Savory Waffles

I hate breakfast.

A lot.

It's not that I hate eating as soon as I wake up. That's fine. That's cool. It's just the foods that we're expected to eat in the morning that I have a problem with.

I can't eat anything too sweet in the morning. I get sick to my stomach if I do. Pancakes, waffles, and muffins are all too sweet for my taste first thing in the morning.I don't eat pork, so bacon is out of the question. I hate the texture of breakfast sausage and find it too salty anyway. I don't especially care for scrambled eggs, either. I can't handle drinking milk, so cereal isn't that appealing. Because of all of this, breakfast is a difficult meal for me. In fact, I try to actively avoid breakfast. This makes traveling back from the East Coast a pain because I can go from DC, NY, Philadelphia to Chicago or Dallas before returning to California and it'll still be "breakfast time" in the airport when all I want is something that has nothing to do with breakfast food before making my connecting flight back to California.

But then I had a thought...

What is the only problem I have with waffles?

They're too sweet.

The batter itself is neutral.

What if I take the batter and make it savory instead of sweet? I could fold all sorts of things in and I'm sure it will be delicious...

Yeah. It can (and should) be done.

Ingredients:

1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 Tbsp vinegar (makes them a little fluffier)
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chicken broth (I like to use white wine chicken broth)

This batter recipe creates a nice base for any type of savory waffle you would like.

The one pictured is:
1/2 diced scallion
1 jalapeño
A handful of shredded cheddar cheese
A handful of diced spinach (I like to sneak in vegetables like Jerry Seinfeld's wife)
Cream cheese and Sriracha on top

Once you have the base, you can seriously let your imagination run wild.
Some that I would try (I may have to set aside my "no-bacon rule" for a day): bacon and bleu cheese, mushroom Swiss, shredded chicken with a Frank's RedHot swirl, pear and smoked gruyère (a nice sweet and savory combination), sun-dried tomato and goat cheese...

They all sound too delicious.

So go ahead! Expand your waffle palate and learn to accept them as a food that can be either sweet or savory. :D