Green Shakshuka Recipe
This green shakshuka is packed full of healthy green veggies such as tenderstem broccoli, asparagus, beans and peas for a low calorie and tasty brunch or dinner.
What is traditional shakshuka
Shakshuka (occasionally spelled shakshouka) is a middle eastern dish that everyone should have in there recipe repertoire.
Not only is it simple to make, but the variety is massive. At the base, it’s saucy tomato with eggs. That’s it. The most basic recipe would be to dump a few cans of chopped tomatoes into a large pan with a lid, such as a casserole dish, then season the living hell out of it and finish it of by creating dips in the sauce then cracking eggs into those dips.
What you want to add on top of that or how you want to serve it is completely up to you.
Meaning you don’t really need a recipe. But more on that shortly.
Taking brunch by storm
Shakshuka has been around for a long time. And not just in middle eastern countries. Sure, it’s very popular in places like Israel but even places like Northern Africa have variations of this dish with meat. That being said, shakshuka is naturally a vegetarian dish.
The reason it’s suddenly became so popular is the raise of shakshuka for brunch.
You see, another great thing about shakshuka is that it’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. You can have it on it’s own for a light breakfast or lunch, or bulk it out with veggies and flatbread for the perfect dinner.
In recent times, brunch seems to be the popular choice for the humble shakshuka, and what seems like every new trendy restaurant seem to be adding it to their brunch menus.
In fact, the first time I heard of shakshuka was indeed on a trendy restaurant brunch menu.
Super versatile
As you may recall, I mentioned above just how versatile this dish is. One reason being that eggs and tomatoes pair with pretty much everything.
So once you have a base recipe down, you can mix it up with whatever you’re feeling/have in your fridge or cupboard and 9 times out of 10 it’ll work.
Beans, meat, and a variety of seasonings are just a few ways to elevate your shakshuka.
You can add winter vegetables for a winter shakshuka, summer vegetables for a summer shakshuka, whatever the hell you want.
One-pot wonder
Another big pro for shakshuka is that it’s a one pot wonder.
I love one pot recipes because I’m sure that if there is one thing we can all agree on, it’s just how tedious washing up pots can be.
So every time I see ‘one pot’ my eyes light up.
However you decide to make your shakshuka, one thing will stay the same, which is you only need one pot to cook it.
And if you’re as much of a one pot fan as I am, do make sure you check out some of my other one pot recipes.
Make sure you get a good pan
With it being a one pot recipe you really should invest in a good pan.
The best way to cook shakshuka especially when it comes to adding the eggs, is to put a lid over your pan so the heat is both on top and the bottom. So first things first, make sure your pan has a lid.
Something else to keep in mind is that the last thing you want is to ruin a simple recipe with inconsistent heating. Make sure you have a nice wide bottom pan that heats up consistently all over.
My top recommendation if you’re a UK shopper is this here Velaze cast iron casserole dish for £46 on amazon.co.uk
For my USA shoppers, check out the Klee casserole dish for $67.99 on amazon.com.
A few good points
If I’m yet to convince you on how great shakshuka is and why everyone should at least have a basic shakshuka recipe memorised, well here’s a few more points to note;
Healthy
Vegetarian
Delicious
How to serve shakshuka
For this shakshuka, I’d recommend either splitting the below recipe between 2, or splitting it between 4 but with the addition of flatbreads.
Flatbread works great for dipping in running egg yolks and scooping all that veggie goodness up.
Green Shakshuka recipe
This recipe is a twist on a twist. Instead of making a traditional shakshuka with canned tomatoes, we’re going to be using fresh tomatoes and seasonal greens, hence the name - green shakshuka.
By using fresh tomatoes with water, we create a thinner more veg packed sauce.
The reason its a twist on a twist is this recipe has been adapted from the pea and broad bean shakshuka recipe found on bbc good food here. With just a few of my own changes.
Shakshuka generally is quite the healthy dish, this one in particular is made more healthy by packing it with as many green seasonal veggies as we can. Making it perfect for a brunch pick me up.
Try it out, rate it, comment, and let me know what you think!
Green Shakshuka
Ingredients
Instructions
- Trim or snap the ends of the asparagus and finely slice the spears, leaving the tips and about 2cm at the top intact. Finely slice the broccoli in the same way, leaving the heads and about 2cm of stalk intact.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the spring onions, sliced asparagus and sliced broccoli, and fry gently until the veg softens a little
- Add the water cumin, cayenne, paprika tomatoes, parsley and a pinch of salt and pepper, then stir.
- Cover with a lid and cook for 5 mins to make a base sauce, then add the asparagus spears, broccoli heads, peas and broad beans, cover again and cook for 2 mins.
- At this point, if the shakshuka is watery, cook for a little while longer, if the shakshuka is looking dry, add more water.
- Make 4 dips in the mixture. Break an egg into each dip, season the eggs, cover with a lid and cook until the egg whites are just set.
Notes
To serve
Serve with flatbread to make this shakshuka more of a meal.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
201.5Fat
12.57Sat. Fat
2.67Carbs
13.2Fiber
4.51Net carbs
8.7Sugar
4.3Protein
11.17Sodium
155.12Cholesterol
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