Soft Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Avocado

Name: Soft Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon and Avocado
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 8 eggs; 3 tablespoons heavy cream; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; Freshly ground black pepper and sea salt; 2 avocados, peeled and cut in slices; 8 slices smoked salmon; Chopped chives (optional)

December 9, 2011

Soft scrambled eggs put a smile on my face in the morning. They are super easy to make and they require very little forethought. I first tasted “real” scrambled eggs while traveling through Paris as a starving college student. Café et des oeufs was just about all I could afford for breakfast. It was simple, but it was magic.

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