Chile & Olive Oil Fried Egg with Avocado & Sprouts

We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it can also be the most boring. Soggy cereal? Dry toast? They do nothing for me and always leave me starving an hour or two later.

My default breakfast is poached or scrambled eggs with a toasted muffin. Eggs seem to be the only thing that stops me snacking before lunch time so I am always looking for new and fun ways to prepare them.

I picked this recipe, quite honestly, because I had bought a pack of mixed sprouts on a whim last week and needed to use them up. I was very pleasantly surprised and now have a new breakfast in my rotation! 

Here's what you will need for breakfast for 2

• 1 cup mixed sprouts
• 1 tsp fresh lime juice
• Salt & pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 large eggs
• Crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 wholegrain tortillas
• Hot sauce
• 1 oz crumbled feta
• Avocado slices

1. Toss the sprouts with the lime juice, season then set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over a medium high heat. When the oil is hot, crack both eggs into the skillet and season. Cook until the eggs are cooked to your preference. Add red pepper flakes to oil and remove from heat.
3. Meanwhile, heat the tortillas in the oven or a toaster oven.
4. Pile the sprouts on to the tortilla, top with eggs and chile oil. Add the avocado slices, feta and your favorite hot sauce.

This was a tasty fresh way to start the day! The combination of egg and avocado packed a mighty protein punch which kept me going all morning, and frying the egg in olive oil made a nice change which kept it healthy while still feeling a little decadent.

For a heartier breakfast, or even lunch or light dinner, you could add crumbled chorizo or some beans. Maybe some fresh corn or salsa wouldn't go amiss either. There are loads of possibilities and I am looking forward to exploring all of them!!

One thing I won't be mixing up, though, is my choice of hot sauce! I'm not generally a fan of hot sauce - I find the flavor a little too sharp - but I am in love with this mellow smoked tomato one. Unfortunately, I bought it in a speciality hot sauce store in Austin so I am not sure how easy it will be to track down a replacement, but supplies are running low so I had better get on it!!