Living in a vacation town, I have naturally assumed the responsibility of finding great restaurants and activities for family when they come over.
My mother-in-law came to celebrate her birthday with us in San Diego.
Since she loves to brunch, we found a restaurant with some unique brunch offerings. We had already celebrated with sumptuous meals: breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner…. when I remembered a popular Spanish brunch meal: Huevos al Nido. Delicious, easy, and quick!
There are several ways of making this delicacy, but here is the most popular way, and one that I love.
You can include a variety of ingredients under the egg. Don’t be afraid to apply some creativity here. Prosciutto, chorizo, tomato sauce, potatoes, parmesan cheese, sausage…. name them! Put whatever you want to put into it, and it will be fantastic.
So here goes:
Ingredients
- 4 diced bacon slices
- 1 cup packed spinach
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 eggs
- Pepper and salt to taste
- 2 round bread Italian loafs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Add bacon and water to a pan and cook in medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add mozzarella cheese, heavy cream, and spinach, and cook for 3 minutes.
- At the center of the Italian bread, open a hole to create a ‘’nest.’’
- Inside the ‘’nest’’ place the spinach mix.
- On the top of the egg, add a spinach mixture.
- Bake until the white of the egg turns white.
- Add pepper and salt.
