Every weekend I dream of the perfect breakfast burrito. I used to go and get one at this place near my apartment, until one day they closed and I was left heartbroken and starving. So, I started to make my own! The best thing about a breakfast burrito is that all you really need are the eggs, then you can toss in whatever else you have on hand. This one I made with cheesy scrambled eggs, potatoes, a mixture of sauteed kale with green onions and shallots, and salami that I fried in a pan until crispy. It was perfection on a little Sunday morning…

Ingredients: (serves 1)
1 large flour tortilla
1/2 medium potato, or 4 baby potatoes, cut into small chunks
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
3 slices salami, chopped large
1/4 cup chopped kale
1/4 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 shallot, sliced
1 small green onion
2 eggs
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
4 slices ripe avocado
Salt and pepper, to taste

Start by boiling the potatoes until you can easily pierce them with a knife. Don’t overcook them or they’ll fall apart in the pan! Drain and add to a pan with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Cook until slightly golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside. In the same pan add the shallots, kale, and bell pepper. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes, then set aside. Again in the same pan (because less dishes, yay!) add the salami and cook until crispy, about 5 minutes. Also set that aside. Turn down the heat. Scramble the eggs and pour into the pan, cooking slow and moving the eggs around often with a rubber spatula. When they are almost cooked, tossed in the cheese and the green onions then turn off the heat. Mix together while the eggs finish cooking. The reason a lot of people overcook their eggs is because they keep the heat up too high and all the way through to the end. The trick is to cook nice and slow over low heat, and when the eggs looks basically done, turn off the heat. They continue cooking on the way to your plate and will be perfect when you eat them! Okay back to the burrito… to assemble, scoops all the ingredients onto your tortilla with some room around the edges so that you can actually fold it up. Fold in the sides then start rolling away from you. Slice in half and inhale entire burrito….