COOKING with CANNABIS
Duck Egg Breakfast with Microgreens
by Chef Dana Cunningham
I am so excited because this year, we have had an abundance of duck eggs at our farm. If you haven’ t tried one, they are the best eggs in the world. Duck eggs are larger than chicken eggs and pack more protein, but they only have a few more calories than regular chicken eggs, so it’ s more bang for your buck. They also have a richer flavor and texture. I don’ t like to bake with duck eggs because they are too large and can mess up your baking recipes. However, I love using them when I just want to eat eggs. They make a fantastic fried egg, a great omelet, frittata, or mini egg bites. If you are in a rural area, you probably know someone with ducks.
If you’ re in the city and want to try duck eggs, you can find them at specialty grocery stores and city markets. We have sold our eggs to The Local Pig at the Kansas City Market. They have a wide variety of specialty foods sourced from local farms, so you can support local farmers and try new things.
We raise Mallards, Cayuga, and Khaki Campbells. They’ re beautiful to watch and have playful personalities, often following one another around in a row. They hide their eggs under leaves, grass, or anything nearby, so looking for duck eggs is an actual hunt. If you’ re lucky, they’ ll lay their eggs in the same place every time; however, our ducks like to lay them all over our property. We need to find them quickly because possums will steal
Cayuga ducks
36 May 2025 our duck eggs, no matter the time of day. Duck eggs really are a treasure at our house and many others around the world, providing another great source of food and nutrition from nature, for which we are grateful.
You can simply use infused butter when cooking your eggs for the infusion in this recipe. I love to cook my duck eggs over medium so that they’ re just done on the inside and not runny. Duck eggs have a very large yolk, so they take a little bit longer to cook over medium than chicken eggs. In this recipe, I’ ve dressed it up with a sprinkle of beets and microgreens.
I believe microgreens are the most efficient way to get the most vitamins quickly. This is because they are packed with all the vitamins and nutrients of the plant in one little sprig. When you eat microgreens, you consume concentrated vitamins and nutrients. I tend to be suspicious of those at the store because I don’ t trust how they are grown. Also, I don’ t know if they have been treated with anything, so I grow my own. Microgreens were the first thing I mastered when I started my farm because they can easily be grown in a small space with minimal equipment and time. They don’ t take much babysitting, and they grow within a week or two. After a week or two of growing,
you have a big pile of beautiful greens you can sprinkle on top of foods at your leisure. They pack large amounts of fiber and vitamins that can help the body fight cancer cells and prevent cancer cells from growing. This is why microgreens are so important to incorporate into your daily diet. Because microgreens are so beneficial for your health, I will share a recipe and how to grow them. First, let’ s build some food.
Ingredients
Two duck eggs 6 ounces of salmon fillet Microgreens of your choice 1 / 2 tablespoon of infused butter
Duck
Chicken
To build this breakfast entrée |
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Place your cooked duck eggs on the bottom. |
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Then top with salmon cooked the way you like it. |
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Sprinkle with your homegrown microgreens. |
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Enjoy the most nutritious meal that you could possibly eat. |
How to Grow Microgreens
1. To grow microgreens, use a 10 x 20-inch black tray, which costs $ 2.50 at Walmart.
2. Place a hemp grow mat along the bottom, or you can use cut squares to line the bottom of the tray and soak them in water for at least two hours.
3. After the hemp grow mat has been soaked and saturated, sprinkle seeds of your choice all over it. I use a mixture of kale and broccoli, which I buy in bulk on Amazon. You can buy it by the pound.
4. Once the mats are evenly sprinkled with seed, place another 10 x 20 black tray on top and apply a weight. I use random bricks or blocks I find around the house, but make sure it weighs about 10 pounds and can distribute the weight evenly across the mats.
5. Leave it to rest for about three days. Check it daily; if the seeds are germinating, remove the top and place the bottom tray with seedlings in a sunny place or under a grow light.
6. After your microgreens have grown to about an inch to two inches tall, they are ready to be cut and enjoyed.
Enjoy your meal, and be proud of yourself for growing the most nutritious food possible.
Dana Cunningham is a Kansas City Native trained in French and American cuisine. She owns Infused KC, Kansas City’ s CBD infusion think tank and focuses her culinary efforts on the farm-to-table concept at her four-acre homestead. She provides cooking classes in Kearney, MO. Follow her on Facebook, @ infusedkcmo or YouTube @ sunsetgrovekearney. Get your CBD at, www. infusedkc. com.