Tuna Dippers

5.00 stars from 94 reviews

"Fish for breakfast!?" One dip in the egg and a bite is all it took to make this canned tuna dish a regular breakfast for everyone on PancakeArtwork.com's staff. We've eaten not just tuna dippers, but we've substituted salmon and made salmon dippers and anchovies for anchovie dippers. You could also substitute kippers for a kippers herring breakfast.

We also find ourselves making this for lunch and sometimes dinner. The crunch of the bread with the soft fish/butter mix and dipped in egg yolk tastes delicous and leaves us feeling satisfied and with enough energy to get going with our day.

Ingredients

SERVES 3

• 2.5 ounces of canned Tuna or substitute salmon, kippers, anchovies or your favorite fish. We used 1/2 of a 5 ounce can of wildcaught Albacore Tuna (or use other canned or cooked fish)
• 3 slices of your favorite bread. Gluten free, whole wheat, keto etc.
• 1/3 stick of butter
• 3 eggs
• 3 cilantro branches

Directions

1. Place water 1/2" deep into a pot and heat it to a boil with the lid on.
2. Place eggs into the pot, put the lid back on and keep the boil going for 5 minutes and 45 seconds (you want the eggs a little runny so you can dip the bread). To save time, start working on the "while the eggs are boiling" section below as you wait.
3. Remove the eggs from the heat and set onto egg holders. Baby bottle lids without the rubber nipples or shot glasses can work well if you don't have egg holders.
4. With a sharp knife, crack into the top 1/3 of the egg and then saw the rest off. We recommend doing this with the fat side of the egg facing up.

While the eggs are boiling:

1. Lightly toast the bread in a toaster.
2. While the bread toasts: mix the tuna together with the butter. The amount of fish should be roughly equal to the amount of butter.
3. Cook the bread in a pan with oil or butter (we use coconut oil) and the liquid from the canned tuna.
4. Spread the tuna/butter mixture onto the bread.
5. Cut up the cilantro branches and sprinkle onto the bread. If you don't prefer cilantro, parsley, celery cut very thin horizonally or lettuce can work.
6. Cut the bread into strips about half the width of the eggs.
7. Serve and enjoy!

Tuna Dippers are a Pancake Artwork staff favorite. They also appear to be fancy and hard to make but are relatively simple, which is a nice benefit if you want to show off to someone you love.

Something to note: you can use whatever fish you like. We've tried canned tuna, salmon and anchovies . Everything we've tried has been good, though the anchovies were a bit too salty for our taste, but anchovie fans will like that. Reviews were mixed on whether the tuna or salmon was better. This has become a fairly frequent dish, breakfast or dinner, for all of us.

Here are some common questions people have related to Tuna Dippers:

Is eating fish for breakfast good for you? Absolutely! Fish is a great dietary source of vitamin D, Omega 3's and and is packed with heart-helathy protein.

Are fish and eggs bad for your health? No, they're great for your health. Both fish and eggs are high in protein and Omega 3 fatty acids. The amino acids help you metabolize this protein.They also taste great together.

What makes for a healthy breakfast? In addition to protein, Omega 3's and vitamin D, it's great if you can include high fiber carbohydrates (whole grains, fruits and vegetables). Tuna Dippers are a great breakfast choice because not only are you getting vitamin D, heart-healthy protein, Omega 3 and amino acids for metabolization, but you can get high fiber carbohydrates with your toasted bread and some green vegetables with your cilantro.

The best proof for Tuna Dippers being an excellent breakfast choice is that they taste great and after we eat them, we feel satisfied and ready to start our day.