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Menemen Recipe - Turkish Scrambled Eggs With Tomatoes

One pan eggs, Turkish style! Menemen is healthy & filling and works as a breakfast recipe or a dish that can be eaten at any other time of day.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 124 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

  • 4 large free range eggs
  • 1 large tomato (or 3 medium tomatoes finely chopped)
  • 1 medium onion (peeled & finely shopped)
  • 2 green sivri biber (or 1 small green bell pepper deseeded & finely chopped)
  • 1 handful parsley (freshly chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons hot chilli flakes (or Aleppo pepper) (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon thyme (or oregano)
  • salt & pepper (to season)
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil (for frying)

Instructions

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  1. Add a small glug of sunflower oil to a frying pan and heat gently over a medium heat.
  2. First of all, add your onions and sauté for a few minutes until they become translucent.
  3. Now add your green pepper and stir for a few minutes until it starts to soften.
  4. Now stir in your chopped tomato and add your herbs and spices and salt and pepper.
  5. Simmer over a low heat until your tomato cooks down to form a thick tomato sauce.
  6. Crack your eggs into the pan and stir them until they are scrambled into the mixture.
  7. Remove from the heat and garnish with your parsley.
  8. Serve alone or as part of a larger breakfast.

Notes

  • As with all of our recipes, calories are approximate and will differ depending on your ingredients.
  • Turkish summer tomatoes are very large, hence we use only one. They are equivalent to 3-4 medium-sized vine tomatoes.
  • If you want a richer flavour, you can add some crumbled feta cheese to your menemen recipe at the same time as your eggs.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 124kcal (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 124

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 124kcal 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.