Sweet Potato Hash Recipe with Za’atar and Chickpeas
This sweet potato breakfast hash takes on a Mediterranean twist: cubed sweet potatoes are cooked in extra-virgin olive oil with red onion, bell pepper, and chickpeas, and are well seasoned with coriander, paprika, za’atar, and other warming spices. You can prepare the eggs any way you like to serve on top of the hash, but for me, cutting into a perfectly poached egg and allowing some of that yolk to run over the sweet potatoes is just magic.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 2 small sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds total), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- Kosher salt
- Black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon za’atar, plus more to taste
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar (to poach the egg)
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
- Get your egg poaching water ready. Bring a medium pot of water to a steady simmer over medium-low heat.
- Meanwhile, soften the sweet potatoes. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add the red onion, sweet potatoes, and chickpeas. Season with a big pinch of salt and black pepper (about 1/2 teaspoon each). Add the coriander, cumin, paprika, and turmeric. Stir to combine. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is nicely caramelized and the sweet potatoes have softened quite a bit, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Build the flavor. Reduce the heat to medium, then stir in the garlic and bell pepper. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the pepper has softened and the potatoes are now cooked through, another 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the za’atar.
- Poach the eggs. Add the vinegar into the pot with the simmering water. Break each egg into a small bowl or ramekin. Stir the simmering water gently and carefully slide each egg in; the egg whites should wrap around the yolk. Cook for 3 minutes exactly, then use a slotted spoon to transfer the eggs to a paper towel to drain. Season with a pinch of salt, pepper and a little more za’atar.
- Finish and serve. Divide the sweet potato hash among 4 bowls and top each with a poached egg. Serve immediately.
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Notes
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- Feel free to top with a fried egg if you prefer. I love these za'atar fried eggs with this recipe! (It's what I used in the video.)
Nutrition
Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 34.8g | Protein: 10.3g | Fat: 15.9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9.6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 163.7mg | Sodium: 242.8mg | Potassium: 640.6mg | Fiber: 7.1g | Sugar: 7.4g | Vitamin A: 17371.5IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 3.9mg
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