Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Tomatoes, and Arugula is the perfect scrambled eggs recipe for a lazy weekend breakfast. It features fluffy soft-scrambled eggs, creamy burrata, blistered cherry tomatoes, and an arugula salad topped with a balsamic glaze. It takes just a few minutes of prep time to make this restaurant-worthy brunch!
This cheesy scrambled eggs recipe can be made year round for breakfast. It's inspired by savory Italian ingredients, like creamy burrata, garlicky tomatoes, arugula, and balsamic reduction.
The soft-scrambled eggs with cheese pair well with Glowing Skin Green Juice for a healthy, gluten-free meal. Serve it with a lightly toasted baguette as a vehicle for the cheesy eggs.
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Ingredients
- Butter - Butter is the base for the scrambled eggs. It adds a layer of fat that keeps the eggs from sticking to the pan.
- Eggs - Eggs are an excellent source of protein. Pasture-raised eggs have a delicious flavor and contain more vitamins and omega-3 fats than cage-raised eggs.
- Olive oil - Olive oil is the base for the Blistered Cherry Tomatoes and arugula salad.
- Shallot - Shallot is a small, sweet onion that adds a mild onion flavor.
- Garlic - Garlic is an aromatic that adds flavor to the tomato mixture.
- Cherry tomatoes - Cherry tomatoes are small tomatoes that are sweet and juicy. They are rich in vitamins and lycopene, which help fight free radicals.
- Burrata - Burrata is a soft, flavorful Italian cheese. It has a mozzarella-like exterior and is filled with stracciatella, a creamy cheese.
- Fresh basil - Fresh basil adds an herby flavor and garnish to the dish.
- Arugula - Arugula is a cruciferous vegetable rich in Vitamin B5.
- Balsamic glaze - Balsamic glaze is a rich, concentrated vinegar originating in Italy. It has a syrupy texture and a dark, bold balsamic flavor.
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Instructions
First, cook the cherry tomatoes. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a heavy cast-iron skillet or braiser. Then, add garlic and shallots to the oil and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
Place the tomatoes in the skillet and allow them to cook untouched for 2-3 minutes until they begin to char and blister. Stir the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in torn fresh basil, kosher salt, and black pepper. Add torn pieces of burrata on top of the tomatoes and allow to melt from the heat of the tomatoes.
Next, make the arugula salad. Add arugula to a mixing bowl and drizzle olive oil, salt, and fresh cracked pepper. Use tongs to toss the arugula until evenly coated. Set aside while you cook the eggs.
Next, make the eggs recipe. Add eggs to a mixing bowl and beat until fluffy and no whites are visible. Whisking adds air to the eggs resulting in fluffy eggs. In a separate medium-size skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Once the butter begins to bubble, turn down the heat and add the eggs. Once the edges begin to set, use a wooden or silicone spatula to push the eggs across the pan and form soft curds. Cook for about two minutes until the egg curds just set.
Finally, assemble the ingredients. Immediately serve the eggs on two plates and season with freshly cracked black pepper and flaky salt. Serve cheesy burrata and tomatoes mixture and torn basil on top of the eggs. Add the arugula salad on the side of the eggs. Drizzle balsamic glaze on top of the soft-scrambled eggs with cheese and season with more black pepper and flaky salt if desired.
Hint: Add a splash of milk to the eggs to result in richer, creamier perfect scrambled eggs.
Substitutions
- Cheese - instead of burrata, use water mozzarella, ciliegine, or bocconcini cheese for the scrambled eggs with cheese.
- Lettuce - use baby spinach, baby kale, or a spring mix instead of arugula for a different salad.
- Tomatoes - use grape or diced tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes. Roma, heirloom, and campari tomatoes are delicious options.
Variations
- Spicy - add chili pepper flakes while cooking the tomatoes to add heat.
- Cheese - swap mozzarella for sliced or shredded cheese like monterey jack, cheddar cheese,
- Prosciutto - add prosciutto, crispy pancetta, or rendered guanciale for more Italian flavor.
- Eggs - Make over-easy, over-medium, or Jammy Soft-Boiled Eggs instead of scrambled eggs.
- Sandwich - place the eggs and some arugula in between sliced toasted ciabatta roll to make a breakfast sandwich.
- Pesto - whisk in a dollop of 5-Minute Kale Walnut Pesto to the eggs before cooking for even more herby, fresh flavor.
Equipment
Equipment can affect how the food cooks. For eggs, use a skillet, like a non-stick pan or standard skillet. Cook the cherry tomatoes in a heavy pan with a thick bottom, like a cast-iron skillet or braiser. Use a silicone baking spatula, whisk or fork, mixing bowls, tongs, a knife, and cutting board as well.
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Storage
Store tomatoes and burrata in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Allow to reach room temperature and place in a skillet on low heat to warm up.
These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.
Top tip
Making scrambled eggs calls for two necessary steps. First, whisk the eggs until no whites are visible. This will also whip air into the eggs. Secondly, watch the heat and time when cooking so you don't overcook the curds. These two tips will result in perfect scrambled eggs.
Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Tomatoes, and Arugula
Ingredients
Blistered Cherry Tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 shallot minced
- 2 garlic cloves cut in half lengthwise
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- fresh basil plus more for garnish
- kosher salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- 4 oz burrata
Arugula Salad
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- flaky sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
Soft-Scrambled Eggs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4-6 eggs
- ¼ cup milk optional
Assembly
- 1 baguette sliced
- balsamic glaze
- flaky sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
Blistered Cherry Tomatoes
- First, cook the cherry tomatoes. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a heavy cast-iron skillet or braiser. Then, add garlic and shallots to the oil and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Place the tomatoes in the skillet and allow them to cook untouched for 2-3 minutes until they begin to char and blister. Stir the tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and stir in torn fresh basil, kosher salt, and black pepper. Add torn pieces of burrata on top of the tomatoes and allow to melt from the heat of the tomatoes.
Baguette
- Toast the baguette at 350 °F in the oven until warm. Remove and set aside.
Arugula Salad
- Next, make the arugula salad. Add arugula to a mixing bowl and drizzle olive oil, salt, and fresh cracked pepper. Use tongs to toss the arugula until evenly coated. Set aside while you cook the eggs.
Soft-Scrambled Eggs
- Next, make the eggs recipe. Add eggs to a mixing bowl and whisk with a fork or a whisk until the eggs are fluffy and no whites are visible. Whisking adds air to the eggs resulting in fluffy eggs.
- In a separate medium-size skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Once the butter begins to slightly bubble, turn down to low heat and pour the eggs into the center of the skillet so the egg cooks evenly.
- Once the edges begin to set after a few seconds, use a wooden or silicone spatula to push the eggs across the pan and form soft curds.
- Cook for about two minutes until the egg curds just set. Do not stir or turn the curds over or it will overcook the tops of the eggs.
Assemble Soft-Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Tomatoes, and Arugula
- Finally, assemble the ingredients. Immediately serve the eggs on two plates and season with freshly cracked black pepper and flaky salt. Serve cheesy burrata and tomatoes mixture and torn basil on top of the eggs. Add the arugula salad on the side of the eggs.
- Drizzle balsamic glaze on top of the soft-scrambled eggs with cheese and season with more black pepper and flaky salt if desired.
Food safety
We sometimes take for a granted that we have years (or decades) of cooking experience, that the average visitor may not. Add to, or remove from, the list below with health and safety tips.
- Wash hands after touching raw eggs
- Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
- Never leave cooking food unattended
- Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
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