A healthy and wholesome breakfast-for-dinner option for those who are tired of waffles I recently went on a two week trip to Costa Rica, an absolutely gorgeous country, and one thing which struck me is their traditional breakfast cuisine. My idea of breakfast has been confined to non healthful meals consisting of waffles and sausage, however, in Costa Rica they have beans and rice, a full and delicious meal. So, I decided to use this as inspiration for a simple breakfast-for-dinner. What's The Point?By breaking the stereotypical idea of breakfast, we now venture into a simplistic and fresh meal which fits into both morning and evening slots. Cooking eggs is possibly the most fundamental principle of cooking, and combined with the simple texture of a base grain and creamy beans - not to mention fresh and flavourful pico de gallo (salsa) - this dish gives new meaning to breakfast-for-dinner. Why Is This Dish Environmentally Friendly? Again building off of and breaking away from the stereotypical breakfast, 90% of this meal consists of fresh and closely sourced ingredients. This supports your local farmers and economy, and promotes home cooking. Thus, giving you the opportunity to choose what goes into your meals, rather than picking up a frozen dinner, which contributes to perpetuating the issue of food waste. Eating fresh ingredients at home not only improves your health, but also the environment. To learn more about food waste and how to improve your kitchen sustainability, visit my Learn page! What About Ingredient Substitution? As always, the most important part of any recipe’s sustainability is its ability to be flexible, adaptable to wherever you are and what is available to you. While I have my own sustainability guidelines (which can be found on my About page) which dictate how I make my recipes, you as the cook also have the power to change what you eat and where your ingredients come from. So, take some suggestions from below - or not - and make some food you’ll enjoy!
Now, start cooking and enjoy! Breakfast for Dinner:
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Yield:
4 Servings |
Total Time:
30 mins |
Special Equipment:
None |
Ingredients:
Instructions:
An optional topping could be extra olive oil
- 2 cups (4.7 deciliters) raw Basmati, Jasmine, or Brown rice
- 3-5 eggs depending on preference [cracked with white and yolk combined]
- 2 large tomatoes [small dice]
- ¼ small red onion [small dice]
- 2 cloves garlic [minced]
- 1-2 limes [juiced]
- 2 cups (4.7 deciliters) packed cilantro [sliced with stems]
- 1 can black beans [strained and rinsed]
- Olive oil, salt, and black pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Cook the rice to package directions
- While that is cooking, prep the ingredients listed above according to the brackets next to them and set aside
- Combine the tomato, onion, garlic, lime juice, and ½-1 cup (a quarter to half) of the cilantro, and salt to taste to make the pico de gallo, set aside
- Pour 1 tbsp approx. (15 ml) olive oil into a pan and heat on high until the oil is shimmering, then pour in the eggs and scramble them from 30 seconds to a minute, or until they are cooked to preference
- Put some rice into your bowl and serve some of the eggs, beans, pico de gallo, extra cilantro, and salt / pepper to taste on top
An optional topping could be extra olive oil
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