A quick breakfast using soft goat cheese as a base for toast and topped with lemony-arugula and an egg. Ready in about 15 minutes.
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 1serving
Calories 230kcal
Ingredients
1teaspoonolive oil
1medium clove garlicminced
1/2ouncesoft goat cheese
1/4teaspoonsea saltdivided (see note)
1/3cuparugulasee note
Fresh lemon juice
1slicetoasted bread
1poached or fried egg
Crushed red pepperoptional
Instructions
Heat a small skillet over low heat. Add the olive oil, followed by the minced garlic, Fry until golden and fragrant; about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl with the goat cheese and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Mash/stir the garlic into the goat cheese.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining salt with the arugula and enough lemon juice to coat the arugula. Toss until combined.
Assemble the toast. Spread the goat cheese then layer on the arugula and poached/fried egg. Top with crushed red pepper or black pepper if desired.
Notes
Tips + Tricks: Whenever I'm at the market, I like to taste the arugula. Different varieties have more of a bite to them. For this I used a more mild arugula but it would work really well with the peppery varieties.
If you are sensitive to salt, start with less and add more as desired.
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