Harissa Eggs in Whipped Goat Cheese. (2024)

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Harissa Eggs in Whipped Goat Cheese. Eggs cooked to your liking, served with harissa sauce, and snuggled into a bed of creamy whipped goat cheese. A fresh, bright avocado herb salad is spooned overtop. There’s also a spicy chile butter for a balance of spicy, sweet, and savory flavors. Altogether, it’s so delicious. And naan or toasted bread is certainly a must to serve alongside.

Something a little different today! Growing up, we’d often do “breakfast for dinner” on nights when Dad just didn’t know what else to cook. More times than not, he’d make soft-boiled eggs mashed with cheddar cheese. Other times, it was fried eggs and toast.

Nothing fancy, but it always hit the spot, especially when we were super hungry.

As an adult, I eat eggs most days of the week. Usually, I just soft-boil them because they’re easy, but sometimes I like to do them up fancier.

I’ve made variations of Turkish eggs before, but this is by far my favorite. It’s the whipped goat cheese, it makes these eggs feel luxurious.

This recipe could definitely pass for lunch or dinner; it’s so delicious.

Here are details

Step 1: make the avocado salad

This is stolen from my chili crisp chicken. I left out the mango and doubled up on the avocado.

Toss a couple of diced avocados with plenty of fresh herbs, toasted seeds, a little spice from a serrano pepper, and a simple lemon/sesame oil “dressing.”

Mix everything together in a bowl, no fancy steps.

Step 2: whip the goat cheese

Add creamy goat cheese to a food processor or a blender with some honey, just a small drizzle. Sometimes I like to add lemon too.

Blend until it’s super creamy. Then make sure to season it with salt and pepper.

Step 3: the chile butter

Pretty simple – butter, chili flakes, and paprika. The key is to get the butter a little browned. Then, if you like, you could add garlic too, but I prefer just the spices.

You can’t skip the butter. It’s really an essential element. Trust me.

Step 4: the eggs

Now for the eggs, you can fry them, poach them, or make them soft-boiled. Cook them your favorite way. If you want a super traditional Turkish-style egg, use poached eggs.

Step 5: finish it

When you have everything ready to go, swirl the goat cheese into a shallow bowl. Add the harissa sauce, then the warm eggs. The eggs will melt into the whipped goat cheese. It’s going to be so, so yummy.

Now add the avocado salad on top. Then chile butter – lots of chile butter.

Serve with naan, or you can use toast too, but in my opinion, naan is best!

The goat cheese is creamy and tangy, which is a really nice balance to the spicy harissa and chile butter. The salad adds color and a hint of freshness from the lemon and herbs; SO GOOD. I always add extra sesame seeds, you can never have too many.

Looking for other quick weeknight dinners for breakfast? Here are some favorites:

Iced Grapefruit Yogurt Cake

Maple Almond Banana Muffins with Cinnamon Cardamon Butter

One Pan Spicy Sesame Butter Chicken

Sheet Pan Chili Ginger Orange Chicken and Broccoli

Spicy Ginger Caramelized Salmon Bowl

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