Veggie Shakshuka
Veggie Shakshuka is a breakfast recipe ready in 45 min. It makes 4 servings, each 380 kcal with 22 g protein. Beginner level, 14 ingredients.
Adapted from a home cook's recipe and measured by Cookpath.
- 45 mintotal
- Beginnerlevel
- 380kcal a serving
- 22 gprotein
What is Veggie Shakshuka
Eggs cooked in a spiced tomato sauce of onion, pepper, aubergine, chickpeas and spinach with cumin and cayenne, topped with fresh coriander.
- Breakfast · Eggs
- Sautéing & stir-fry
- Eggs
How to make Veggie Shakshuka
Tips from the cook
- Mushrooms, courgettes or green beans all work in place of the aubergine or alongside it.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
Veggie Shakshuka substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Onion2 options
- Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume
Still an allium; raw dishes.
- Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume
Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.
Aubergine0 option
Cayenne pepper2 options
- Hot smoked paprika or chilli powder use 2x the amount
Less heat.
- Leave out (optional heat at 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)
Eggs1 option
- Flax egg or aquafaba (baking only) per egg (flax: 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp water; aquafaba 3 tbsp)
Not in shakshuka, omelette, Caesar.
Fresh coriander2 options
- Flat-leaf parsley + squeeze of lime 1:1
Less citrus.
- Mint or Thai basil use 3/4
Minty.
Serve it with
- Wholemeal pitta
- Wholegrain crusty bread
- Side salad






