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Turkish Style Eggs with Dukkah

Thu, 26 February 2026

Turkish Style Eggs with Dukkah

This is a delicious breakfast or brunch option for everyone to enjoy.

 

Dukkah:

4oz/110g hazelnuts (traditional) or almonds

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

1 tablespoon coriander seeds

1 tablespoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon black peppercorns

½-1 teaspoon sea salt, to taste

½ teaspoon chilli flakes (Optional)

 

Roughly blend all these ingredients together in a mini food processor until a coarse consistency has been achieved.

 

Yogurt Dressing

8floz/225ml Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Low Fat Greek Style Natural Live Yogurt

3 cloves garlic-crushed

Pinch Salt

 

Mix all these ingredients together

 

Chilli Oil:

2 tablespoons rapeseed oil

½ teaspoon chilli flakes

 

Mix the ingredients together and leave to sit/infuse until required.

 

Poached Eggs:

3-6 eggs

1 teaspoon white wine vinegar

Pinch salt

 

Bring a medium sized saucepan of water to the boil.

Drop in 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar and remove the saucepan from the heat.

Gently swirl the saucepan to move the water.

Carefully break in the eggs (no more than 3 at a time) into the saucepan and leave to set.

Cook for approximately 3-4 minutes until the egg yolks are just firm to the touch.

Drain with a slotted spoon and serve immediately.

 

To Serve:

In a large bowl place, the yogurt dressing on the bottom.

Gently lay the poached eggs on top with some of the chilli oil

Sprinkle with the dukkah and then serve with some flatbreads or crostinis

 

Optional Extras:

Make it your own by serving also with some crispy bacon/Parma ham shards or even some sliced avocado or roasted chickpeas.

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