Despite my love for cooking, I still have to search Google to determine what a shallot is. The onion family can be extremely confusing.

However, now that I’ve confirmed its identity, I absolutely love shallots. I never use raw brown or red onion, but raw shallot is just beautiful. It’s soft, sweet, delicate, and oozing with flavor.

My style of cooking is often more assembly than actual cooking, and this recipe is the perfect example of that. It’s a combination of things on a plate with a homemade herby dressing that is to die for.

If you’ve never tried brunch plates, you should. It’s a fusion of a platter and bruschetta, kind of like a self-serve toast breakfast station. I don’t know why, but it works, and it’s an easy way to make it look like you did something really special without putting much time or effort into cooking. If you can chop vegetables and make toast, you can create this delicious brunch plate for two.