Grana Padano Scrambled Eggs with Prosciutto di San Daniele Roses

In collaboration with Grana Padano & Prosciutto di San Daniele.

Christmas morning breakfasts in our house tend to be quite small, simple meals. Given that I’m going to be spending most of the day preparing a Christmas dinner feast, I don’t want an elaborate breakfast with a big clean up.

That’s where these one pan Grana Padano scrambled eggs with Prosciutto di San Daniele roses come into their own. The recipe only takes five minutes to cook, and it’s so indulgently creamy and cheesy – and the elegant Prosciutto di San Daniele roses with their vibrant green leaves finish it off perfectly.

Watch our video below to see just how easy it is to make! You might think the method is a bit different than the usual way of making scrambled eggs. My teenage son wants to be a chef when he grows up, and he’s training at our local college and working part-time in a local cafe. He learned how to make scrambled eggs this way from watching the chef at the cafe, and they turn out perfect every time with very little washing up afterwards!

What else could you ask for on Christmas morning, except perhaps a Mimosa or two to wash it down?

Grana Padano is a medium fat hard Italian cheese with a rich, but not overpowering, flavour.

Around 1000 years ago, in the Po Valley in Italy, the Cistercian monks built Chiaravalle Abbey and began cultivating crops and rearing livestock. Food preservation techniques were not as advanced then as they are now, and fresh milk quickly went off. In a bid to help preserve surplus milk the monks developed the cheesemaking process that resulted in Grana Padano cheese. This technique preserved the nutritional properties of the milk, and the flavour only improved with maturation.

Prosciutto di San Daniele is produced only in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, in the hilly area around the town of San Daniele in the north-east of Italy.  It is made solely of the carefully selected meat of pigs born and bred in Italy and sea salt, dried by the winds blowing down from the Carnic Alps and the breezes coming in from the Adriatic Sea. It is a natural food product with no additives or preservatives of any kind.

Both Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, meaning that when you buy these products you can guarantee they were produced to the highest standards in their respective regions. Be sure to look out for the PDO mark when making your purchases.

What’s your favourite way to pair Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele? Do you have a Christmas-themed recipe you make that uses both ingredients? Let me know in the comments!

In the meantime, for more information and recipe inspiration for both products (they both have fascinating histories!), visit the Grana Padano and the Prosciutto di San Daniele websites.

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas, and all the best for 2O18!

Grana Padano Scrambled Eggs with Prosciutto di San Daniele Roses

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A simple yet elegant fuss-free one pan luxury breakfast recipe - perfect for Christmas morning!

Grana Padano Scrambled Eggs with Prosciutto di San Daniele Roses

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A simple yet elegant fuss-free one pan luxury breakfast recipe - perfect for Christmas morning!

Servings	Prep Time	Cook Time	Passive Time
2servings	10minutes	5minutes	30minutes

Servings	Prep Time
2servings	10minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
5minutes	30minutes

Ingredients

• 3 slices Prosciutto di San Daniele
• 1 tbsp butter
• 125 ml double cream
• 4 free range eggs
• 20 grams Grana Padano cheese plus extra, to garnish
• fresh basil leaves to garnish

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Ingredients 3 slices Prosciutto di San Daniele 1 tbsp butter 125 ml double cream 4 free range eggs 20 grams Grana Padano cheese plus extra, to garnish fresh basil leaves to garnish Servings: servings Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

1. Remove the Prosciutto di San Daniele from its packaging and bring to room temperature for 30 minutes.
2. Cut each slices of Prosciutto di San Daniele in half lengthwise, and carefully roll each half into a rose shape, fluting the edges to create petals, as you roll. Set aside while you prepare the eggs.
3. Heat a non-stick pan over a medium flame. Melt the butter, and when it is sizzling pour in the double cream.
4. Crack your eggs straight into the pan and sprinkle generously with grated Grana Padano cheese.
5. Scramble for a few minutes until they look like very wet scrambled eggs. Remove from them from the heat when they're still wet and transfer to a waiting serving plate. They will continue to cook while you prepare the rest of the meal.
6. Garnish with the Prosciutto di San Daniele roses and a few sprigs of fresh basil leaves. Serve immediately with extra Grana Padano cheese grated over the top, if desired.

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