I had a bunch of the garlic scape pesto left over after I made the pasta and I was wondering what to do with it. While the asparagus has been in season I have been enjoying it for breakfasts combining it with eggs and very often mushrooms in various forms. While I was grabbing the eggs, asparagus and mushrooms for a scrambled egg breakfast I noticed the garlic scape pesto in the fridge and I thought, why not add some of it to the scrambled eggs? I decided to just make the scrambled eggs with asparagus and mushrooms the same as usual except that I would beat the garlic scape pesto into the eggs before adding them to the pan to cook. When I added the eggs with the garlic scape pesto to the pan an amazing garlicky aroma quickly filled the kitchen and I knew that it had been a good idea. The scrambled eggs with garlic scape pesto were really tasty and they went well with the mushrooms. The juicy asparagus cleansed the palate in between bites readying you for more garlicky goodness. I was quite pleased with how adding a pesto to the scrambled eggs worked and I am looking forward to experimenting with adding other pestos to scrambled eggs. I think that pestos would also work well in frittatas and breakfast egg casseroles.
Garlic Scape Pesto Scrambled Eggs with Asparagus and Mushrooms
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon garlic scape pesto
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 4 cremini mushrooms (sliced)
- 4 asparagus spears (cleaned, trimmed and cut into 1 inch slices)
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Lightly beat the garlic scape pesto into the eggs.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the mushrooms and saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the asparagus and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
- Add the eggs and stir until they are cooked, about 1-3 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
This is a good combination. Normally I cook this to go with rice.
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Great looking eggs!
Yum! It never fails to amaze me the different flavours you can add to scrambled eggs. Last week I added leftover crab and chives and it was fantastic.
This is a wonderful idea! I will definitely keep this in mind for my garlic scape pesto!
Fabulous! Wish I had some garlic scapes.
Asparagus and mushrooms are an awesome combo – with eggs, on a pizza, pretty much anywhere! The garlic scape pesto sounds intriguing!
This is my kind of fried green eggs 🙂
What a great looking variation!
My wife doesn't do eggs so I'll have to wait until she is full before making this but I must try it out. Never thought about garlic scape pesto on eggs. Thanks for the idea.
Your eggs look perfect. Yum. I agree with Anncoo … great with rice (and a little spicy vinegar for the Filipinos).
Kevin, this looks like such a delicious way to start the day, beautiful!
Yummy! Looks delicious!
Your scrambled eggs always look so fancy! I guess they are a great way to use up lovely leftovers and combine them in new ways. Great job!
I keep hearing about garlic scapes, I want to try them! Those eggs looks great though.
Yum, this look great. I know my grocery store doesn't sell garlic scapes, but I bet the farmer's market has them. I'm going to go look for them!
This is a beautiful dish. Great flavors.
Yum, I'm so glad to know about the pesto-egg combo. We love eating eggs for dinner and I'm always looking for new ways to fix them (plus my daughter loves pesto). Our fave is with smoked salmon….Thanks for visiting again–and I'm sorry my site was such a mess for you. The html is a mess, and I can't find anyone to help me fix it….
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These eggs sounds really yummy! I love asparagus!
I love the seasonality of this dish! The best thing about making pesto is that it can be put to so many good uses.
Sounds like a great combination of flavors- I've gotta try this with tofu some time!
Kevin, really love garlic and mushrooms and scrambled eggs so I love it. look so tasty!!!!! xGloria
Egg is my favorite for breakfast and I make various versions of it, but not this one. Sounds great with garlic in this combination! Just for my taste! thanks for the recipe.
Asparagus is wonderful with eggs, and mushrooms I could literally eat everyday.
It looks beautiful. The last three posts has been so greenish due to pesto and asparagus. 🙂
Is garlic scape pungent?
Such a good combo Kevin. Would love to have this for breakfast.
This is a lot healthier for breakfast than my nutella croissants!
My husband would love this for breakfast…
What a lovely breakfast scramble – I love pesto with veggies in egg dishes!
This looks like a pretty hearty breakfast. A great start to the day.
oh, yum yum. You always have the most interesting ideas, putting a spin on familiar comfort foods!
ahhh! what a delicious combination of flavours for eggs!
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Kevin this is simply a perfect breakfast for me. Garlic scape pesto is inspired!
tigerfish: Garlic scapes are milder than the garlic cloves and they worked well fresh/uncooked in the pesto.
This wonderful thing would make a great lazy weekend brunch.
fabulous! i've never put pesto in my eggs, but now I can't wait to try 🙂
Yum this looks like the perfect dish of scrambled eggs for me! Love that you added the pesto to the eggs mmm.
can't get enough of asparaguses at the moment, another way to accomodate them, yay! 🙂
Funny, I just posted a question about what to do with garlic scapes. Pesto keeps coming up. I just might have to try this.
Us Greeks also have eggs for dinner and this would be a nice choice.
Love this… I had eggs last night wish I would have seen this recipe first as it looks delicious.
It’s my first time I am tasting asparagus.
This recipe sounds so yummy , will definitely try it.
Thank you for sharing ❤️