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I made us a SAVORY breakfast today: a Turkish egg and quinoa breakfast bowl.
I pretty much always post sweet breakfast recipes. I think it’s no secret that those are my very favorite. I love to photograph stacks of pancakes with butter melting across the top, french toast with maple syrup drizzling down the sides, and crepes stuffed to the brim with fruit. That being said, I also love a good eggy breakfast…only I almost always make them for lunch or dinner instead of breakfast. I dunno why, but I guess I’m just more of a ‘sweet’ breakfast person…unless there’s avocado toast involved, in which case I will eat at any time. Obviously.
Anyway, point is that I feel like I do not have enough egg based breakfast recipes on the blog and I’ve decided that needs to change. Thankfully I have my friends at Bob’s Red Mill to help me create the perfect healthy and savory breakfast. I’m using their quinoa as a base for these killer bowls.
PS. I eat a bowl of avocado with flaky sea salt and Bob’s Organic Quinoa almost every day of the week. It’s been my favorite snack since the start of the new year (hello Healthy January) and I am now hooked. I’ll also sometimes add a handful of toasted seeds, mmm, so good, and now that I think about it, kind of similar to this bowl…cool. cool.
These loaded breakfast bowls were one hundred percent inspired by these Turkish Fried Eggs from a little over a year ago. I love those eggs so much, so when the idea of a savory quinoa breakfast bowl came to mind, I knew I wanted to go with these Turkish flavors.
Let’s break these bowls down piece by piece here for you guys…
…start off with your quinoa. There’s no denying that aside from maybe steamed rice, quinoa is my favorite grain. well, technically it’s a seed, but to me it feels more like a grain. Anyway, I love it.
…next up is the herbed yogurt. Oh this yogurt. It’s full of garlic, dill and parsley, and it’s highly addictive.
…a little sun-dried tomato pesto. mainly because I am obsessed, but also because tomatoes are common in Turkish cooking.
…now you just need your eggs. I like to poach mine for this, but I think a fried egg would be equally delish as well. Totally whatever you love most.
…OK. now you’ll want to basically bathe your eggs in the secret, but really not so secret, sauce. aka the spicy toasted sesame butter sauce. Not going to lie, this sauce is everything and should probably be slathered on. just sayin.
…finish with avocado, fresh spinach, toasted sesame seeds, and maybe some goat cheese, if you’re into it, which you know that I am.
So many layers of awesomeness right? What I really love about this recipe though is that you can pretty much prepare everything in advance and then assemble in the morning. The quinoa, yogurt, and sauce can be made a few days in advance and kept in the fridge. In the morning, all you have to do is cook your eggs and assemble. If you’re looking for a super quick version, you could even use hard-boiled eggs that you maybe cooked up on a Sunday. Then its breakfast done in about five or ten minutes.
Yes, please!
And if you’re like me, and dig the whole breakfast for dinner thing, it’s dinner in under thirty! Whoop, whoop!
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But first, breakfast…cause it’s the most important meal of the day!
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Made this for lunch today – DELICIOUS as always! Such a great combo of flavors.
Thank you Jamie!
Hey Tieghan,
I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for a while now and finally have the chance to make it for brunch tomorrow! But I’m out of quinoa and really don’t want to run to the store. 🙁 I love quinoa and am worried a substitute won’t be as good. I DO have: jasmine rice, sushi rice, farro, and brown rice. Which grain do you think would be the best substitute? Please help! ?
Haha I should probably just go to the store… ?
Thank you! And I’m excited to FINALLY try this one ?
Hey Kristin! Honestly, any of these would be delicious! I would use jasmine rice or farro! 🙂 Hope you love this!
Made this today for breakfast and it was incredible!
Thank you Heidi!
Had this for dinner last night, and it was so good I’m still thinking about it today. I’m not a goat cheese fan, so I substituted feta. So good – thank you for the recipe!
Feta is delish too!! So happy you liked it April!
Hey,
I just wanted to find out if I could substitute the fresh spinach with maybe some rocket leaves?
I think rocket leaves will be great! Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this!
This looks amazing! Any recommendations on where to find / how to make sundried tomato pesto?
Hi Laura! Below is my homemade recipe OR you can be pre-made sun-dried tomato pesto at most grocery stores or whole foods. Hope that helps! Let me know if you have questions
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/pistachio-quinoa-dukkah-crusted-chicken-fingers-with-sun-dried-tomato-pesto/
Made this for breakfast this weekend and it was DELICIOUS. It’s one of my new favorite meals. Thanks for the recipe!
Yay! So happy you liked it Justine!
Hi, this recipe looks fantastic. The butter sauce ingredients says sesame oil but the instructions say coconut oil. I assume either one works?
Either one will work, but sesame oil is best! 🙂 Hope you love this!
So, I was just jotting down some notes on a recipe I want to do for a breakfast bowl and then I came here and was like, that’s pretty much exactly what I was envisioning (except I was going to do some smoked salmon and potatoes in there too because I want smoked salmon on everything). This looks incredible and now my tummy is gurgling. So, yeah, you’ve definitely inspired me. 🙂
WOW!! How perfect! Smoked salmon ? So good!!
Thanks so much Brian!
Missed this post earlier in the week, but absolutely beautiful, and so inviting!! We are lucky to live only about an hour from Bob’s Red Mill, and it’s so much fun to take a field trip and discover everything they have available, and fill up the pantry while we’re at it. One of my favorite places to visit! xoxo
What!! Sounds so so fun! SO jealous.
I LOVE savory bfasts and Bob’s Red Mill – so what I’m saying, is that this is bfast perfection!
Sounds like the perfect combo for you (:
What a seriously GORGEOUS way to start the day! Nothing beats a perfectly done poached egg.
Its only the hardest thing to do! But yes so good! Thanks so much Gina (:
Made this for dinner last night and loved it! Filling and yummy, Thanks girl for keeping my meals interesting!
So happy you liked it Kimber! Thanks!
I made this and it was so wonderful. Best breakfast I’ve had in awhile! Felt like it was super complicated and fancy, but was so easy!
Yay so happy to hear that!! Thanks Abbey!
Oh my god thank you!! I am so much more a savory breakfast person and have noticed when I’m looking for brunch ideas you tend toward more sweet 😉 keep em coming!
So happy I made one your into Laura! Thanks so much!
What a fabulous breakfast bowl Tieghan! Love Bob’s quinoa!
Thanks so much Mary Ann!