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Breakfast

Persian Nargesi Spinach & Eggs

A Persian breakfast dish called ‘Nargesi’ that is easy, quick and surprisingly flavour packed

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Persian Nargesi Spinach & Eggs

Ingredients

1 OnionChopped
1 tbsp Turmeric
1 Fresh SpinachPack
2 EggsFree-range

Method

1

Fry your onion in a pan until lightly golden.

2

Add in the spinach until it wilts

3

Then add the turmeric and mix well

4

Make two small nests in the spinach and add in a cracked egg in each

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Cover the pan with a lid and slowly cook for about 5-6 minutes (until your eggs are ready)

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Season to taste, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Try this quick & easy Persian recipe for breakfast this week for a healthy and vegetarian option.  This traditional dish combines fresh spinach sautéed in aromatic spice, topped with perfectly cooked eggs.

A wholesome breakfast that will leave you craving for more!

Recipe from https://hungryfifi.com/recipes/persian-nargesi-spinach-eggs/

Fifi

Fifi

Persian by heritage, British by upbringing. Currently writing The Bahrain Almanac, out end of 2026.

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