Turkish Egg and Quinoa Breakfast Bowl.
{This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill!}
I made us a SAVORY breakfast today: a Turkish egg and quinoa breakfast bowl.
I pretty much always post sweet breakfast recipes. I think it’s no secret that those are my very favorite. I love to photograph stacks of pancakes with butter melting across the top, french toast with maple syrup drizzling down the sides, and crepes stuffed to the brim with fruit. That being said, I also love a good eggy breakfast…only I almost always make them for lunch or dinner instead of breakfast. I dunno why, but I guess I’m just more of a ‘sweet’ breakfast person…unless there’s avocado toast involved, in which case I will eat at any time. Obviously.
Anyway, point is that I feel like I do not have enough egg based breakfast recipes on the blog and I’ve decided that needs to change. Thankfully I have my friends at Bob’s Red Mill to help me create the perfect healthy and savory breakfast. I’m using their quinoa as a base for these killer bowls.
PS. I eat a bowl of avocado with flaky sea salt and Bob’s Organic Quinoa almost every day of the week. It’s been my favorite snack since the start of the new year (hello Healthy January) and I am now hooked. I’ll also sometimes add a handful of toasted seeds, mmm, so good, and now that I think about it, kind of similar to this bowl…cool. cool.
These loaded breakfast bowls were one hundred percent inspired by these Turkish Fried Eggs from a little over a year ago. I love those eggs so much, so when the idea of a savory quinoa breakfast bowl came to mind, I knew I wanted to go with these Turkish flavors.
Let’s break these bowls down piece by piece here for you guys…
…start off with your quinoa. There’s no denying that aside from maybe steamed rice, quinoa is my favorite grain. well, technically it’s a seed, but to me it feels more like a grain. Anyway, I love it.
…next up is the herbed yogurt. Oh this yogurt. It’s full of garlic, dill and parsley, and it’s highly addictive.
…a little sun-dried tomato pesto. mainly because I am obsessed, but also because tomatoes are common in Turkish cooking.
…now you just need your eggs. I like to poach mine for this, but I think a fried egg would be equally delish as well. Totally whatever you love most.
…OK. now you’ll want to basically bathe your eggs in the secret, but really not so secret, sauce. aka the spicy toasted sesame butter sauce. Not going to lie, this sauce is everything and should probably be slathered on. just sayin.
…finish with avocado, fresh spinach, toasted sesame seeds, and maybe some goat cheese, if you’re into it, which you know that I am.
So many layers of awesomeness right? What I really love about this recipe though is that you can pretty much prepare everything in advance and then assemble in the morning. The quinoa, yogurt, and sauce can be made a few days in advance and kept in the fridge. In the morning, all you have to do is cook your eggs and assemble. If you’re looking for a super quick version, you could even use hard-boiled eggs that you maybe cooked up on a Sunday. Then its breakfast done in about five or ten minutes.
Yes, please!
And if you’re like me, and dig the whole breakfast for dinner thing, it’s dinner in under thirty! Whoop, whoop!
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Turkish Poached Egg and Quinoa Breakfast Bowl.
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: turkish
Keyword: egg bowl, egg breakfast, healthy breakfast
This breakfast bowl is easy to make and makes for a tasty breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 4 eggs, poached or cooked to your liking
- 2 cups cooked Bob's Red Mill Quinoa
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato pesto
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- toasted sesame seeds, fresh dill, fresh mint, and salt, for serving
Spicy Toasted Sesame Butter Sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1-2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
Instructions
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1. In a medium bowl, mix together the greek yogurt, dill, parsley, garlic, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Stir until combined. Keep stored in the fridge until ready to use.
2. Cook the eggs to your liking.
3. Divide the quinoa among bowls and add a large spoonful of the yogurt sauce, then swirl the pesto lightly into the yogurt. Next, add 1-2 eggs per bowl. Add the spinach and avocado. Drizzle the spicy butter sauce (recipe below) over the eggs. Garnish with fresh herbs, lemon zest, sesame seeds and crumbled goat cheese. EAT!
