Coconut and Curry Sweet Potato Nests with Eggs

Serves 2
Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 10 min
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Put your spiralizer to great use making sweet potato noodles that will form nests for poached or fried eggs. Flavoured with coconut milk and green curry paste, this dish makes a deliciously satisfying and fun presentation for lunch or a light supper.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sweet potato
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) canola or coconut oil
  • ⅓ cup (75 mL) coconut milk
  • ½ tsp (2.5 mL) green curry paste, or more to taste
  • ½ tsp (2.5 mL) lime juice
  • ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) canola oil (optional)
  • chopped scallions (optional)
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions

  • Step 1

    Wash sweet potato. Peel, if desired, or cut off any bruised parts with a vegetable peeler or knife. Trim the ends so they are flat. Using a spiralizer, cut the sweet potato into long, curly, noodle-like strands. If some strands are very long, cut them into shorter lengths for ease in cooking. You should have about 4 cups (1 L) of sweet potato strands.

  • Step 2

    In a frying pan, heat 2 tsp (10 mL) oil over medium heat. Add sweet potato, tossing to coat with oil. Cook, stirring frequently, until the strands are beginning to soften, about 3 minutes.

  • Step 3

    Add coconut milk, green curry paste, lime juice and salt. Stir to blend well, making sure the curry paste is mixed in. Reduce heat slightly, if necessary. Cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.

  • Step 4

    While sweet potato is cooking, heat 1 tsp (5 mL) oil and fry eggs. Alternately, poach eggs in simmering water. Check the notes below for a baked option.

  • Step 5

    Divide sweet potato mixture onto two plates, creating nests with large indented centres. Place a fried or poached egg in each nest. Sprinkle scallions and sesame seeds if using.

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  • For easiest spiralizing, choose a round sweet potato over a long narrow one.
  • Don’t have a spiralizer? Some grocery stores sell packaged noodle-cut sweet potatoes. Or, try sautéing a diced or cubed sweet potato.
  • No green curry paste? The flavour won’t be the same, but you can substitute 1/4 tsp (1 mL) curry powder, or more to taste.
  • For baked eggs variation, divide sweet potato mixtures into an oven safe pan, creating nests with large indented centres. Crack 1 egg into each nest. Pop in the oven at 350 degrees for 3 to 4 minutes (or until you achieve your desired runniness).

Nutrition Facts

Per serving
Calories223
Fat16 g
Saturated Fat7 g
Trans Fat0 g
Carbohydrate13 g
Fibre2 g
Sugars4 g
Protein8 g
Sodium315 mg