This beautiful weather has got me all invigorated with fresh menu ideas for spring.
As the daylight hours increase and temperatures rise, many of us find that we have more energy and a renewed sense of commitment and desire to get back on track with our diets following the long winter months.
Eating seasonally provides our bodies with the right type of fuel to protect us from the environment and help keep us in balance. It is also the most economical way to support our diet and potentially provides us with the cleanest foods as fewer chemicals are required to sustain growth.
Spring is an ideal time to focus on an array of fresh, rich pigmented vegetables that are rich in antioxidants and moisture. It is also an ideal time to experiment with new food combinations that are less calorie dense.The featured recipes offers a switch-up from conventional bread to delicious and nutrient rich sweet potato.
Sweet potatoes outrank all other vegetables with respect to the powerful antioxidant beta-carotene and is also low in calories and rich in fibre and vitamin C.A delicious and simple idea, you can serve these eggs up at any time of day or reserve them as a novel brunch idea.
Eggs in a Basket ~ Succulent Baked Eggs in Sweet Potato
- 1 or 2 sweet potatoes
- 4 eggs
- Sea salt and cracked pepper
- Greens and fixings as desired
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Makes four egg baskets.
I used about a third of a sweet potato for each egg basket. Depending on the size of the sweet potato you are working with, you can determine how many potatoes you require.
Wash and cut (skin on) sweet potatoes into roughly 2 + 1/2 inch long pieces (64 mm). You can either bake, boil or microwave the sweet potato pieces. (They will preserve nicely in the fridge for a day if you wish to make them ahead of time). For baking the potato pieces, I suggest 400 F. for approximately 20 minutes, testing with a fork at the center of potato to determine doneness.
Once potato pieces have cooled, use a spoon to carve out a cavity large enough to accommodate a raw egg in the centre of the potato. You can add the carved out potato to the side of the dish or reserve it for another recipe.
Place carved potato pieces on a baking sheet. Crack one egg into each potato cavity. If you prefer a scrambled-style egg, simply break up the egg prior to placing it in the potato cavity. Bake the egg baskets at 350 F. for approximately 15-20 or until desired doneness is achieved.
Remove egg baskets from oven and carefully plate them.
Season with salt and pepper as well as accompanying fixings as desired.
using white potato…
For a nutrient comparison of sweet and white potato, click here
What a fantastic idea…love this!
Love this! For some reason I was expecting the shredded potato basket, but this seems like an easier and cleverer (lol is that a word) way to go about it.
Side note – I can’t wait for my CSA to start back up (first week of May), it’s been killing me over the past couple of months without it!
That looks so delicious and beautiful!
Thanks so much! Hope you’re having a super day ~
We went from sunshine and 30 degrees last week to rain and cold this week… what a tease! Hope you’re having a sunny day inside and out Junia! :)
Thanks you Suzi – they are kind of cute, aren’t they… ;-)
It must be an Easter thing :) thanks Yummy!
I’m all about simple Alyssa – us moms have to be!! haha…
Thanks so much MJ – I love sweet potato fries too… (I just have trouble stopping once I start – lol) – these are fun too becauce you can chunk off any size you like for the ‘basket’. Have a great day MJ.
Haha, thanks Ping! I gradually moved my family over to sweet potato over the past 5 years and almost always use it to the exclusion of white. Since everyone is quite happy to not cook in this house it seems – lol – they have learnt to embrace sweet potato :) But yes, you can absolutely fashion this into any potato! Cheers.
Thanks so much Sylvie ~
Aww, thank you so much Kim!!
My husband keeps a good stock of wine :)
xo
There so easy to whip up and a fun way to change things up. Hope Nate enjoys… thanks Amy.
Thanks Stephanie ~ have a great day! :)
Thanks Lisa – glad you enjoyed; hope your week is going well!
