Breakfast Recipes · Breakfast NZ

The benchmark brunch dish: poached eggs and good ham on a toasted muffin, blanketed with proper

Diced potato roasted hard with onion, capsicum, and smoky bacon until the edges go bronze, then

The French cafe classic: shaved ham and gruyère between buttered brioche, smothered with

The vegetarian Bennie: poached eggs on wilted baby spinach with a hint of nutmeg, on a toasted

A dish every NZ cafe gets right and most home cooks underrate. Pan-fried halloumi, slow-burst

A whole-pan oven frittata: silky leeks, soft potato, eggs, gruyère, thyme. Slices like a cake,

The New York deli bagel, no shortcuts. Toasted bagel, lemony dill cream cheese, NZ cold-smoked

The slow-stirred French method: eggs cooked low and slow into a custardy mass, folded with cold

Every NZ cafe has these on the menu and most do them badly. Done well: sweet, crisp at the edges,