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Campsite Layered Breakfast Toast

Camping, a very calming adventure (ranking only 2 on the Texas Medical Association COVID risk profile) is our new go to vacation. On a recent trip, we spent three blissful days at the Enney Ranch , nearly 900 acres of a wheat and barley farmland in San Miguel, just up the road from Paso Robles. Breakfast, when camping. is a layered affair, which allows for a great deal of nutrition packed onto one plate. 

 Ingredients

  • 1 rounded teaspoon salted butter, plus more if needed  

  • 2 generous slices levain-style bread 

  • Thick slices of Bulgarian feta cheese or Queso Fresco to cover each slice of bread

  • 2 rounded tablespoons pesto 

  • 2 ripe garden tomatoes 

  • 2 eggs 

Method 

  • Melt butter over low heat in a large, nonstick frying pan. 

  • Place bread in the pan and begin toasting. When toasted on one side, turn the bread to toast the other side. 

  • Keeping the bread in the pan, spread 1 tablespoon pesto on each slice of bread. 

  • Add cheese slices on each slice. 

  • Cover frying pan with foil until the cheese is slightly melted. 

  • Remove the toast to a pan and cover with the same foil to keep warm.

  • If needed, add a bit more salted butter and crack the eggs into the pan.

  • Cook until whites are opaque, then flip the eggs for an over-easy presentation.

  • Serve the layered toast with the eggs and enjoy. 

Pesto 

Best to make at home prior to leaving for your campsite. Pesto stores well at room temperature.) 

Makes 1 cup 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pine nuts or walnuts 

  • ¼ cup good quality olive oil

  • 2 generous bunches basil leaves, about 1 ½ cups (remove the stems, as they are bitter)

  • 1 large clove garlic, pressed

  • Kosher salt to taste

Method

  • Blend the first 4 ingredients in a food processor or blender. 

  • Add a scant teaspoon of kosher salt and taste, adding more if necessary. 

  • Blend again until the pesto is very smooth.