Gourmet Breakfast

Gourmet Breakfast

This gourmet breakfast recipe will have friends and family longing for more! Indulge in a plate of hot buttered sourdough toast topped with sardines, smoky roma tomato sauce, fried egg, and fried capers – perfect for when you are craving the very best that breakfast has to offer.

Made with Datterini Tomatoes

Baby Roma, or Datterino, tomatoes are oblong and tasty cherry tomatoes with a sweet and delicious flavor. They are carefully collected and processed in the shortest possible time to preserve the freshness of each freshly picked tomato. Because of it’s thin skin, the Datterini are perfect for dishes requiring short cooking times, such as pasta sauces, and also works well with shellfish and seafood.

30 min (COOK TIME: 30 min)

Medium

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 16 medium boned & butterflied sardine fillets
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 40 g butter, plus extra for toast
  • 8 slices sourdough, toasted
  • 4 eggs, fried

For the smoky roma tomato sauce

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 g 400 tin of Mutti Datterini Tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the fried capers

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons baby capers, drained

Our gourmet breakfast recipe can be enjoyed on a weekend, during the week, alone, or with company. 

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Method

  1. To prepare the smoky roma tomato sauce, heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, sautée stirring regularly for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add Mutti Baby Roma Tomatoes, sherry vinegar and paprika; bring to the boil. Turn down heat to a simmer, cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove lid and cook for a further 2 minutes, or until reduced to a sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
  2. Meanwhile to prepare the fried capers, heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Fry capers in batches, until they pop and uncurl. Use a slotted spoon to remove and drain capers on kitchen towel. As they cool, capers will become crunchy.
  3. Place the flour and smoked paprika in a medium bowl. Add salt and mix well. Coat sardines in flour mix, shaking off excess and place on a tray.
  4. Heat half of the oil and butter in a large heavy based frying pan over medium heat. Cook half of the sardines, starting skin side down, for 1 minute on each side, or until just cooked through.
  5. Serve sardines with hot buttered sourdough toast, smoky roma tomato sauce, fried egg and sprinkled with fried capers. Enjoy your gourmet breakfast.

Special occasion, Family, Italian food, Breakfast and brunch, Fish

Start your day with a gourmet breakfast

The word ‘breakfast’ originates from the 15th century and is used to describe the meal eaten in the morning – with its meaning literally referring to breaking the fasting period the night before. Nevertheless, although breakfast is typically eaten as a quite ordinary meal during weekdays, some tend to enjoy a more special breakfast or brunch over the weekend. This type of gourmet breakfast can be identified as a refined or even quite elaborate preparation of an aesthetically pleasing and rich meal. Whilst a traditional western breakfast may include bread, jam, cheese, preserved meats, porridge, cereals, eggs, and/or pastries, a gourmet breakfast usually entails a mixture of different ingredients and practices to create a more “out-of-the-ordinary” dish.

Since breakfast is commonly referred to as “the most important meal of the day”, why not enjoy it the gourmet way. Skip the plain cereals, oatmeal, and store-bought toast, and allow yourself to indulge in an irresistible gourmet breakfast. This breakfast recipe allows you to create the ultimate gourmet breakfast for a crowd with little hassle. The delicious pieces of medium boned and butterflied sardine fillets add a special twist to the recipe, and the smoky aroma tomato sauce balances out the beautifully fried egg. Sprinkle some crunchy fried anchovies on top to turbo-charge this elegant gourmet breakfast. We guarantee this dish is worth jumping out of bed for.

Gourmet breakfast ideas for all tastes

Want to add a side-dish alongside our gourmet breakfast recipe, or perhaps you fancy preparing a larger weekend brunch fit for company? Browse all our gourmet breakfast ideas and pick the ones to your liking. Our breakfast recipes include everything from baked eggs to bruschettas and salty plum cakes. Our indulgent gourmet breakfast recipes cater to all breakfast needs and tastes.

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