Making Pesto Eggs // Testing TikTok Recipes

pesto

🥗Healthier: spinach pesto

💰Cheaper: homemade basil pesto

Spinach pesto is lower in calories and can be made with less expensive ingredients.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

cherry tomatoes

🥗Healthier: sundried tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned diced tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are often less expensive and have a longer shelf life.

Heat a pan on medium heat and add about 2 tablespoons of pesto, spreading it around to warm up.

In another pan, heat a little bit of olive oil for blistering cherry tomatoes.

Crack eggs into the pan with the warmed pesto and season with black pepper and red chili flakes.

In the second pan, add cherry tomatoes and season with salt and pepper, then turn up the heat.

Assemble the dish by placing ricotta on two pieces of french bread.

Add a fried egg on top of one piece of bread with ricotta.

On the other piece of bread, add blistered cherry tomatoes and another fried egg.

Finish the first toast with red pepper flakes and a drizzle of honey.

Finish the second toast with balsamic glaze.

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