Easy Summer Weekend Lunch | Scrambled Eggs With Spinach & Crème Fraîche
What started as our 'special occasion' breakfast, has now become a regular weekend lunch.
I used to make scrambled eggs the traditional way for years, with melted butter, whisked eggs, cooked over low heat, and served on toast. They always tasted just the way I liked them, until one day I had a little left over Crème Fraîche in the fridge, I added a couple of tablespoons of it at the end and it elevated the eggs to the next level of deliciousness. The result was amazing! Paired with spinach, which also had a little crème fraîche mixed in, this is our new go-to recipe for a scrambled egg lunch.
Serves 2
What you will need:
For the scrambled egg:
- 25g butter
- 4 large eggs, whisked
- Fine sea salt
- Ground black pepper
- 2 level tablespoons of crème fraîche
For the spinach:
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- Knob of butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 150g fresh baby leaf spinach, roughly chopped
- Fine sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Nutmeg, grated
- 1 heaped tablespoon of crème fraîche
How to make delicious scrambled eggs with spinach & crème fraîche:
Heat the oil, butter, and garlic together in the pan over a medium heat, I like to start the pan off cold and gradually bring up to a medium temperature so the garlic doesn't burn.
Roughly chop the spinach.
When the garlic starts to sizzle and colour add your spinach and season with the salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Put the lid on and fry over a medium heat for 3 - 4 minutes or until the spinach is wilted.
Take off the heat and add the crème fraîche and stir well, the spinach will stay warm with the lid on until the eggs are ready.
Next heat 25g butter in a large pot over a medium-high heat. Whisk the eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. When the butter starts to sizzle add your whisked egg. Using a heatproof spatula keep stirring, get right into the edges and mix until the eggs begin to set. Add the crème fraîche just before the eggs are fully set and cook for a final minute or two.
Serve with wholegrain toast.