Breakfast recipe

Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs

Wholemeal toast topped with cumin-spiced tomatoes, wilted spinach, jammy eggs, parsley, and lemon.

30 min480 kcal4 base servingsBreakfastFamily FriendlyVegetarian
ContainsEgg, Gluten
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Focus ingredients: eggs, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, wholemeal bread

Dietary fit: Vegetarian, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: Boil the eggs for 9 minutes instead if your household prefers fully set yolks.

Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 8 eggs
  • 8 slices wholemeal bread
  • 400g cherry tomatoes
  • 150g baby spinach
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 20g flat leaf parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

large frying pan, medium saucepan, toaster, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs cooking step 1: Prepare the toppings.
    Step 1

    Prepare the toppings

    Thinly slice the red onion, halve the cherry tomatoes, grate the garlic, chop the parsley, and cut the lemon into wedges.

    6 min
  2. Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs cooking step 2: Boil the jammy eggs.
    Step 2

    Boil the jammy eggs

    Lower the eggs into a saucepan of simmering water and cook for 7 minutes. Cool under cold running water for 2 minutes, then peel carefully so the whites stay intact.

    9 min
  3. Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs cooking step 3: Cook the spiced tomatoes.
    Step 3

    Cook the spiced tomatoes

    Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the red onion with a pinch of salt and half the black pepper for 4 minutes, then add the tomatoes, garlic, cumin, and smoked paprika for 7 to 8 minutes until the tomatoes slump into a chunky sauce.

    12 min
  4. Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs cooking step 4: Wilt the spinach.
    Step 4

    Wilt the spinach

    Fold the baby spinach and half the parsley through the tomato pan for 2 minutes until the leaves are just wilted. Squeeze in a lemon wedge, then taste the tomatoes for salt and black pepper.

    2 min
  5. Spiced Tomato Spinach Breakfast Toasts with Jammy Eggs cooking step 5: Build the breakfast toasts.
    Step 5

    Build the breakfast toasts

    Toast the wholemeal bread until crisp. Spoon over the spiced tomato and spinach mixture, halve the jammy eggs, set two halves on each toast portion, and finish with the remaining parsley and lemon wedges.

    4 min