Egg & Pesto on Grilled Toast



We're getting our Cape Cod house ready to sell. In the midst of weeding out and recycling, I stumbled upon this ancient menu- circa age nine. Apparently I was big on toast. Not to mention, canned peaches. And glasses of milk. A dozen yellowed pages stapled together as my very first cookbook. All comfort food (no big surprise).

Since going gluten-free, we don't eat much toast. But once in a blue moon I make a pretty tasty gluten-free Italian-style loaf and freeze the slices for grilled sandwiches and brunch.

After a morning of cleaning and packing we decided to finish up the last few slices from a Gluten-Free Pantry Country French Bread Mix I baked last week. Slathered with Our Favorite Basil Pesto and topped with an egg fried sunny side up, it was a dish my nine-year-old self would have appreciated. Simple. And fast.


And did I mention, on toast?

Egg and Pesto on Toast Recipe

Egg + Pesto on Grilled Toast Recipe

Grilling gluten-free bread in a little olive oil covers a multitude of sins. No kidding. Add a bit of chopped fresh garlic and basil pesto and you'll have a serious treat. No deprivation in sight.

4 slices of your favorite gluten-free bread-
new bread recipe here
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, as needed
Prepared Basil Pesto
4 fresh large organic free-range eggs
Sea salt & fresh ground pepper
Shredded Parmesan, as needed

Lightly toast then grill the bread in a large skillet with enough olive oil to coat both sides of the toast. Grill till sizzling and golden.

In the meantime, in a separate skillet, fry the eggs to your liking- over easy or sunny side up. Season with sea salt and fresh ground pepper.

Spread a generous slather of pesto on each grilled toast. Top with an egg and sprinkle with Parmesan.

Serves two.

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Alex was home from college late this week to help weed out the books, clothes, and gear he no longer needs (in anticipation of our big move). We recycled a van full. (Where does all this stuff come from?) The fun part was looking through his drawings and art projects. We saved those, of course. I have bins full of the boys' work, from their very first crayon drawings to their high school video projects.

It's been a bittersweet week. This process stirs up plenty of old ghosts- but I'll save those thoughts, Dear Reader, for another day. I'll share a recipe with you instead. It's not exactly foodie territory.

But there is never a scrap left over.

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