Big Breakfast Sarnie

Friday 17 February 2012



I just love a meal that you can fit easily between two slices of bread. That's the lazy person in me I suppose. I guess I just love sandwiches full stop . . . any kind, any place . . . You put it between bread and I am there.



When the Toddster and I used to work at the Service Station together (when I first moved over here) we used to sell tons of Bacon, Sausage, as well as Bacon and Sausage Baguettes every morning . . . just dripping with grease and fat . . . The bacon and sausage were baked in ovens, and then kept warm in a heat cabinet. I would have to clean the heat cabinet at the end of the day and the amount of fat that I had to scrape off and discard was nobody's business. Lots of it ended up in the baguettes too . . . crazy, crazy. Heart attack waiting to happen.



Breakfast sandwiches are always very popular . . .they are big business with fast food companies . . . all loaded with fat and calories. It's not impossible though to have a breakfast sandwich which is relatively low in fat, and yet still satisfyingly scrummy tasty! It's not really all that hard to do actually . . . and when you make it yourself in your own kitchen, you know exactly what's gone into it. No mystery there!



I always use whole wheat toast . . . it's better for you and you get lots of nice extra flavour . . . if it's whole grain as well . . . well that's just the ultimate in taste. (I love the Vogel Sunflower and Barley Bread, or the Vogel's Honey and Oat Bran Brown Bread!!) Now that's mighty good bread.



There is no butter used . . . not in the cooking of the egg, nor is there any butter going on that toast. You spread it with grainy mustard and a drizzle of honey . . . oh so good. I use weight watchers or another brand of low fat thin sliced baked ham . . . Low fat baked ham is not all that difficult to find anyways . . . Low fat cheese is also easy to find these days and I really like the low fat Leerdammer Light, which has great oozing melting qualities. It's a swiss type of cheese and also has a nutty sweetness.



The egg gets it's scrumminess from chopped peppers, onions and a pinch of salt and black pepper.



Put them all together and that's one heck of a sandwich . . . if I don't say so myself!! Oooooh baby, come to mama! The perfect weekend breakfast treat for sure!



*Big Breakfast Sarnie*
Serves 1

Beautifully tasty breakfast sandwich. Surprisingly low in fat too, so not all that bad for you actually!

1 large free range egg
1 TBS chopped spring onion, green and white bits
1 TBS chopped mixed peppers (whatever you happen to have on hand, red, green, orange, yellow)
pinch of salt and black pepper
4 thin slices of shaved ham (bundle them up so they look like more!
1 slice of Leerdammer light cheese
2 slices of whole wheat bread, toasted
1 TBS grainy mustard
drizzle of runny honey

Beat your egg together in a beaker along with the spring onion and peppers. Heat a small nonstick frying pan over medium heat. I spray mine with low fat cooking spray. Pour in the egg mixture. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Allow to cook until lightly browned and set on the bottom. Carefully flip over and then turn off the burner. The other side will cook in the residual heat. Immediately lay the slice of leerdammer cheese on top. The heat from the egg will melt it.

Take your two slices of toast. Divide the grainy mustard betwixt the two, spreading it to cover. Drizzle with a bit of honey. Lay the ham slices, bundling them up a bit, onto one slice of bread, honey and mustard side up. Top with the cooked egg, cheese slice up, then cover with the other slice of toast, honey and mustard side down. Cut in quarters and serve immediately.



Over in The Cottage today, a delicious Upside Down Pizza.

10 comments

  1. I love the idea of no butter, just mustard. We need to try it.

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  2. Marie, I make this lovely sandwich a ton using almost the same ingredients. I whip up egg beaters then make it omelet style with the low fat cheese, peppers and onions with the chopped ham. what I haven't tried is your secret of the honey and mustard though. Tomorrow I am going to be in for a treat and make this with an added zing power of taste. Trust you to add just the right secret ingredients and yet keep it lowfat... I have missed you! I will be back soon though:)

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  3. How delicious Marie! I would jump out of bed for this in the morning - I think my girls might too!
    mary x

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  4. Oh, WOW, Marie... this looks sooo good! I have a hubby who would love this! ;o) Happy Weekend ((LOVE & HUGS))

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  5. Sounds good - like an omelet you could walk around with. My favorite breakfast sandwith is scrambled egg on toast. This would be a step up.

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  6. OMG Dear Marie this look absolutely delicious, I want one please!! (lol) huggs to you and Toddxoxoxoxoxo

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  7. Oh yes! Pass that over now, I LOVE a good sarnie and a breakfast one has my vote!

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  8. Nice sandwich with a lot of Spanish touches. I recommend buy (or cook) braised mix peppers in olive oil and your sandwich will improve in flavour a lot

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  9. I love eggie sandwiches for a meal or bfast on the go. However I put a spot of mayo on it :)

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  10. This has seriously got my mouth watering!! I too am a lover of any type of sandwich so will be trying this when I crave a tasty breakfast :)

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