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Sunday Brunch: Piperade

Posted by Ed Levine, May 4, 2008 at 8:00 AM

This piperade recipe is from Simon Hopkinson's terrific book, Roast Chicken and Other Stories. As Hopkinson says in his headnote, piperade is essentially a dish of savory scrambled eggs. He says what's important about a dish like this is that it should reflect the region and what is available at the time. In other words, home cooks should feel free to substitute to their heart's content without fear of retribution. To honor Hopkinson, I leave out the red bell pepper he calls for in his recipe. Feel free to add it back in if you please when you fry the garlic and tomatoes.

Piperade

- makes 4 servings -

Ingredients

8 slices of bacon
Olive oil for frying
2 slices of white bread, cut into tiny cubes
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely copped
4 ripe tomatoes (as ripe as you can get where you live)
4 spring onions, finely chopped, or a small bunch of chives, finely chopped
8 eggs, beaten
Chopped parsley or cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

1. Fry the bacon until crisp. Drain and cool

2. Heat a little olive oil in a frying pan and fry the bread cubes until golden.

3. Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a separate pan and briefly fry the garlic and the tomatoes.

4. Add the onions or chives and eggs at the same time and cook gently, as for scrambled eggs. Stir in the croutons and the parsley or cilantro and season.

5. Serve on individual plates and garnish with two slices of bacon crisscrossed on each.

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