Turkey Sausage Breakfast Sandwich

Culinary Setting
Professional
Meal Type
Brunch
Servings
4
Cuisine
American
Product
Turkey Sausage

Ingredients

2 Small whole tomatoes

To Taste salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tbsp each fresh herbs - thyme, basil and rosemary - DIVIDED

8 (2-oz) TURKEY SAUSAGE PATTIES

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp unsalted butter

4 extra large whole eggs

4 Sourdough English muffins, split

1/2 c fresh spinach or arugula leaves, well washed and drained

4 thin slices fresh Ricotta cheese

As needed each fresh herbs - thyme, basil and rosemary

As needed fresh fruit

As needed cracked black pepper

Directions

Prep

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Cut tops from tomatoes. Cut tomatoes in half. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and fresh herbs. Oven roast about 1 hour. Remove from oven. Cool, slice and reserve for service.

Cook sausage patties on a preheated 325 degree F griddle until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.

Warm a 10-inch nonstick skillet. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter. When butter stops sizzling, crack each egg into hot pan. Turn each over when egg whites are set. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add an additional tablespoon of butter if the pan turns dry. Shake the pan lightly and slide eggs from the pan onto a tray. Sprinkle with fresh herbs.

Plating and Service

Brown the open sides of muffins. Place the bottoms of each muffin on 4 plates. Top each with spinach leaves. Add tomatoes, top with 2 turkey sausage patties, 1 egg and ricotta slice.

Sprinkle herbs over each of the muffins. Grind a little additional cracked pepper on each. Cover with muffin top. Serve fresh fruit as an accompaniment.