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BALANCING THE BREAKFAST ACT…WBB / GRILLED TOAST!

“All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.”
John Gunther

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O the perils of months’ coming to an end & blog events piling up sky high. I’m huffing & puffing to catch up…for Mansi @ Fun and Food has chosen “Balanced Breakfast Meals” as this month’s theme for WBB#20.WBB, short for Weekend Breakfast Blogging, was started by Nandita of Saffron Trail almost a year ago with the aim of collecting interesting recipes for a weekend breakfast. Balanced%2Bmeal+WBBPreparing balanced meals is not as difficult as you think. Its just mixing up all the good stuff and packaging in a way that’s visually appealing and good for your body too!

I agree totally…but time, deadlines & camera batteries doing the number are the big issues in my little corner of the world! Mansi says…A balanced and wholesome breakfast is something that combines 2 or more of the food groups below to fulfill nutrition needs.

  • Fruits or vegetables (dried fruits are fine too)
  • Grains and Cereals (whole grains, oats, high-fiber foods)
  • Dairy (skim milk, low-fat yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese (paneer)
  • Proteins (eggs/egg whites, peanut butter, beans, nuts, sprouts, protein isolates)

…& her rules are…”Your breakfast should contain at least one item from the above list. But I’m really expecting all you fabulous foodies to come up with entrees that have more than 2 items from the list!” O boy…can’t believe I actually achieved 3!! How wholesome is this – veggies + grains + dairy…BINGO!!!

collage1 This is something I put together with bits & stuff that I had in the fridge. Nothing exotic, but quite tasty. It’s grilled toast with olive oil & garlic, topped with tomatoes…& then a burst of colour with bell peppers, crumbled cottage cheese & basil!! Sorry the pictures aren’t good because the battery really misbehaved that particular day & with tummies rumbling I couldn’t do much! But this was yummy stuff!! Would have been better if I had laid my hands on some GREAT garlic flavoured olive oil at Amy’s @ Familia Bencomo. Check that out guys & you’ll be sold on it!!

Ingredients:

Multi grain bread – 4 slices (I keep mine in the freezer for this toast)
Tomatoes – 1-2 / sliced
Juliennes of red, yellow & green bell peppers – of 1/4 pepper each
Olive oil – 1-2 tsps
Garlic pods – 1-2
Cottage cheese – roughly crumbled – 100 gms
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Salt & freshly ground pepper

collage1Method:

  • Put on the grill ( I have a small front opening toaster for this); otherwise preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
  • Halve a pod of garlic lengthwise & rub all over the frozen bread. Its a lovely way of adding flavour.
  • Drizzle a bit of olive oil over the bread; top with sliced tomatoes; season with salt & pepper.
  • Add the crumbled cheese & juliennes & grill for a couple of minutes till the base is crisp. keep an eye out so you don’t burn the toast.
  • Once done, give it another dash of freshly ground pepper, top with basil leaves & ENJOY!!!

About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.

6 Comments

  • Mansi Desai

    oh Deeba! this is so easy you can even achieve a balanced breakfast during a weekday! thanks for sharing this with WBB gal, even with all your “event catching up” and “battery problems”:) hehehe:D

    c ya at the roundup! have a great weekend!

  • familiabencomo

    L’eggos aren’t a balanced breakfast?!?!? You are so clever, Deeba! This looks de-lish & so inspiring for a Saturday morning in the garden or a nature hike up in the hills. Thank you for mentioning my garlic oil – I have plenty to share. I totally know the panic felt while taking a picture at the same time tummies are growling…. you’d think we were abusing our children!

    Tanti baci,
    Amy

  • Saswati

    Thats a great healthy breakfast deeba…and so true about catching up with all the food events and the camera part……

  • Bellini Valli

    This would make a delicious sounding breakfast. Reminds me I haven’t had any yet…signing out…Starving in Canada:D

  • Purnima

    Deeba, unless u specify, the photos still look grand, the brkfast too yum, with 3-major items! Loved ur idea of brushing garlic pod for flavour! Totally filling, nutritious n gorgeous too!

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