Great Beginnings: Getting Back to Our Roots-Trout Breakfast Pizza

After a visit to my mom in Southwest Missouri where I had limited internet and phone connection, I am back in the Blue Ridge Mountains where I am able to get back online and on my phone! I am really excited to share with you in the next few weeks, my new website! More details coming soon!

I have had a lot of fun sharing some of my favorite breakfast recipes and ideas on eating and growing root vegetables over the past few weeks! Stay tuned for these and a brand new topic in the next few weeks!

You may have not ever thought about eating fish for breakfast! But I would love to help you think outside the box on this! Fish is a lean source of protein and depending on which fish that you choose, it can be a great source of omega-3 fatty acids. When choosing fish, it is important to know where your fish is coming from so you can choose a green, clean, sustainable choice. Easy things to look for include which fish is considered a high source of the neurotoxin mercury and where the fish is caught and processed. Here is a resource on mercury in fish

http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/walletcard.pdf

Sunburst Trout is a wonderful local farm in WNC and I absolutely love their smoked trout to use for salads, sandwiches and pasta but also breakfast. They also make a fantastic trout sausage which is hard to find unless you find them at the local tailgate market or visit them in Candler, NC

http://www.sunbursttrout.com/

If you do not have a tasty, smoked fish source where you live, here is a quick tutorial on how to smoke your own local fresh fish

http://www.marthastewart.com/332890/smoked-fish

Trout Breakfast Pizza

This recipe for Trout Breakfast Pizza uses local eggs, cheese, salsa and cilantro. Feel free to use a variety of local produce depending on the season. You can skip the fish if you wish for an easy vegetarian recipe or add some local sausage for a meaty option. I added a bowl of frozen berries from my raspberry and blueberry bushes! When cooking in the kitchen, flexibility is the key to a tasty meal!

Makes one or two servings (depending on if you want one or two little pizzas).

2 corn tortillas, brushed with olive oil and browned on both sides in oven at 425 degrees

1 scrambled egg

1-2 ounces smoked trout (depending on if it is for one or two people)

1/3 cup salsa

vegetables of your choice

1 ounce grated cheese (local if you can get it)

cilantro or other fresh herb to top your pizza

On a cookie sheet add corn tortillas, top with salsa, divide scramble egg, trout and vegetables between tortillas, top with cheese and put in oven until cheese is melted and veggies softened. Top with fresh herbs if desired!

This easy, quick recipe idea can also be a great idea what to eat for dinner! If you are in WNC this spring, come by and see me at some of the area farmers’ tailgate markets for a food demo and a chance to buy my book Farm Fresh Nutrition! I will be at the West Asheville Market on April 14, May 12, June 6 and September 6. Stay tuned for some of the tasty tidbits foods that I will be fixing!

Denise