Fancy up your basic breakfast or brunch with these Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles Topped With Quail Eggs. Simple enough to make any day of the week 🙂
Breakfast. I absolutely love it – after 10:00 am. I’ve never been a morning person, but I’ve adapted over the years. Early riser I am, early eater – not so much. Coffee is all my body requires until 10ish. So I suppose my daily eating habits would be “Coffee, Brunch, Lunch & Dinner”. It works for me.
Most days I prefer to eat simple breakfasts. Over easy eggs on an English muffin tends to be my go-to. I love eggs, and with a flock of happy free ranging chickens, I always have a surplus of the most amazing eggs ever to use.
Some days I enjoy fussing a bit more over my first meal of the day. With fresh asparagus, bacon and quail eggs staring back at me from my fridge – this meal just had to happen.
I am not a bacon fanatic and wrapping everything in bacon doesn’t overly excite me. That being said, there is a time & a place for everything. Like here & now. Just as you thought roasted asparagus couldn’t get any better – you go and try it wrapped it in bacon. Yum.
Quail eggs. They’re a lovely treat and I’m always happy when I get my hands on them. They don’t taste much different than a chicken egg – perhaps just a bit richer. You treat them just as you would a chicken egg, just adapt cooking time for a smaller egg.
Though a bit more special than my usual breakfast eats, this meal is still simple as simple can be. Prep the asparagus, wrap it in bacon and toss it in the oven. 30 – 35 minutes later it’s done. Fry up a few quail eggs in butter for a minute or two, slide them onto your asparagus and you’re ready to eat.
This breakfast is easy enough to be made any day of the week. It’s wonderful served as breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner – cause really, who decides what’s deemed breakfast. This meal would definitely impress brunch time guests.
Oh, and if you can’t find quail eggs (though you really should try) you could certainly serve this with chicken or duck eggs.
Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!
-Amanda-
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus with Quail Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 - 1 1/2 pound asparagus
- 5-7 slices of bacon
- salt & pepper
- olive oil for spritzing
- quail eggs approx 1 dozen
- 1 -2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Rinse and trim asparagus.
- Create bundles of asparagus - 3-4 pieces each bundle. Plan on 4 pieces for average size asparagus, 3 pieces for thicker stalks.
- Salt and pepper each bundle and wrap bacon around bundle, wrapping upwards at an angle.
- Spritz any unwrapped areas (tips & ends) with olive oil.
- Place on cookie sheet and bake for 30 -35 minutes. Asparagus should be tender and bacon should be browned and crisp.
- Fry quail eggs in a generous amount of butter over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. I find it easiest to crack quail eggs with a butter knife into a small bowl, in pairs, and pour from bowl into frying pan.
- Slide pairs of cooked eggs on top of asparagus bundles. Salt & pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
- Note: Chicken or duck eggs may be substituted if quail eggs are not available.
I usually like to eat as soon as I get up, with coffee of course 🙂 I’m with you, I’m not a complete lover of bacon wrapped stuff…I just don’t get it. Bacon wrapped scallops or steak, for example…what’s with that? The bacon never gets crispy enough and I just don’t understand the appeal. Now, I could get down with this bacon wrapped asparagus ’cause the bacon gets all nice and crispy while the asparagus cooks. Looks like a delicious breakfast (or dinner), especially with those eggs! Having your own chickens must be awesome, Amanda!! I can’t even imagine-talk about fresh! Hope you have a lovely long weekend, girl 🙂
Ahhhh…coffee…the nectar of life 🙂
Yeah, I don’t get the bacon wrapping of everything. A chef friend of mine insists it’s reserved for people who overcook food – but I really think it’s just a longer lasting food trend. At times, though, it certainly has it’s uses. Like with this asparagus. And cabbage. Yum…
I LOVE having chickens. Mine act like little dogs – they’re such little sweeties and they all have their own interesting personalities. We recently had a new rooster not return home. We’ve spent hours roaming the woods looking for him – no luck. He sporadically shows up to check on the hens and then takes off. Total jerk 🙂
I have a confession that — I have never used quail eggs. Yes, that’s true. But who would so NO to this pretty looking breakfast. I will have to look for quail eggs in local grocery!
You know what Anu, I hear that from so many people. Quail eggs aren’t popular in some countries. They’re really not that popular in The US either. I can’t buy them in a grocery store here but I can get them at local farm stands. They’re a nice treat whenever I get my hands on them 🙂
This is something new to me. Sounds interesting and looks delicious dear!
Thanks so much Kushi! It’s really a simple & delicious brunch 🙂
Oh man, I don’t think I can get those adorable little quail eggs around here! The look so perfect on top of these bundles.. I’ll have to double check on my next grocery trip.
PS Great yolk porn shot up there! 😀
Hi Erin! Aren’t they adorable!? I can’t buy quail eggs in a grocery store here (Pennsylvania) but I get them from a local farm. Laws are different (and funny) in every state, though. I LOVE all those yolk shots 🙂
What a fantastic breakfast! Three of my favorite things in one! Thank you for this 🙂
Thanks so much, Rachel. This really is one of my favorite breakfasts – I love it with chicken eggs & duck eggs as well. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
This looks phenomenal, Amanda! The quail eggs are absolutely adorable (and delicious too)!
Thanks so much Thao! I love quail eggs – they’re a bit of a pain to crack – but worth it when you serve a teeny tiny perfect egg 🙂
Love that presentation.
Yay! Anxiously awaiting asparagus season so I can make this! What a yummy breakfast!
These are awesome! So many delicious things in one. Quail eggs are seriously terrific – they are so cute and I grab them up when I see them at a farmers’ market! I can’t wait for asparagus season.
Amanda! This is perfection! Oh, how I’d love to get my hands on some quail eggs! P~
How awesome you cooked with quail eggs and were able to prepare them so perfectly, not an easy task even with chicken eggs.
These look awesome, Amanda! I’m the same way, I don’t really want to eat much first thing and coffee is really all I need for the first while. But healthy, quick breakies are my fave too. I’m not a huge fan of sugary/carbs for breakfast so I eat eggs or salad/leftovers more when I can. I’m not a bacon fanatic but I do love it with eggs (it doesn’t need to be wrapped in *everything*, though so many people would disagree with us haha) but I’m pretty sure I’d love this. I’ve never actually tried quail eggs, I should look for them and give this recipe a try!