Tomato baked eggs
By Mary Cadogan
Cooking time
Cook: 1 hr 1 hour includes 45-50 minutes in the ovenSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 4Eggs over tomato for a change
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Nut-free
- Healthy
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 204
- protein
- 9g
- carbs
- 7g
- fat
- 16g
- saturates
- 3g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 0g
- salt
- 0.27g
Ingredients
- 900g ripe vine tomatoes
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 large free range eggs
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley and/or chives
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Method
- Preheat the oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Cut the tomatoes into quarters or thick wedges, depending on their size, then spread them over a fairly shallow 1.5 litre ovenproof dish. Peel the garlic, slice thinly and sprinkle over the tomatoes. Drizzle with the olive oil, season well with salt and pepper and stir everything together until the tomatoes are glistening.
- Slide the dish into the oven and bake for 40 minutes until the tomatoes have softened and are tinged with brown.
- Make four gaps among the tomatoes, break an egg into each gap and cover the dish with a sheet of foil. Return it to the oven for 5-10 minutes until the eggs are set to your liking. Scatter over the herbs and serve piping hot with thick slices of toast or warm ciabatta and a green salad on the side.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2003
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
I followed the receipe exactly (I didnt add any onion or vegetables as some people have suggested) and it was delicious! It is a very simple dish to prepare but very tasty. I also served it with a garlic and parsley herb butter to spread on the toasted bread before dipping. I would say to get the best tomatoes you can find as this will really make a big difference to the flavour. Also, if you like your eggs runny, check them after 5-6 mins as they didnt look cooked enough but they actually were. I made this for my partner (who 'does not do' vegetarian food) however he thought it was brilliant and said that this would be a staple midweek evening meal for him.
Made this recipe yesterday, I added some chopped onions, coloured slightly, then added a tspn of light brown sugar. Used both a tin of toms and cherry toms & 1 large clove chopped garlic. Unfortunately for my husband and son I ate THE WHOLE LOT as just sooo delicious before they arrived home! Making it again tomorrow! And sooo cheap!
