Ricotta Naan with Fried Eggs and Sweet Potato Fries.
I could eat this Ricotta Naan with Fried Eggs and Sweet Potato Fries every single day.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It doesn’t matter.
This is one of those recipes that has the potential to be on repeat every single week, it’s just really, really good. It’s also healthy-ish, and super easy to make. OK, and it involves my homemade naan, which to this day is one of my top ten favorite HBH recipes (and consistently one of the top 3 blog favorites). If you have yet to make it, I am highly recommending that you give it a try. Like this week…it’s kind of life changing (no dramatics intended).
All January long, I wanted to make some kind of fried egg breakfast recipe, but I didn’t want to make toast. It seems as though January was filled with one too many recipes for avocado toast with an egg on top. Scroll through Instagram and there is photo after photo of avocado toast. I get it, it’s an amazing combo, and I too love eating it, but I figured you guys did not need yet another recipe for toast with avocado and eggs. So I didn’t post anything and decided to wait until I had a great idea that was a little different and definitely did not include any toast.
January came and went and I came up with nothing. Not a big deal. I shared plenty of delicious recipes.
But then? February came, and this naan situation happened, and it’s possibly the best breakfast/lunch/dinner ever. I mean, hello, not only is there fresh naan involved, but ricotta and sweet potatoes fries too.
Oh my gosh. So good.
Here’s the story. The other week I made a batch of my favorite Naan dough to be used for an upcoming recipe, but then that upcoming recipe turned out to be no good. Yes, it does happen. I have recipes that fail. It’s true.
Anyway, this recipe fail left me with an entire batch of homemade naan dough. I didn’t really have a plan for it so I let it sit in my fridge for a couple of days. When I realized it was getting a little old, I figured I better either just cook it and eat it (which is definitely not a bad option) or come up with a game plan for it.
I did a quick scroll through my recipe idea list for the next few weeks and landed myself back on that desire to make fried eggs. And then, it hit me. DUH.
Fried Eggs + Naan = yum.
Once I had that in my head, the rest just kind of fell into place. I needed something to spread onto my naan, so in came the ricotta. I also needed something bright and colorful, so in came the sweet potatoes.
Recipe = made.
I literally jumped up and got to work creating this fried egg and ricotta naan and could not have been happier with how it came together. But then, how could a combo like this not be yummy? You really can’t go wrong.
I started off by baking my sweet potatoes. While that was happening, I fried my eggs in a little olive oil, made a quick toasted sesame and paprika chili oil, stirred the ricotta with a little salt, lemon, and honey, and then began assembling.
It’s key to make sure your naan is toasted and warm before spreading it with the ricotta. My recommendation? Toast it in a skillet with a little olive oil or butter. Once the naan is warmed, spread with the ricotta mix, add your eggs, fries, avocado, and a handful of greens. Finish it off with a drizzle of that sesame oil and a sprinkle of salt.
Done and DONE.
Nothing too fancy, but everything put together makes for a pretty awesome, bright, and delicious meal.
Also, while I know this might be a little too much work for a weekday morning, it’s definitely not too much work for a weekday night, and I’m thinking that tonight is a breakfast for dinner kind of night. You guys in?
Cool. Cool.
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Ricotta Naan with Fried Eggs and Sweet Potato Fries
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy recipe, sweet potato fries
Start out by baking the sweet potatoes, then fry the eggs in a little olive oil, make a quick toasted sesame+ paprika chili oil, stir the ricotta with a little salt, lemon, and honey, and then begin assembling! So easy and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 sweet potatoes, cut into matchsticks
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for cooking
- kosher salt and pepper
- 4-6 eggs
- 1 tablespoon raw sesame seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- 4 pieces fresh naan
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1 pinch flaky sea salt
- zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 cup arugula
- 1 avocado, sliced
Instructions
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1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Place the sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt, and pepper. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, then flip and bake for 15-20 minutes more. You want the sweet potatoes to be tender, but crisp.
