Super-veg shakshuka with potato salad

Super-veg shakshuka with potato salad

Ready for a taste of the good life? Our aromatic base of onions, leeks, cumin seeds, smoky paprika and garlic is joined by spinach and peas for a light simmer in stock. Enter the eggs for a quick bake and… boom shak-a-lak-a! Serve with a simple salad of dill-flecked potatoes and devour!

SWK: Source of fibre SWK: High protein Plants 5

Serving size

Cook time: 30 mins
Cuisine: North African
Food group: Dairy
Allergens: Celery, Eggs, Milk

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we’ve revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

  • 1 large saucepan
  • 1 large non stick ovenproof frying pan

Set the spuds simmering

  • Heat your oven to 220ºC/fan 200ºC/gas 7.
  • Quarter the potatoes and cook in boiling water for 15-18 mins, then drain.

Peel, slice & crush

  • Meanwhile, peel and thinly slice the onions. Trim the leeks and halve them lengthways, then thinly slice into half-moons.
  • Peel and crush the garlic.

Ace the base!

  • Spritz a large non-stick ovenproof frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Fry the onions and leeks with the cumin seeds and paprika for 5 mins.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 1 min.

Cook the eggs

  • Gather the spinach into a tight bunch and thinly slice.
  • Tip the spinach and peas into the frying pan, then crumble in the stock, pour in 200ml water (300ml for 4 portions) and stir well. Simmer for 2-3 mins, then lightly season.
  • Create 4 wells in the sauce (8 wells for 4 portions) and crack an egg into each. Let the sauce bubble for 2-3 mins, until the whites are almost cooked.
  • Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 4-5 mins, until the eggs are cooked how you like them.

Bring everything together

  • Thinly slice the spring onions and mix them into the potatoes along with the yogurt, then lightly season.
  • Grind some black pepper over the eggs and serve the shakshuka with the potatoes.

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