Herb and Egg Scramble with Garlic Toast and Sliced Tomato

Ingredients

• 12 eggs, beaten
• 4 ounces garlic and herb cheese (such as Boursin or Alouette) or, cream cheese, cut or crumbled into small pieces
• 3 tablespoons chives, chopped -- about 12 blades
• Salt and black pepper
• A few drops hot sauce
• 2 tablespoons butter or extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 plum or Roma tomatoes, sliced lengthwise
• Smoked salmon, sliced ham or salami, chopped -- optional additions for the eggs

Toast:

• 8 slices white, wheat, soft sliced Italian or whole grain bread
• 2 large cloves garlic, cracked away from skin
• 4 tablespoons softened salted butter

Directions

Whisk eggs with cheese and chives and season with salt and pepper and a few drops hot sauce. Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add butter or extra-virgin olive oil to the pan. Heat butter or oil, then add eggs. Add the optional addition, if desired, at this point. Scramble to desired consistency and serve with a sliced plum tomato per person, seasoned with salt and pepper, alongside the eggs. Pass garlic toast at table: rub hot toast with cracked garlic, then butter as usual.