Recipes & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Salad for Breakfast Be the first to rate & review! Get your greens in early this morning — but don't skimp on the bacon. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on March 26, 2023 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Kelsey Hansen Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 1 Yield: 2 1/2 cups plus one egg Jump to Nutrition Facts Sick of the heavy, sugary breakfast foods that sound so good the night before but leave you feeling sluggish? Meet Salad For Breakfast—it has all the right ingredients to make your day a success. Brightly colored radishes, spinach, and lentils give you the variety your body craves, while bacon, eggs, and hash browns give you the comfort of a traditional breakfast. Top it all with a red wine vinaigrette and both body and mind will be satisfied until lunch. Switching out your typical breakfast with salad, whether it's a bagel on the run or a stack of pancakes, has some notable benefits. Starting out with more vegetables for breakfast means you're getting more whole foods in your diet straight off the bat. That means more nutrients like fiber, minerals, and vitamins. A well-balanced breakfast salad like this one can make all the difference in your day. If you're looking to make this a vegetarian meal, you're allowed to skimp on the bacon! Instead, for that crunchy and savory taste, give fried shallots a try. Roughly diced and mixed with salt, butter, and some olive oil, they're perfect alternatives for bacon bits. The beauty of salad recipes is that you can switch out most of the ingredients depending on what you're craving. Not feeling radishes? Slice up some carrots instead. Tired of lentils? Try chickpeas and a dash of sriracha sauce. The combinations are endless when it comes to a breakfast salad. Delicious Air Fryer Breakfast Recipes to Start Your Morning Right Ingredients ¼ cup slivered radishes 1-2 tablespoons bottled salad dressing, such as red wine vinaigrette 1 patty, oval frozen hash brown patty 1 to 2 slices bacon 1 egg 1 cup mixed baby greens or arugula ½ cup packaged cooked lentils, warmed, or canned chickpeas, warmed rinsed, and drained 1 tsp sriracha or chili crisp, optional Directions Preheat air-fryer at 400°F. In a medium bowl toss together radishes and vinaigrette. Meanwhile, place hash brown patty in air-fryer basket; coat lightly with vegetable oil. Air-fry, turning once, until browned and crisp, 8 minutes (or follow package directions to cook in conventional oven). In a 6- to 8-inch skillet cook bacon over medium until crisp; drain on paper towels, reserving drippings. In same skillet cook egg in drippings over medium until whites are set, edges are frizzled, and yolk is just thickened, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Add greens to bowl with radishes; toss to coat. Arrange greens and lentils in a bowl. Test Kitchen Tip: To warm lentils or chickpeas, place in a small bowl. Microwave, loosely covered, until warmed, 45 to 60 seconds. Top with egg, bacon, and hash brown. Drizzle with chili crisp (if using). Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 554 Calories 31g Fat 42g Carbs 30g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 1 Calories 553.8 % Daily Value * Total Fat 31.3g 40% Saturated Fat 6.8g 34% Cholesterol 216.6mg 72% Sodium 774.8mg 34% Total Carbohydrate 42.4g 15% Dietary Fiber 16.8g 60% Total Sugars 4.8g Protein 29.5g 59% Vitamin D 1.1mcg 6% Vitamin C 42.3mg 47% Calcium 337.8mg 26% Iron 6.9mg 38% Potassium 1002mg 21% Fatty acids, total trans 0.1g Vitamin D 45.8IU Alanine 1.4g Arginine 1.9g Ash 5.3g Aspartic acid 2.9g Caffeine 0mg Carotene, alpha 129.2mcg Choline, total 291.3mg Copper, Cu 0.5mg Cystine 0.4g Energy 2316.7kJ Fluoride, F 2.3mcg Folate, total 246.2mcg Glutamic acid 3.9g Glycine 1.1g Histidine 0.8g Isoleucine 1.3g Leucine 2.2g Lysine 2g Methionine 0.6g Magnesium, Mg 101.2mg Manganese, Mn 1.6mg Niacin 5.3mg Phosphorus, P 511.8mg Pantothenic acid 2.4mg Phenylalanine 1.3g Phytosterols 2mg Proline 1.2g Retinol 86.4mcg Selenium, Se 32.1mcg Serine 1.4g Starch 7.3g Theobromine 0mg Threonine 1.1g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 3.7mg Tryptophan 0.3g Tyrosine 0.9g Valine 1.5g Vitamin A, IU 14749.2IU Vitamin A, RAE 809mcg Vitamin B-12 0.7mcg Vitamin B-6 0.7mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 820.3mcg Water 341.4g Zinc, Zn 3.3mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.