Spicy Spanakopita Shakshuka

5 from 2 votes
HELPFUL TIP: The reason I suggest breaking the eggs one at a time into a cup first is so that you have better control of the yolk. The dish looks so much better if the yolk is unbroken!
5 from 2 votes

Spicy Spanakopita Shakshuka

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup extra virgin Greek olive oil plus more for drizzling
  • 1 large red or yellow onion finely chopped
  • 1 small fresh chili pepper seeded and finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • ½ tsp grated nutmeg
  • Greek sea salt to taste
  • 10 ounces 285 g fresh baby spinach, trimmed
  • 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 4 large eggs
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 Tbsp snipped or finely chopped fresh dill
  • cup crumbled Greek feta

Instructions

  • Heat the olive oil in a large pan set over medium heat. Add the onion and hot pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, nutmeg, and salt, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes​.
  • Add the spinach and lemon juice to the pan, turn the heat to low, cover, and cook, tossing occasionally with tongs, until the spinach is very soft, 7 to 10 minutes. (If the spinach does not fit all at once in the pan, add a little at a time, adding more as it wilts and loses volume.)
  • Uncover. Using the back of a spoon, press the mixture down a little so that it has the same depth everywhere and make four shallow indentations​ on the surface of the greens mixture to hold the eggs while they cook.
  • Break the eggs one at a time into a small cup and gently slide them into the indentations. Raise the heat to medium, cover the pan, and cook until the whites are set but the yolks are still a bit runny, 4 to 5 minutes, or to desired doneness. Remove the pan​ from the heat. Drizzle a little more olive oil on top and sprinkle with pepper, dill and feta. Serve hot, directly from the pan.

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