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Turkish · Breakfast

Turkish Breakfast Plate with Kataifi Eggs

A generous breakfast plate of thick yogurt with jam, juicy tomatoes, cucumber and olives, crowned with soft-boiled eggs wrapped in crisp shredded pastry and fried feta cubes. Plenty of pieces, but each is simple.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 8 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Fried eggs

  • 4eggs, large, for soft-boiling
  • 3eggs, lightly beaten, for coating
  • 6 tbspall-purpose flour
  • 1 tbspwhole milk
  • 1 pinchkosher salt
  • 225 gkataifi pastry, shredded phyllo-style pastry, thawed

Fried feta

  • 115 gfeta cheese, cut into 2.5 cm cubes
  • ½ cuppanko bread crumbs

Plate

  • 1 cupplain whole-milk Greek yogurt
  • ½ cuprose petal jam
  • 2ripe tomatoes, peeled, sliced or cut in wedges
  • 3 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 1Persian cucumber, very thinly sliced
  • ½ cupcured black olives, pitted
  • to tastekosher salt

For frying

  • 950 mlcanola oil, about 4 cups

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Apricot
  • Olive
  • Berries (any)
  • Strawberry
  • Raspberry
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cucumber
  • Yeast
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Deep fryer
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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