My good friend and fellow mom Gaby is from El Salvador. Although she came to the United States when she was young, she continues to make Salvadoran Breakfast, or desayuno Salvadoreño, on a regular basis. She invited Mazen and me over to breakfast last week to try it and share the menu with you.
Salvadoran Breakfast Menu
Huevos rancheros
Sunny-side up eggs with fried tomatoes
Platano
Thinly sliced and fried plantains
Frijoles Negros
Dried black beans that have been boiled with salt and pureed
Hand made tortillas
Freshly ground corn flour mixed with water to form a dough that is shaped into tortillas and fried
Crema
Horchata
A sweet milky beverage made from morro seeds with cinnamon, vanilla and spices
Coffee with hot milk
How to make homemade tortillas
Use a recipe like this one to start: how to make homemade tortillas
Gaby used a secret trick to get them perfectly round…a ball smushed by a plate between parchment paper.
Mmmm doughy!
The tomatoes were fried in a little oil to make a salsa
I absolutely loved the pureed black beans! Gaby uses dried beans from her family’s farm in El Salvador.
And finally…fried eggs.
I loved everything – especially the plantains! It was one of those meals where everything went with everything else. I did a lot of dipping this in that.
Horchata
To drink Gaby prepared the horchata mix with milk. It tasted like a latte you’d buy at Starbucks minus the coffee – very sweet! A perfect “dessert” to breakfast
Thanks for the delicious meal Gaby!
Madison says
Looks so good!!! Gaby sounds like a great friend!
Dena Norton says
Ahhh….this takes me back. My first introduction to both “horchata” and “platanos” was during a Honduran mission trip over 15 years ago. I loved them both from the first taste! This whole meal looks so authentic and delicious – thanks for sharing, and for giving me a little trip down memory lane!
Monica says
That all looks amazing!
Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says
Uh, yes please!!
Ashley @ Hudson on the Potomac says
I would die over those black beans!! I’ve never heard of frying tomatoes before making salsa — it was probably delicious!!
Michelle @ A Healthy Mrs says
Every item in this post looks amazingly delicious!
maggie @ say yes to salad says
this looks amazing! i’m not sure i could eat that every day, but it sounds like a perfect weekend brunch meal 🙂
Lindsay says
Do you happen to know where she purchased the horchata mix? I LOVE horchata and always order it when we go to our favorite mexican place but it would be awesome (and possibly dangerous…) if I could make it at home!
Brianna says
You can get them at a lot of places such as: Fiesta, Kroger, and H-E-B. If any of these are available in your area. They should all be either in the area they sell kool-aid in or the International Foods area.
Janelle says
Yum! I love being cooking for – especially with breakfast for some reason. And everything looks so tasty.
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
Okay this looks amazing! Now I’m going to HAVE to go to the Maxwell Street market here in Chicago soon to get my fix of authentic mexican food! I should check yelp for any Salvadoran restaurants…
Jesse says
this is pretty much my idea of a perfect breakfast, come over and feed me?
🙂 have a great weekend!
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Katie @ A Full Plate says
YUM! And I love me some horchata.
Elyse says
I recently had authentic food from El Salvador for the first time ever and it was amazing!
[email protected] says
YUM! We have an El Salvadorian restaurant here in Texas and they serve frijoles negros instead of salsa with chips for an appetizer. I love how thick they are in comparison to typical Mexican refried beans.
Judy says
Yum!! Has inspired me to make some homemade black beans! And i love the dishes ithe first photo!
Lynn @ the actor's diet says
Plantains are God’s gift to oil and heat
Jackie says
Wow that looks amazing!
Chelsea @ Designs on Dinner says
That looks like my kind of breakfast!
Carol says
I’m Salvadoran, so as soon as I saw the title of the post,I did a double take! YES, that is a typical breakfast for sure, now I’m hungry! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it!
the lazy vegan who makes good food fast says
Wow those homemade tortillas look amazing! I think I need to make some. I’ve really been getting in to trying to make more things at home instead of using store bought…and who doesn’t love tortillas! As a vegan I’d skip the eggs but the plantains and beans look deeeelicious! yum <3
Ella P says
Ohh, what a hearty and bountiful breakfast! and vegetarian. Simply stellar.
