Healthy Breakfast Recipe Part 2

 

    For this post, we are continuing with our healthy breakfast recipe journey. The recipe I will explore in this post is one of my absolute favourite breakfast foods and I often find myself having this for a Sunday morning brunch. In this post, we will be exploring Shakshuka, a Middle Eastern and North African healthy breakfast dish. Similar to the second post I will look at how to make the recipe along with the ingredients, then at the end, I will rate the recipe based on my student-friendly checklist. 

How to make Shakshuka

• Dice an onion and red bell pepper then add to a saute pan with olive oil on medium heat

• Stir the vegetables until the onions are translucent

• Next, add the garlic, and spices and stir for another minute until they are fragrant 

• Pour a 28-ounce can of whole peeled tomatoes and use a spatula to break up the tomatoes in the pan

• Once the mixture is simmering use your spatula to make little holes for the egg

• Crack the egg into each hole, reduce the heat to low cook for another 5-8 minutes 

Ingredients 

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 medium onion, diced

• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

• 2 teaspoon paprika

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• ¼ teaspoon chili powder

• 1 28-ounce can of whole peeled tomatoes

• 6 large eggs

• salt and pepper, to taste

• 1 small bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped

• 1 small bunch of fresh parsley, chopped

Student-friendly Ranking

• Under 30 minutes to make

• Ingredients must be inexpensive and easy to find ✔

• Was the recipe easy to follow ✔

• Does the recipe allow for substitutions 

• Does the final product taste good ✔

    This recipe got a 3/5 rating. From personal experience, I find that it can take about 40 minutes to make Shakshuka. In addition, the recipe does not allow for a lot of substitutions therefore it lost a point. Overall this is a great healthy recipe that may be perfect for a weekend or even a day with a late class!

The Shakshuka recipe was from DownShiftology!

https://downshiftology.com/recipes/shakshuka/

Reflection 

Ending this week with my second breakfast recipe, I hope to head on to lunch recipes for next week. I am enjoying the process of researching and finding different recipes that are healthy and student-friendly. My final product will be a ranking of the recipes I have gathered based on the student-friendly ranking checklist. I hope that this blog will help some of my fellow students find interesting, healthy and student-friendly recipes to add to their day-to-day lives.