Pitas Filled with Ham and Pesto Scrambled Eggs

Recipe By:

Australian Eggs

www.australianeggs.org.au [1]

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Cook Time:

5 minutes

Serves:

A serve of eggs provides a quarter of the recommended dietary intake (RDI) of protein for adults and a third of the RDI for children! Along with their nutritional value, eggs are tasty, convenient and affordable, making them an excellent part of a well-balanced, healthy diet.

Pitas Filled with Ham and Pesto Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients

6 eggs
2 tablespoon cream
1 tablespoon fresh basil pesto paste
20g butter
300g shaved ham
2 large lettuce leaves
2 wheat pitta bread cut in half

Method

Lightly beat the eggs with the cream and pesto. Heat the butter in a non-stick saucepan, when melted and bubbling add the egg mixture
Cooking while stirring for 2 minutes or until just set
Heat the ham in the same pan until becoming slightly crispy on the edges
Carefully open the pita pockets, place in a lettuce leaf, then the ham and spoon in the scrambled egg
Serve immediately

Tips & Hints

The heat retained in the pan will continue to cook and firm up the eggs after pan is removed from heat - so be sure not to leave eggs in the pan for too long!