Recipe: Mediterranean Egg Scramble With Greens

Satisfying, flavorful and great for you
Mediterranean Egg Scramble

This breakfast wrap is filled with all you need for a great start to your day. It can also work as a tasty lunch or dinner.

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Ingredients

4 eggs, whisked
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
½ cup onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup greens of choice (spinach, kale, watercress, chard), chopped
¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, diced
¼ cup kalamata olives, diced
½ teaspoon basil, dried
Dash cayenne pepper
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
8 slices roast turkey breast, organic if possible
¼ cup hummus
1 avocado, sliced into 8 segments

Directions

  1. Keep whisked eggs in a bowl at room temperature.
  2. Heat oil over medium-high heat and sauté onion for 2 minutes, or until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low.
  3. Add garlic and stir to combine. Add greens, tomato, olives and seasonings. Cook for another 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
  4. Add eggs to mixture and scramble.
  5. Turn heat off.
  6. Layer 2 slices of turkey together. Spread a layer of hummus on top.
  7. Place a little egg mixture on one-half of the turkey breast and then roll the rest of the turkey around the egg mixture.
  8. If desired, place back into skillet and cook the wrap until the turkey is warmed through, or eat as-is. Spread any leftover egg mixture over the top.
  9. Top with avocado and serve with a side of berries.

Nutritional information

Each wrap contains:

Calories 324
Fat 24g
Saturated fat 5g
Cholesterol 343mg
Fiber 5g
Protein 20g
Carbohydrate 7g
Sodium 493mg

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*If you add 1/2 cup berries to eat with your wrap, it contains 365 calories, 7 grams of fiber and 17 carbohydrates.

From the book, 10-Day Detox, by Mark Hyman, MD

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