

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