Grilled Eggs with Turnip and Herbs
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
This is one of my favorite quick weeknight dinners because it comes together in under an hour and impresses everyone at the table. Grilled eggs with turnip and herbs combines tender roasted turnips with perfectly cooked eggs, all brightened by fresh thyme and parsley. Turnips are wonderfully low in calories but packed with vitamin C, so you're getting serious nutrition without any fuss. What I love most is the simplicity of it all just a handful of ingredients, minimal prep work, and you've got something that tastes like you spent way more time in the kitchen than you actually did. The lemon at the end ties everything together beautifully.
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Ingredients
- 6 mediumturnips
- 8eggs
- 4 tablespoonsolive oil
- 1 tablespoonfresh thyme(chopped)
- 1 tablespoonfresh parsley(chopped)
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- 1 teaspoonpepper
- 1 teaspoongarlic powder
- 1 largelemon
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the grill to medium heat.
- 2
Cut the turnips into 1-inch cubes.
- 3
In a bowl, whisk together olive oil, thyme, parsley, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- 4
Toss the turnips in the seasoned oil mixture.
- 5
Place the seasoned turnips on the grill and cook for 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
- 6
While the turnips are cooking, crack the eggs into a separate bowl.
- 7
Season the eggs with salt and pepper.
- 8
After 15 minutes, move the turnips to one side of the grill.
- 9
Add the seasoned eggs to the empty side of the grill.
- 10
Cook the eggs to desired doneness, approximately 5 minutes for runny yolks.
- 11
Squeeze the juice of the lemon over the eggs and turnips.
- 12
Serve immediately.
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