Spicy Toasted Sesame Butter Sauce
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In a small saucepan, melt together the butter, sesame oil, crushed red pepper flakes and paprika. Drizzle the warm sauce over the fried eggs.
But first, breakfast…cause it’s the most important meal of the day!
{This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill. Thank you for supporting the brands that keep Half Baked Harvest cooking!! }
Hi Tieghan, I’m the same way. Where is avocado or egg involve! I can eat at any time of the day. Healthy, beautiful and delicious eggy breakfast!
Thanks Carlos! I’m all about it! Can’t get enough avocado of course!
I love sweet breakfasts and savoury egg dinners too. This bowl combo looks delicious, can’t wait to try that herbed yogurt!
Thanks so much Christine I hope you love it!
This sounds like my kind of dinner! By the way, what is your policy on reposting photos? I’d love to share a few. 🙂
You may share with proper links and credit. please do not repost the recipe. Thank you!
I looove bowl foods. There’s something about having all the ingredients in one bowl with either a sauce or dressing that’s just soo good. I haven’t tried Turkish anything before, and this quinoa bowl sounds so amazing. I can’t wait to give it a try!
You know what? I totally agree! I swear its better in a bowl! Turkish flavors are amazing so I hope you will love this one!
Absolutely stunning! This is my kind of bowl!!
Thank you Cassandra!
What a wonderful dish, Tieghan! I really want to give it a try:) Looks so delicious!
Yes!! You should give it a try, and let me know what you think of course (:
Oh, this looks and sounds delicious!! A Quinoa breakfast bowl has never even crossed my mind… I have to try to make a vegan version ASAP. Thanks! X Alex
Yes! A vegan version would be amazing, I hope you’ll share it with me!
OMG yummmmm!
Hope you get to try it, thanks Sara!
Such a pretty breakfast bowl – this is a great way to sneak some more veggies in too. 🙂
Always looking for sneaky ways to sneak them in with my family (:
Quoin for breakfast.. great idea! Thanks for the recipe.
So happy you like it Kevin, thank you!
YASSSSS a savory brekkie recipe! I’d love to see more of these! 😀
Ah yay!! So happy you like it, cause i’m loving them!
I want this for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Breakfast with leftovers? I think so! Haha, thank you Matt!
This looks interesting! I’m a sweet breakfast person as well, but I would definitely try this for lunch! 😀
That would be perfect too! Hope you love it Caroline!
Count me in on this for every meal! It’s almost too pretty to eat! Almost…
Theres always an almost before that sentence! haha, thanks Amanda!
How do I poach eggs? Last time I tried was a major fail…
Hi1 I use this method:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/perfect-poached-eggs-recipe
What a fabulous breakfast bowl Tieghan! Love Bob’s quinoa!
Thanks so much Mary Ann!
Oh my god thank you!! I am so much more a savory breakfast person and have noticed when I’m looking for brunch ideas you tend toward more sweet 😉 keep em coming!
So happy I made one your into Laura! Thanks so much!
I made this and it was so wonderful. Best breakfast I’ve had in awhile! Felt like it was super complicated and fancy, but was so easy!
Yay so happy to hear that!! Thanks Abbey!
Made this for dinner last night and loved it! Filling and yummy, Thanks girl for keeping my meals interesting!
So happy you liked it Kimber! Thanks!
What a seriously GORGEOUS way to start the day! Nothing beats a perfectly done poached egg.
Its only the hardest thing to do! But yes so good! Thanks so much Gina (:
I LOVE savory bfasts and Bob’s Red Mill – so what I’m saying, is that this is bfast perfection!
