I’m always stuck for ideas of what to eat in the office in the mornings. It doesn’t really get past toast or cereal, as the appliances are limited in an office kitchenette.
This is something you can prepare the night before, if you can be bothered. (In my case, I just had a lot of spare mushrooms – and wanted to surprise my colleagues with a hot breakfast) Mushrooms are amazing around this time of year, including oyster mushrooms, shitake, ceps and other wild varieties.
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
50g diced smoked ham
1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Around 150g mixed mushrooms (I used swiss and oyster)
3 tbsp dry white wine
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the ham and fry until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook over a low heat until soft and translucent.
2. Raise the heat a little and add a small knob of the butter. When it starts to foam, stir in the mushrooms and cook for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add the wine and let it bubble until almost evaporated. Season with plenty of salt and pepper. Add a dash of balsamic (optional).
Next morning, you can reheat the mushrooms on either the sandwich grill or the microwave. Serve on toasted sourdough bread, by your computer!
a little heavy for brekkie but would be mmm mmm good for lunch! i love mushrooms
those look like oyster mushrooms! YUMz
OM NO MO NO MOMO!!
@petitetokyo - i’ve had steak for breakfast. this is nothing comparatively.
I always imagined a portobello mushroom melt panini, for example, to be a lunch thing…*shrug*
oh yum!
Yum!
How very gourmet for a morning office snack!
I love it!
I disagree with those comments on the heaviness.. though I often have my morning toast with avocado, ham, jap mayo and cheese!
(jap mayo makes it soo special)
I’ve become rather shy about putting together this meal in the office kitchen, as I feel the stares of passers by judging.. how can you eat that in the morning!!
My stomach answers “with much joy”
The arteries may not agree..
@Busta_snoops - I made enough for all my colleagues. No one will judge… just love all around. haha