Description
Green Pea and Mint Shakshuka is a vibrant and healthy twist on the traditional shakshuka, featuring sweet green peas and fresh mint in a rich tomato sauce with poached eggs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh or frozen green peas 🌱
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped 🧅
- 2 cloves garlic, minced 🧄
- 1 red bell pepper, diced 🌶️
- 1 tsp ground cumin 🧂
- 1 tsp smoked paprika 🌶️
- 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes 🍅
- 4 large eggs 🥚
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 🌿
- Salt and pepper to taste 🧂
- Olive oil for cooking 🫒
- Optional: Feta cheese for topping 🧀
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the chopped onion until translucent.
- Add minced garlic and diced red bell pepper, cooking until the bell pepper softens.
- Stir in ground cumin and smoked paprika, then add the diced tomatoes and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add green peas and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes until tender.
- Create wells in the mixture and crack an egg into each well, cover, and cook until the eggs are done to your liking.
- Sprinkle with fresh mint and optional feta cheese before serving.
Notes
- Use fresh peas if in season for better flavor.
- Adjust spice levels according to preference.
- Consider adding other vegetables like spinach or zucchini.
- Serve with crusty bread or pita for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Brunch
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: North African/Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 186mg
