Do you ever have those days where one thing goes wrong and then suddenly another thing goes wrong and another and another, all completely out of your control? Total domino effect? What do you need when you have a day like this? On top of the domino effect of issues, the unseasonable snow leaves something to be desired, right? You need something comforting, to warm you inside and out.
If you have followed my musings over the past months, you will know that my favorite comfort food is egg whites with cheese and maybe some veggies as well. Yes I know maybe its not yours but for me a flavorful rustic egg white scramble will wash away all of today's problems and put a big smile on my face.
What goes into today's scramble?
Egg whites
Hen of the woods mushrooms
1/2 shallot
EVOO
Aged Balsamic Vinegar
Chives
Arugula
Danish Blue
For today's egg white scramble I thought we would use the mild yet flavorful Danish Blue / danablu as our cheese. Invented in 1927 as alternative to Roquefort, it is sold the world over and is quite the cheese success. Nowadays if you taste this pasteurized blue next to a hunk of Roquefort there would be very little similarity. Danablu is creamy with a round mouth feel and slight moments of piquant spiciness but overall a full bodied sharp and salty cheese. Apart from your blue cheese in this egg white scramble, you need some sauteed hen of the woods mushrooms with aged balsamic, EVOO, shallots, and chives to add that earthy funky punch to the simple backdrop of egg whites. What else? How about the green vegetal punch of some wilted arugula on top? The perfect mixture of simplicity and complexity -- a loaded flavor profile designed to delight.
Gosh I already feel better imagining the egg white scramble now maybe with a nice glass of red wine.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's post direct from Reyjkavik!
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