L.E.O. Scramble

Name: L.E.O. Scramble
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon canola oil; 4 larges egg whites; 6 larges eggs; 79 milliliters sliced green onions; 59 milliliters ounces reduced-fat cream cheese (about , cut into 12 pieces; 125 grams pumpernickel bread, toasted; 113 grams smoked salmon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

L.E.O. Scramble is a pescatarian morn meal. This recipe makes 4 servings with 263 calories, 21g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 11 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pepper, eggs, egg whites, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place eggs and egg whites in a bowl; stir with a whisk until blended.

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Egg Whites

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Whisk

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Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add green onions to pan; saut 2 minutes or until tender.

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Green Onions

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Add egg mixture to pan. Cook without stirring until mixture sets on bottom. Draw a spatula across bottom of pan to form curds.

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Egg

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Add salmon and cream cheese. Continue drawing spatula across bottom of pan until egg mixture is slightly thick but still moist; do not stir constantly.

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Cream Cheese

Salmon

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Remove from pan immediately.

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Sprinkle egg mixture with pepper.

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Serve with pumpernickel toast.

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Lighten UP

Less is More

In my lighter version of this New York favorite, I simply substitute egg whites for some of the whole eggs and reduced-fat cream cheese for the full-fat variety.

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Reduced Fat Cream Cheese

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