Thanks Charles ~ it works nicely solo or en masse; agreed. Hope you’re having a great week. We went from sunny and 30 degrees here last week, to cold and rainy (freezing rain yesterday) this week. What a tease!!
Yes, it would work well for brunch and would not be any more work once you have your production line set up :) Thanks France!
Thank you so much Angie…!
Haha, those would be kidney beans – I think my photo is a little overexposed (not enough light on that day…). Cheers Eva.
Why thank you Mandy!! Have a beautiful day :)
New is always welcome – particularly in the spring I find… I’m seeking change this time of year. Thanks Judy :)
Thanks so much Kristy! You could definitely work it into the potato of your choice and it’s easy to make a bunch of them and line them up for brunch, etc.
Thank you Leaf ~ I’m enjoying your gorgeous landscape photography these days…
Thanks Joanne! It’s pretty simple but different and fun.
Thanks so much… I appreciate you dropping by.
I’ve never eaten a frog in a potato but there’s always a first time for everything! hee.hee ;-)
Thanks Maureen! So yummy and different…
Whoa!! What a great idea!!
i love the eggs baked on sweet potato! what a fun meal idea! :D i totally agree, the warmer weather does give this renewed sense of energy and drive to eat well!
This is such a cute idea. Just perfect.
I’m seeing more and more food “baskets” on blogs. This is a yummy idea!
I love the simplicity of this! And I just noticed on your blog that you have a book coming out. How exciting, congrats!!!!!!!
Your plating is beautiful and the egg looks like it is cooked perfect!!! Great idea of replacing the bread with sweet potatoes! You know I love sweet potatoes and I have been known to top sweet potato fries with an egg, but your dish is much healthier!
Another brilliant breakfast idea! Think I’ll have to check this place out each morning before I even consider making anything for breakfast.
Funnily enough, my other half with a serious sweet tooth, doesn’t fancy sweet potatoes, and I, on the other hand, who don’t like too sweet things, love sweet potatoes to bits! I guess it’ll have to be 2 different types of potatoes for breakfast then … not complaining … this is so easy! Thanks, Kelly!
What a perfect package, so clever!
Kelly,
have I told you lately that you are an Artist?
What a lovely creation you made for us.
I’m on my way over, dearest. Xxx Do you have wine? xxx
I’ve never thought to bake anything in a sweet potato, but what a great idea! I love baked eggs. I think I know how to surprise Nate for breakfast this weekend :)
This looks beautiful, Kelly! I need to do more with baked eggs!
Very creative Kelly. Perfect wy to have our bodies absorb the fat soluble beta carotenes w/ the fat from the eggs. Beautiful photo’s too! Have a great week!
Potato baskets!! :D What a great idea Kelly – I agree with what Laura said below – perfect things to serve for a brunch or gathering! :)
What a fun fabulous idea. Even as a nice brunch or entertaining idea. There’s so much room for creativity too! Lovely idea Kelly. Taking!
A stunning baked egg! Love it with sweet potato.
What a beautiful, summery breakfast, or lunch. I can just imagine how tasty the sweet potato and egg are together, with the yolk runny and creamy all over the baked sweet potato. Great idea, Kelly. What are those brown things beside the tomato?
So clever and different – love it.
:-) Mandy
Interesting idea, gonna have to try it for something new at breakfast.
These are just so clever Kelly. I love your creativity. So would this work in a white potato? I keep trying to get Mike to like sweet potatoes, but to no avail. This looks a breakfast we would both really enjoy though. :) So fresh and pretty. And speaking of presentation…love the colors and plating. :)
Love the idea of using sweet potato as a basket! Gorgeous and wholesome.
That’s a super idea putting the egg in a cut out sweet potato. It looks great and the egg with the naturally sweet potato, perfect. Thanks for sharing.
This is a genius idea!
What a neat idea! It’s like Toad in a Sweet Potato Hole! These would be fun to serve at a brunch gathering – easy to make a lot at once.
What a brilliant idea!