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.
Posted on April 21st, 2008 by katiejocannon
Filed under: Food
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