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Wednesday 22 March 2017
Not a lumberjack? You can still eat a filling breakfast

This March 6, 2017 photo shows a country-style breakfast skillet with eggs, bacon and vegetables in Coronado, Calif. This dish is from a recipe by Melissa d’Arabian.
Associated Press

MELISSA D’ARABIAN those hashed browns crispy and tasty. and excess moisture gently squeezed out
Associated Press You can find riced cauliflower in most neigh- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
I am a morning person (by choice, not nature, borhood grocery stores these days, either in 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
but that’s a story for another time) and break- the packaged produce aisle or the freezer. Or, Freshly ground black pepper
fast is my favorite meal of the day. simply pulse up a bunch of cauliflower florets Chopped parsley, for garnish
Strong coffee and a hearty morning meal in a food processor until it is cut into rice-sized 4 eggs, cracked into 4 small ramekins or bowls
make me feel like I’m on vacation, luxuriating pieces. The cauliflower is just bland enough Preheat oven to 350 F. In large oven-safe skil-
in hashed-brown-and-bacon heaven, without that it takes on the flavors of the rest of the in- let, cook bacon over medium low heat until
a health or calorie care in the world. Breakfast gredients and provides enough heft to house starting to crisp, about 5 minutes. Add onion
menus at truck stops and diners have incred- eggs broken right into the skillet. The result is rus- and bell pepper and cook until tender, about
ible appeal to a closeted lumberjack like me, tic, gorgeous, and filling. Yet another reason to 6 minutes. Add the minced garlic, herbs, and
with words like grand-slam and breakfast skillet celebrate our country’s current obsession with smoked paprika and stir.
promising a meal that will fill me up for most of cauliflower. Add the cauliflower and cook until tender,
the day. COUNTRY-STYLE CAULIFLOWER BREAKFAST SKIL- about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the
But, eating like a lumberjack when you have a LET lemon juice, stir, and then the spinach, and stir
desk job makes no sense, unless you really are Start to finish: 25 minutes until well-combined. Remove from heat and
on vacation. For a more quotidian option, try Servings: 4 sprinkle the cheese evenly over the mixture.
my Country-Style Skillet Breakfast. 3 slices of bacon, cut into small pieces Gently make four wells in the mixture with a
I use just a few strips of real pork bacon to keep 1/2 yellow or sweet onion, chopped (about 1 wooden spoon.
things feeling authentically diner-ish. Onions, cup) Spray each well with nonstick spray. Pour one
sweet yellow peppers, spinach and garlic all 1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped (about 1/2 egg into each well. Bake until eggs are done,
add a ton of flavor (and nutrients) but hardly cup) about 7-8 minutes for runny yolk, longer for firm-
any calories. The real nutrient and calorie-sav- 3 cloves garlic, minced er yolk. Sprinkle with black pepper, more salt if
ing workhorse of this recipe, though, is: cauli- 1 teaspoon dried herbes de provence (or dried needed, parsley and serve.
flower. oregano or thyme) Nutrition information per serving: 219 calories;
I swap out the breakfast-skillet staple hashed 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 117 calories from fat; 13 g fat (5 g saturated;
browns for riced cauliflower. It works beautifully, 3 cup cauliflower rice (raw) 0 g trans fats); 235 mg cholesterol; 804 mg so-
and not only do you save the calories of the po- 1 tablespoon lemon juice dium; 11 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 15
tatoes, but all the extra fat you need to make 10 ounce frozen chopped spinach, thawed g protein.q