Sounds like the perfect combo for you (:
Missed this post earlier in the week, but absolutely beautiful, and so inviting!! We are lucky to live only about an hour from Bob’s Red Mill, and it’s so much fun to take a field trip and discover everything they have available, and fill up the pantry while we’re at it. One of my favorite places to visit! xoxo
What!! Sounds so so fun! SO jealous.
So, I was just jotting down some notes on a recipe I want to do for a breakfast bowl and then I came here and was like, that’s pretty much exactly what I was envisioning (except I was going to do some smoked salmon and potatoes in there too because I want smoked salmon on everything). This looks incredible and now my tummy is gurgling. So, yeah, you’ve definitely inspired me. 🙂
WOW!! How perfect! Smoked salmon ? So good!!
Thanks so much Brian!
Hi, this recipe looks fantastic. The butter sauce ingredients says sesame oil but the instructions say coconut oil. I assume either one works?
Either one will work, but sesame oil is best! 🙂 Hope you love this!
Made this for breakfast this weekend and it was DELICIOUS. It’s one of my new favorite meals. Thanks for the recipe!
Yay! So happy you liked it Justine!
This looks amazing! Any recommendations on where to find / how to make sundried tomato pesto?
Hi Laura! Below is my homemade recipe OR you can be pre-made sun-dried tomato pesto at most grocery stores or whole foods. Hope that helps! Let me know if you have questions
https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/pistachio-quinoa-dukkah-crusted-chicken-fingers-with-sun-dried-tomato-pesto/
Hey,
I just wanted to find out if I could substitute the fresh spinach with maybe some rocket leaves?
I think rocket leaves will be great! Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this!
Had this for dinner last night, and it was so good I’m still thinking about it today. I’m not a goat cheese fan, so I substituted feta. So good – thank you for the recipe!
Feta is delish too!! So happy you liked it April!
Hey Tieghan,
I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for a while now and finally have the chance to make it for brunch tomorrow! But I’m out of quinoa and really don’t want to run to the store. 🙁 I love quinoa and am worried a substitute won’t be as good. I DO have: jasmine rice, sushi rice, farro, and brown rice. Which grain do you think would be the best substitute? Please help! ?
Haha I should probably just go to the store… ?
Thank you! And I’m excited to FINALLY try this one ?
Hey Kristin! Honestly, any of these would be delicious! I would use jasmine rice or farro! 🙂 Hope you love this!
Made this today for breakfast and it was incredible!
Thank you Heidi!
Made this for lunch today – DELICIOUS as always! Such a great combo of flavors.
Thank you Jamie!
AMAZING! I’ve made this soups a bunch of times now & I luv it! This time I was brave & added the mango! YUM! Do it! add the mango!I absolutely luv all of your recipes. Halfbaked harvest is my GO TO for easy, unique, delicious recipes! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much Jamie! I am so glad you loved this!
I could eat this every single day. YUM! Thank you for the great recipes! I am now committed to making all of your best-of-2018s!
Thank you so much Danielle!
I made this tonight and other than going a tad too hard (myself, not the recipe) on the garlic and roasted red pepper flakes, I really liked it. It was easy, done in under 30 minutes and FELT really healthy, but boy you were not kidding about the ISH part of healthy-ish. When I plugged it all in to my calorie counter program, I was a little stunned at the tally. Especially since it FEELS like it should be great for you. So, if you’re watching your caloric intake, it might help to go easy on the avocado and maybe only one egg per serving (I had two), but who wants to skip avocado?! Also, I got three servings out of it, so I am looking forward to lunch tomorrow as well. Very good!
I am so glad this turned out so well for you! I like to think of healthy as the foods that are involved instead of the calories, carbs, fats, etc. I hope you understand! I hope you love other recipes of mine! xTieghan
It’s really weird that no one in the comments has actually tried this recipe.
Hey Sarita,
I actually read through the comments and several people have made this recipe, also I welcome comments from all my readers regardless of whether or not they have made the recipe. Hope this makes sense, have the best Sunday! xTieghan
Delicious!
Thanks so much!