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Lazy Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Beech & Oak Smoked Scottish Salmon & Roasted Tomatoes

Published on October 15, 2017 • Last updated January 28, 2019 by Elizabeth
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A British Egg Week recipe in collaboration with British Lion Eggs.

Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Scottish Salmon and Roasted Tomatoes

Nothing beats a lazy Sunday morning pottering about the kitchen in your pj’s, except perhaps a lazy Sunday morning with a luxury hotel-style breakfast to nibble on, especially one that takes less than 20 minutes to make!

This week is British Egg Week, and to celebrate, British Lion Eggs have asked me to join in celebrating all that is wonderful about the British Egg by sharing my own twist on my favourite luxury hotel-style breakfast.

I thought I would share with you a new method I’ve recently learned from my teenage son on how to make the perfect creamy scrambled eggs. Served with some beech and oak smoked Scottish salmon (from Shetland, of course) and some deliciously juicy roasted cherry tomatoes on the vine, they make for a perfect, quick and easy yet indulgent Sunday morning breakfast for one.

British Lion Eggs

You might have heard about British Lion Eggs recently in the news. On the 11th of October the Food Standards Agency changed their advice about infants, children, pregnant women and the elderly eating raw or lightly cooked eggs that bear the British Lion mark, pictured above. Since the late 1980’s it’s been advised that these vulnerable groups don’t consume raw or lightly cooked eggs due to the risk of salmonella, but after reviewing the scientific research the FSA has changed their advice to say that yes, British Lion mark eggs are safe.

Heather Hancock, Chairman of the Food Standards Agency, said:

“It’s good news that now even vulnerable groups can safely eat UK eggs without needing to hardboil them, so long as they bear the British Lion mark. The FSA has thoroughly reviewed the scientific evidence about the safety of these eggs, and we’re confident that we can now change our advice to consumers.

“The major reduction in the risk of salmonella in Lion eggs is testament to the work carried out by egg producers. The measures they’ve taken, from vaccination of hens through to improving hygiene on farms and better transportation, have dramatically reduced salmonella levels in UK hens.”

Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Scottish Salmon and Roasted Tomatoes

This news is great news for those who loved their runny poached eggs, soft boiled eggs and soldiers or soft-set scrambled eggs, like these ones I’ve been taught to make by my son.

Some background information – earlier on in the year I ate at a very fine restaurant in Ellon, just outside Aberdeen, and while chatting with the chef I asked him if he had any advice for young folk just starting out in the hospitality industry. My own teenage son has just left secondary school to pursue a career in said industry. He has dreams of opening his own restaurant one day. The chef’s advice: just keep washing dishes until someone doesn’t show up for work one day. Just wash the dishes, and learn by observing.

My son has a part-time job at a popular local cafe washing dishes while he studies. He came home from work one day really excited: “Mum, can you get some cream? I want to show you how to make the best scrambled eggs!”

Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Scottish Salmon and Roasted Tomatoes
Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Scottish Salmon and Roasted Tomatoes

The secret, he says, is cooking the eggs over a medium low heat, and pouring the cream straight into the pan once the butter has heated. Then, add the eggs, gently lift, fold and scrape and remove the eggs from the heat when the eggs still look wet. This is a very important step, he insists.

He’d learned this technique by watching the cafe chef make them over and over again, as they are a popular dish on their breakfast menu.

I’ve jazzed mine up by serving them with some beech and oak smoked salmon, some gorgeous, juicy roasted cherry tomatoes and a small handful of pea shoots.

What’s your favourite egg breakfast recipe? Let me know in the comments!

Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Scottish Salmon and Roasted Tomatoes

Lazy Sunday Morning Scrambled Eggs with Beech & Oak Smoked Scottish Salmon & Roasted Tomatoes

A quick and easy breakfast for one for those lazy Sunday mornings.
5 from 1 vote
Print Rate
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 serving
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 6 cherry tomatoes on the vine
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • 2 free-range eggs with the Lion Eggs mark
  • 50 grams smoked Scottish salmon beech & oak smoked, if available
  • Shetland sea salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 handful pea shoots to garnish
  • sourdough toast to serve

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Instructions 

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C/ 160 C fan/gas 4 and place the cherry tomatoes on the vine on a baking tray. Drizzle with the olive oil and bake in the centre of the oven for 12-15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat the butter in a small non-stick frying pan over a low-medium heat until it begins to foam.
  • Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat lightly.
  • Pour the double cream straight into the hot butter and pour over the beaten eggs.
  • Leave it for a few moments to cook over the low heat until it begins to form curds. Gently pull the egg mixture across the bottom of the pan with a spatula, lifting and folding as the mixture forms large, soft curds. The eggs will still look wet when they are finished as they will continue to cook for a few minutes even after removed from the heat.
  • Arrange the smoked salmon on your plate along with the roasted cherry tomatoes, scrambled eggs and pea shoots. Season well to taste and enjoy!

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This is a commissioned recipe for British Lion Eggs. Thank you for supporting the brands who make it possible for me to do what I love: mess up my kitchen and share recipe stories.

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Comments

  1. Margaret Gallagher

    March 17, 2018 at 8:12 pm

    Lush perfect to spoil my family the healthy way

    Reply
  2. Sally

    October 27, 2017 at 1:02 pm

    I love weekend brunch. This looks so amazing. I’m really into scrambled egg at the moment. We have people staying this weekend. I may well rustle this up for them.

    Reply
  3. L dove

    October 23, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    Ooh this sounds like a delicious breakfast and just the dish to set you up for the day ahead!

    Reply
  4. Lucy | Real Mum Reviews

    October 19, 2017 at 10:02 pm

    This looks like my kind of breakfast!! Yummy!!

    Reply
  5. Steve KingUk

    October 18, 2017 at 2:04 pm

    This would be Rachel’s perfect breakfast, she has a thing for scrambled egg and salmon together!

    Reply
  6. Sarah Ann

    October 17, 2017 at 11:23 pm

    I love making scrambled eggs for breakfast, really keeps me full and I normally have them with some roasted cherry tomatoes.

    Reply
  7. Patrick

    October 15, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    Looks like a most lovely looking breakfast you have made here. I’m sure it tastes as well as it looks!!

    Reply
  8. laura dove

    October 15, 2017 at 8:23 pm

    Your sunday mornings look a lot more glamorous than mine! I had toast, as I do every morning! That looks great!

    Reply
  9. Sam | North East Family Fun Travel Blog

    October 15, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    My husband really loves eggs for breakfast but has never cooked them this way! I’ll pass this post his way x

    Reply
  10. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    October 15, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    This sounds like my perfect Sunday morning breakfast – may have to start adding cream to my scrambled eggs, sounds delicious!

    Reply
  11. Deanna

    October 15, 2017 at 4:32 pm

    This looks like a great way to start my day!! YUM!

    Reply
  12. Lucy

    October 15, 2017 at 3:55 pm

    Oh man, I just had a green smoothie for breakfast and I’m still a little bit hungry. This looks delicious. I LOVE smoked salmon 🙂

    Reply
  13. Emily

    October 15, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    Smoked salmon is my favourite food to eat for breakfast (Scottish salmon of course) and this sounds absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  14. Debra C.

    October 15, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    I love scrambled eggs on the weekends, I made some Saturday morning however I didn’t have any of that delicious salmon to go with. That would have taken it over the top, YUM!!

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  15. Charli

    October 15, 2017 at 2:16 pm

    Smoked Salmon and scrambled eggs is actually my daily breakfast. Its one of the few options that doesn’t leave me feeling 1) bloated 2) starving my 10 am.

    C x

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