La Jolla Roasted Breakfast Hash & Eggs

Thanksgiving is not only about the main turkey meal.  How about all the other meals - before and after?!

We had a wonderful breakfast at our Air BNB in La Jolla, CA, that avoided all the carbs we would get on Thanksgiving.  Turns out the great gas oven roasted veggies very well and made a beautiful savory hash possible.
1 medium head cauliflower, cut into small floweretts, I used orange
1 red pepper, halved, seeded and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 Tbsp fresh rosemary (or other favorite herb)
2 Tbsp olive oil

1 cup (1 small) purple Bermuda onion, diced
10 oz fresh mushrooms, thickly sliced
1 lb fresh best Italian local sausage you can find, uncased
5 oz fresh baby spinach leaves
4 eggs
1/3 cup grated cheese (I used a mix of cheddar and Monterrey Jack)

Preheat oven to 425F. Toss cauliflower with the red peppers in a large bowl with the rosemary and olive oil.

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Roast for about 25-30 minutes, until veggies are browning nicely along the edges, but still crisp tender - stir once or twice as the cooking progresses.

In the meantime, sauté the onions for about 5 minutes in a large oven-going non-stick, or well seasoned cast iron skillet (at least 10-inches). Add the mushrooms and sate until they release what water they will and start to brown a bit as well.

Remove to a bowl.

Add the sausage to the hot skillet and brown it for about 8-10 minutes over medium-hot heat, to brown nicely.

Remove to the mushroom mixture.

Now add a dash of oil to the pan and sauté the spinach until nicely wilted and releasing its water. You may have to toss some of the water from the spinach if very wet, depending.

Now, return the veggies and the sausage mixture back into the skillet on top of the spinach.

Then form four small pockets for the eggs. Crack the eggs and pour into the pockets. Toss grated cheese atop.

Bake for about 15-20 minutes, depending on your oven, just until the yokes begin to firm, and gloss over with whiteness.

Serves 4 for breakfast.

 Cook's Note:  This is a great escape from carbohydrates at breakfast.  Use any toasted veggies you might have from the night before, and add as many eggs as you have people to feed. - within reason...  The point is that veggies can swap for carbs at times.