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Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes

Name: Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 onion; 1 garlic clove; 500 g courgette; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 800 g tomato; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 eggs; Fine (or table) salt; Pepper

Melting courgettes with tomatoes and onions into which the eggs are slid carefully, without breaking the yolk, and cooked gently.

The secret of success in this recipe is to combine the tomatoes and courgettes when they are really soft, and cook the egg white, leaving the yolk still runny.

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Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 27^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 onion
2 1 garlic clove
3 500 g courgette
4 3 tablespoons olive oil
5 800 g tomato
6 3 tablespoons olive oil
7 3 tablespoons olive oil
8 4 eggs
9 Fine (or table) salt
10 Pepper
Total weight: 1,760 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

40 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Cooking 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 1

Prepare and chop 1 onion.

Peel and chop 1 garlic clove.

Set aside

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 2

Prepare 500 g courgette and slice thinly.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 3

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat.

When hot, add the courgette rounds, salt and pepper, and mix well.

Cook until the couregettes are soft and melting, then set aside.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 4

Remove the stalk and core from the top of 800 g tomato. Cut in half lengthways and scatter fine salt over.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 15 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 5

Using the same pan as before, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil.

When really hot, add the tomatoes and cook on both sides...

Stage 6

...until they begin to reduce. At this point you can remove and discard the skins.

Set aside.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 7

Still using the same pan on medium heat, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil.

When really hot, add the chopped onions and garlic, salt and pepper, and mix well.

Cook for 2 or 3 minutes while stirring.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 5 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 8

Tip the tomatoes and courgettes back into the pan, mix well, salt and pepper again, then checking the seasoning.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 8 min.

Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes : Stage 9

Make "holes" in the mixture to match the number of eggs you have and break an egg carefully into each one.

Turn down the heat and leave to cook until the egg whites are set.

Meanwhile, heat the plates.

Stage 10

Lightly salt and pepper the top of each egg. Serve one egg per person, surrounded by its "nest" of vegetables.

Remarks

Feel free to modify the proportions of vegetables, quantities are given for guidance only.

Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	2 g RDI=3 %	2 g RDI=1 %	9 g RDI=12 %	100 kcal RDI=5 %	421 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	8 g RDI=14 %	11 g RDI=4 %	39 g RDI=55 %	441 kcal RDI=22 %	1,849 kJ RDI=22 %
Whole recipe	35 g RDI=54 %	46 g RDI=18 %	159 g RDI=219 %	1,766 kcal RDI=88 %	7,396 kJ RDI=88 %