Sunday, March 7, 2010

Mixed Pepper Piperade

If you love eggs try this out for a great brunch.

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion chopped
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
4 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
4 large eggs, beaten with 1 tbspn water
ground black pepper
4 large slice of wheat toast to serve

Step1:
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and saute the onion gently until it becomes softened.

Step2:
Remove the seeds from the red and green bell pepper and slice them thinly. Stir the pepper slices into the onion and cook together gently for 5 mins. Add the tomatoes and garlic, season with black pepper and cook for another 5 mins.

Step3:
Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables in the frying pan and cook over a moderate heat for 2-3 mins, stirring now and then, until the piperade has thickened to teh consistency of lightly scrambled eggs.

Step4:
Serve the piperade immediately with warm whole wheat toast. A glass of orange juice or other fav fruit juice makes a perfect brunch.

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