Feta fried egg

Total: 1 hr | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian

Despite its simplicity, a fried egg should not be underestimated. There are several ways to jazz up this simple dish. One of them is the "feta fried egg". In this recipe, feta is added to the pan and fried with the egg until crispy. The combo is served on a tortilla with chilli oil and fresh toppings.

Recipe by:
Corinne and Bettina - nom-nom

Ingredients

for 4 portions

Pickled onions
red onion, cut into thin slices
1 tbsp water
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Chilli oil
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp paprika
2 pinch chilli flakes (e.g. Chipotle)
Feta fried egg
  oil for frying
fresh eggs
200 g feta, crumbled
To serve
wheat tortillas
avocado, cut into wedges
½ bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves torn off
lime, rinsed with hot water, dabbed dry, cut into wedges

How it's done

Pickled onions

Place the onion, water and vinegar in a bowl, mix, leave to stand for approx. 30 mins.

Chilli oil

Mix the oil, paprika and chilli flakes in a bowl, set aside.

Feta fried egg

Preheat the oven to 60 °C, warm the plates and platter. Heat a dash of oil in a non-stick frying pan. Briefly fry 1/4 of the feta, shape into a ring (approx. 9 cm in diameter) using a wooden spoon. Carefully crack one egg, slide into the centre of the feta ring, fry for approx. 4 mins. Separate the egg from the base of the pan using a spatula, remove, keep warm. Repeat the process with the remainder of the feta and eggs.

To serve

Briefly toast the tortillas on both sides in the same pan, place on the warm plates. Top with the fried feta eggs, avocado and pickled onion, drizzle with the reserved chilli oil. Garnish with parsley, serve with lime wedges.

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