ZUCCHINI BREAKFAST TACOS WITH SWEET CORN SALSA

Recipe by the Leek and the Carrot

Serves 2 generously

Takes 25 minutes


Ingredients:

3 pieces bacon, optional 

1 tablespoon butter

2 garlic cloves

1/2 Goddess pepper, finely chopped

1 medium zucchini or summer squash, shredded

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

10 twists black pepper

4 eggs

1/4 cup milk

6 corn tortillas 

Sweet corn salsa (see below)

Sour cream, optional

Hot sauce, optional


Directions:

  1. Prepare your bacon however you like. We always lay it out on a baking sheet and place it in a cold oven. Set the temperature to 400 degrees and the timer for 15 minutes for regular or 20 minutes for thick cut. Generally, this gets us perfect crispy (but not burnt) bacon every time. Drain on a paper towel and reserve for later.

  2. Melt butter in a large skillet. Add garlic, banana pepper, zucchini, salt and pepper. Saute over medium heat for 5-6 minutes, until the zucchini has dried out and begun to caramelize a bit, but is no where near close to burning or blackening. The garlic should also smell fragrant. Reduce heat to low.

  3. Roughly chop bacon and add to zucchini and garlic.

  4. In a small bowl, whisk eggs and milk until smooth.

  5. Add eggs to zucchini mixture and scramble gently with a spatula. We like to scramble our eggs over low heat. It will take about 10 minutes but they will be soft and tender every time. They won’t need constant attention. While you slowly scramble the eggs, feel free to prepare your sweet corn salsa (recipe below).

  6. To serve, warm tortillas however you like (dry skillet, microwave, toaster oven). Add eggs and top with salsa. Feel free to add sour cream or hot sauce if you desire. Devour immediately.

Sweet Corn Salsa

1 ear corn

1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered

1/2 hot pepper, finely chopped, optional

1 spring onion or 1/4 yellow onion, sliced

1/2 lime, juiced

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

5 twists black pepper

  1. Using a knife, remove the kernels from your ear of corn. You do not need to cook the sweet corn. It is milky and creamy when eaten raw.

  2. Combine corn and remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Toss gently to combine.

Corn, Sweet Peppers, Tomatoes, Zucchini/Summer Squash, Hot peppersBethanee WrightComment