OK folks, the truth is that I don’t really “do” breakfast. After six years of marriage we’ve established a routine where Derm Dad either makes breakfast (and it’s always awesome when he does) or we don’t have anything (other than self-serve scrounging around for something super fast as we run out the door). So today, when Derm Dad asked me to handle breakfast (he’s furiously studying for his boards in about two weeks!!!), I tried something new AND it was super easy AND it was delicious!!! So now I am sharing this awesomeness with you, people of the internet!

Easy Breakfast Quesadillas with Mango Chutney

(sorry for the mostly eaten pic. It was so delicious, I had scarfed most of it down before it occurred to me to take a picture)

Ingredients: tortillas, eggs, cheese, and lacto-fermented mango chutney

So, this is not something you can make on the spur of the moment unless you have mango chutney already made (it takes two days to ferment). So start a batch right away! It’s great on anything and it is soooo good for you!

I buy tortillas (sprouted are best if you have any trouble digesting unsoaked & unsprouted grain, and almost everybody does!) and throw the whole bag in the freezer. Then, when we want to use some I pull out the bag and in a few minutes the outer few are thawed enough to separate easily. That way you can always have tortillas on hand.

Eggs should be pastured, obviously. If all you can get is from the store, fine, they’re still very good for you, but pastured eggs are about 10 times more nutritious.

I used Parmesan cheese, because I had a few pieces already cut from the wedge (leftover from last night’s soup), but any cheese would be fine here.

And, lastly, you’ll need a batch of Mango Chutney, which is in the Nourishing Traditions cookbook and already described and in a video blog HERE. It’s my absolute favorite way to eat mango. In fact, I like to ferment almost all of my fruit. For this batch, I used cilantro from my very own garden! I left out the jalapeno pepper and we like it even better!

So, I just made some scrambled eggs (2 or 3 eggs with the whites and 3 or 4 yolks only), topped them with lots of cheese, fried the tortillas in a bit of Spring butter, then put a pile of eggs and cheese into the tortilla and folded it in half. I put a bunch of mango chutney on the top of the whole thing (regular salsa would be good here too).  And viola! DELISH!!

Be sure to check out more of my recipes HERE.