SHAKSHUKA

This is a wonderful way to eat your veggies at the start of the day and it’s a great dish to share.

Shakshuka is a traditional Middle Eastern dish consisting of eggs baked in a spicy red pepper and tomato sauce which is often served at breakfast - but I love it at any time of the day.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

5 eggs

2 tbsp olive oil

2 small onions, finely sliced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 red pepper, chopped

1 tsp smoked paprika

½ tsp ground cumin

Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)

Pinch red chilli flakes (optional)

4 tomatoes (the riper the better) finely chopped (or 1 x400g tin tomatoes)

50g kale, finely chopped

1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

1 avocado, sliced

Salt and pepper

Method:

• Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the onions, garlic and pepper and sauté gently (stirring occasionally) for 5 minutes until they are soft.

• Add the spices (paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, chilli flakes) and cook for a minute.

• Add the chopped tomatoes, kale and 50ml water and simmer for approximately 8-10 mins until slightly thickened.

• Make a couple of wells in the tomato mixture, crack the eggs on top and nestle an egg into each indentation, making sure the “wells” or indentations are spaced out. After a minute, cover the frying pan so that the eggs cook thoroughly but the yolks remain soft and runny (4-5mins)

• Top with the sliced avocado and sprinkle with the chopped herbs and a drizzle of olive oil.

• Serve straight from the pan.
  

* Serve with some bread or salad

** Top with a little feta as an alternative to the sliced avocado

*** If you want to make just enough for yourself, it’s very doable in a smaller pan!