3. Heat a skillet with a little olive oil over medium-high heat and fry the eggs to your liking. Remove the eggs and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, sesame seeds, paprika, chili flakes, and a pinch of salt. Cook 30 seconds or until the seeds are toasted. Remove from the heat.
4. In a bowl, mix the ricotta with a pinch of salt, lemon zest, and honey.
4. To assemble, spread each piece of naan with the ricotta mix. Top with fried eggs, sliced avocado, sweet potato fries, and arugula. Drizzle with the toasted sesame oil. EAT!
For real though, breakfast food is never not a good idea, it’s just the best!
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This is the toast alternative I have been waiting for. Yey for breakfasts!!!
Perfect! I hope you love this Mariana! Thank you!
I do love a great naan, this recipe seems really a great one to keep doing and doing and eating and eating.
Thank you Ruth!!
This recipe is drool-worthy! I’ve never thought about using naan like this. Thanks for the inspo! xo
Glad you like this! Thank you Kelsey!
Couldn’t agree more about today being a perfect day for brinner! Omg, and I love your honesty about not EVERY recipe turning out according to plan. Happens.
Thanks so much for sharing this one, T. Totally a home run and I love its non- toastness.
Thank you so much Tori! This is so sweet!
This looks yummy. I love your naan bread. Great recipe.
Thank you Joyce!!
Oh I was hoping for the Naan recipe, lol!!! Beautiful photos and looks so delish.
Thank you Lea!!
This looks so good. I will definitely be making the naan bread soon.
Perfect! I hope this turns out amazing for you! Thanks!
This is so funny. Just this Sunday I was looking for a quick breakfast, and pulled out almost-past-shelf-life pita bread, swiss cheese, eggs, and hot sauce to make an odd, but yummy meal. This is an elevated and WAY better version of my scrappy breakfast and I can’t wait to make it!
Haha that is too great! Well, I hope this one turns out just as good Libby! Thank you!
What a fabulous dish for any meal of the day Tieghan! I hate recipe fails, but you salvaged the naan and made it into something spectacular!
Thank you Mary Ann!
Literally all my faves in one!!!!
Thank you Jennifer!
I could eat this every single day too!
Thanks Matt!
I’ve always been one for breakfast any time of the day and this is exactly why!
Haha thank you Naomi!!
Looks delicious, I have made your naan many times! How do you slice your avocado so thinly and beautifully? Mine is never so pretty!
Haha! It takes some time. It helps to start with a firmer avocado and use a really sharp knife. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
Hey Tieghan,
I love this naan breakfast pizza and smiled when I saw your post. 🙂 I’ve made your naan before and agree it’s one of the best. It also makes a lot, so bigger pieces for this pizza sound lovely! Maybe it would be good with a bit of honey brushed on top after baking (and before assembling)?
I hope you’re looking forward to Korea! When’s your flight? Do you have anything planned for when you get there? I hope you’re able to spend some time with Red during the games! 🙂
Sleep well.
This will be perfect for brunch this weekend!
Thank you Cassandra!
This is gorgeously rustic and those sweet potato fries are perfection!
Thank you Leigh Ann!
This looks amazing! I agree, breakfast is always a great idea any time of the day! hehe
Thank you Lindsay!
This recipe is ridiculous! OMG what a combo of delicious tastes! We love to make our own ricotta too, so happy to have this recipe, thank you Tiegan for this and all the others! Keep them coming:) And congrats RED!
Thank you so much Kara!
We made this and it was great, thank you. We added steak for a “steak & eggs” version of breakfast for dinner. Thanks for teaching us another technique – making naan – such a great recipe. It was super helpful to see the steps laid out.
Congrats to Red (good luck in the Big Air competition), we’ve been enjoying cheering on all our fellow Coloradans at the Games.
Thank you so much Shannon! I am so glad you liked this recipe!
This was so good!! We’ve been looking for new breakfast ideas for our family. This will be added to the line up. Such great favors!
Thank you Jessica! I am so glad you and your family enjoyed this recipe!
I just had this for dinner. Delicious, as always 🙂
Thank you so much Genevieve!