Make-Ahead Breakfast Sandwich with Goat Cheese & Juicy Crunch® Fig Jam

Yield: 4 sandwiches | Juicy Crunch® Fig Jam - Yield: 2 cups
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Ingredients

Breakfast Sandwich

  • 1/2 cup Juicy Crunch® Fig Jam (recipe below)
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 whole wheat English muffins, split in half
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 8 ounces goat cheese, softened
  • 1 cup leafy greens (such as kale, spinach, or microgreens)

Juicy Crunch® Fig Jam

  • 1 pound fresh figs, stemmed and halved (or 1/2 pound dried figs, stemmed)
  • 1 teaspoon grated Juicy Crunch® tangerine zest
  • 1/4 cup Juicy Crunch® tangerine juice (or 1/2 cup if using dried figs)
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar (or 1/4 cup if using dried figs)
  • Pinch salt

First, make the fig jam. In a medium saucepot over medium-high heat, combine the figs, tangerine zest, tangerine juice, brown sugar, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Use a potato masher to break down the figs or pulse in a food processor. Set aside.

In a bowl, whisk the eggs with the salt and pepper. For a healthier twist, use 3 whole eggs and 3 egg whites and olive oil instead of butter in the following step.

In a large nonstick skillet, heat the butter over medium-high heat. When the butter begins to foam and sizzle, pour the eggs into the pan. Scramble the eggs until soft and fluffy or cook them omelet style so you can fold them. Immediately remove the eggs from the heat and divide into 4 portions.

Lay out of 4 of the English muffin halves on individual pieces of tin foil. Top with half of the goat cheese, the eggs, greens, and remaining goat cheese. Generously spread the other 4 English muffin halves with the fig jam and place them jam-side down on the sandwiches. Neatly wrap each sandwich in foil and refrigerate.

Reheat the sandwiches directly in their foil packages in a 350°F oven until the eggs are warmed through and the English muffins are slightly crisp, about 20 minutes.

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Oranges vs. Tangerines Per Capita was 80/20–Now is 60/40 (and Gaining)

According to the USDA, the Florida tangerine citrus group “has soared in popularity, with per capita availability more than doubling between 2000 and 2022. This broad group includes tangelos, mandarins, clementines, and traditional tangerines. A comparison of per capita fresh tangerine and fresh orange availability over the last 20 years shows the share going to tangerines increasing from 20 to 40 percent.”

The article goes on to say that growth of the U.S. tangerine market coincides with the launch of marketing campaigns for easy-peel seedless mandarins…”

See the USDA Economic Research Service Article