Greetings to you Kath and your friend Gaby (so lovely of her indeed :))
ps: we have horchata in Europe as well, in Spain of course 😉 so delicious and healthy.
Susan says
What a yummy meal! How nice that you got to try dishes from El Salvador right in C-ville.
Michelle says
Hello Kath!! I live in El Salvador and I´ve been reading your blog for over a year now. I was so happy that you tried one of our typical breakfasts!
Cheers and hugs from El Salvador
Tiffany says
This looks amazing! I love experiencing new cultures through food. Very sweet post, thank you for sharing 🙂
Saw this on yahoo today and I thought you would enjoy a new way to make oatmeal! There’s a video at the bottom of the post too.
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/oatmeal-gets-upgrade-bananas-pecans-161800572.html#!knq4G
Hope you have a great weekend!
Jess says
that all looks SO good! and now i’m off to google salvadorian restaurants in cville… : )
lani says
Yum!
emily says
Oh yum! I love horchata so much, but I didn’t know that there was a mix option.
robin says
What a treat!!
Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves says
Yum! Those tortillas look so fluffy and I’m sure the plantains were super tasty. And now I want horchata!
Lauren says
Looks so delicious! I know there are different kinds of horchata but Whole Foods used to sell a delicious one in by the non-refrigerated milks (soy, etc.)
Nick says
This is my kind of breakfast and I’ll eat it every day. Looks very delicious and healthy. I’ll have to try making tortillas from scratch.
Lisa @bitesforbabies says
As I sit here (in Italy) sipping my espresso and eating my biscotti I’m thinking that a breakfast like this once a week would be a great change (even though I’m a creature of habit!). I love South American food…now I need to just find someone who will invite me over for a meal, lol!
colleen says
Do you think she could share the recipe for the salsa and tortillas? Maybe a video?
Ellen says
What a surprise to stop by to see how you’re doing and find this classic! I’ve had so many breakfasts just like this. The homemade tortillas make the meal for me. Can I submit a request for pupusas next? Hello to you and your family! Please send Karen some extra love from me
Molly says
Do you think you could specify exactly how she made the plantains? It looks like those gooey, sweet, melt in your mouth kind that I always find at buffets, but have NEVER been able to recreate at home…
[email protected] says
those homemade tortillas look fabulous! what a great meal all around!
Kim says
You mentioned that the corn was freshly ground..can you please explain that process to us? It seems to me that almost nobody does that anymore, at least in the US. Thanks!!
KathEats says
That’s what the traditional recipe calls for. Gaby used pre ground
Kim says
Gotcha. Thanks!
Alex @ Kenzie Life says
That looks like a wonderful savory breakfast! I just tried frying plantains for the first time a few months ago and they were amazing!
Taylor says
That all looks so wonderful! Especially those tortillas!!
Nicole says
Looks like so much fun! And so delicious!
Liz says
That’s very familiar to me 🙂 Im from Latin America (Colombia) and that’s how we eat. Here ingredients never come from a can, a box or a bag. We make everything from scratch. That’s why our meal takes long time to be made. But that’s part of the latin spirit 🙂 Nice breakfast!
Cait's Plate says
Looks absolutely amazing – especially those black beans!!
Chelsea @ TableForOne says
I love those traditional flavors, and nothing compares to homemade tortillas and huevos rancheros with great friends!
Patricia says
I’m from El Salvador and I live very far away from home. This post brought a smile to my face. Thanks!
Kym says
Patricia,
Soy boricua y me saco lagrimas ver a los maduros!!!! And I loveeeeeee pupusas!
Neil Butterfield says
Sounds delicious, I love this type of food.
karla says
Im more in love with your website is good to know when people from another country try others culture/contry recipe a like them!!! Im from El Salvador and believe thas the traneditional breakfast for everyon
Yeimy Rivera says
Leave the tortillas a bit more because that looks like it’s not fully cooked. I’m El Salvadorena.