Pesto Eggs With Mozzarella And Tomatoes

I am usually pretty late to anything trendy foods, but some delicious trends like TikTok pesto eggs are so worth a try!
People often ask me for Mediterranean diet breakfast ideas. If you’re looking for something to make ahead and keep on hand, breakfast egg muffins are your ticket. But for some of us who are not big planners, there is always the breakfast toast you can just whip up in less than 10 minutes. Today is about another breakfast toast, this time putting my simple spin on the pesto eggs made popular on TikTok by Amy Wilichowski.

Pesto egg sandwich

This simple toast begins with sunny-side-up eggs, gently fried in basil pesto instead of butter or oil. This immediately amps up the flavor! The eggs will take a couple minutes to cook in the pesto, and you can certainly eat them just the way they are! But for my little twist, I toasted some whole wheat bread and added slices of tomato and fresh mozzarella before sliding the pesto cooked eggs on top. It’s the perfect caprese eggs situation in less than 10 minutes!

What you’ll need to make this breakfast toast

Check your fridge, you probably have everything you need to make this recipe. And you can modify as you like. But here is what I used to make these breakfast toasts:

Basil pesto. If you have the time, try this homemade basil pesto, but otherwise, use your favorite store-bought basil pesto. And if you’re after big flavor, don’t be shy with the pesto (I used 1/2 cup for my two eggs). Eggs. 2 eggsFresh mozzarella cheese. Sliced into rounds. Tomato. One vine ripe tomato will do here, sliced into rounds.Toasted Bread. I used two small pieces of whole wheat bread. You can ditch the bread, if you like (see below variations)

How to make pesto eggs

Heat up some basil pesto in a medium nonstick pan or skillet. You’ll need low heat for this, and look for the pesto to just begin bubbling.Add the eggs and cover. Once your pesto is warmed through, crack your eggs and add them to the skillet. Cook, covered, over low heat until the egg whites set (do not crank up the heat on your eggs here, give them time to cook, they will only take 2 minutes for sunny-side-up eggs. Assemble your breakfast toasts. Drizzle a bit of the pan pesto over a couple pieces of toasted bread. Add mozzarella, tomatoes, and finally the eggs and remaining pesto on top.

Pesto scrambled eggs option

If you’re more of a scrambled eggs person, you can totally do that here. Once you add the eggs to the shimmering pesto, keep the heat on low and toss the eggs around until they cook through to your liking. Personally, I like my scrambled eggs on the softer side, so I scramble them until loosely set and let them finish cooking off heat.

Other variations

For a lower carb option. Ditch the bread and just serve the pesto eggs on top of mozzarella and tomato slices. Change up the cheese. If you don’t have mozzarella, you can use crumbles of feta or goat cheese or a swipe of creamy labneh. It won’t be caprese eggs, but still very deliciousCook the eggs to your liking. If you like your yolks a bit harder, just give them more time, or try the scrambled pesto eggs option.