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Shakshuka with lentils and feta

This quick and delicious vegetarian egg and lentil meal does triple duty: it can be breakfast, lunch or dinner

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.1
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 400g can no-added-salt lentils, drained
  • 400g can no-added-salt chopped tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 2 cups silver beet leaves
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g feta, crumbled
  • black pepper, to garnish
  • fresh parsley, to garnish (optional)
  • 2 slices grainy bread, toasted
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a large pan with oil. Add spring onion, garlic, carrot and celery and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add lentils, tomatoes, cumin, chilli and ½ cup water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add silver beet leaves and cook for 1 minute.

    2 Into a cup, break an egg. In the pan, make a hole in the tomato mixture and carefully place egg in it. Repeat with the other egg. Sprinkle feta around pan. Cover pan and cook for 3-4 minutes, until the egg has cooked, but the yolk is still soft.

    3 Serve shakshuka garnished with black pepper and parsley, with toast on the side.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check cumin is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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