Eggs baked over a bed of asparagus and spinach then topped with sun-dried tomatoes and melted fontina cheese. These baked eggs over asparagus and spinach will be the perfect dish for brunch this weekend.
It’s the weekend!
Which means, it’s time for brunch because the weekend means we get to sleep in a little longer, right?
Well, Sunday for me at least. I work every other Saturday mornings.
But! What better way to start your day than with baked eggs?
I love this dish because it’s filled with fresh ingredients.
Asparagus is just beginning its season, which means you’ll get fresh and tender asparagus stalks for a decent price. Sun-dried tomatoes add an extra flare to any dish. Spinach is always a great addition to any egg dish. Top with a little bit of cheese, some salt, and crushed red peppers, and you have a brunch ready to be served in almost no time.
Oh! And don’t you love it when the yolk oozes out the moment you cut into them? Soo good.
First, lightly grease your baking sheet or pan with nonstick cooking spray. I used a 9inch springform pan because I like being able to remove the bottom and using the bottom as a platter, but you can use whatever bakeware you like. A 9×9 inch baking pan would be perfect for this dish.
Place spinach at the bottom, then top with asparagus. Drizzle about a tablespoon of roasted garlic butter over the asparagus.
Crack two eggs over the asparagus. Sprinkle the freshly grate fontina or mozzarella cheese and sun-dried tomatoes in the areas around the eggs. Make sure that the sun-dried tomatoes are completely drained. Otherwise, the vegetables can become very oily.
Bake the eggs, asparagus, and spinach in the oven at 400F for about 15 minutes until the eggs are just cooked.
Sprinkle salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper on top, to taste.
Serve the baked eggs over asparagus and spinach warm.
Enjoy!
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- 3 cups baby spinach leaves
- ¼ pound asparagus stalks
- 1 tablespoon garlic infused olive oil (roasted garlic butter)
- 2 eggs, cracked
- ⅛ cup sun-dried tomatoes, drained well
- ¼ cup freshly grated fontina cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper, optional
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Lightly grease a baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place a layer of spinach at the bottom, then top with asparagus stalks. Drizzle the garlic infused olive oil (or roasted garlic butter) over the asparagus.
- Crack two eggs over the asparagus. Then place sun-dried tomatoes and freshly grated fontina cheese over the asparagus in areas not covered by the eggs.
- Bake the eggs in the oven for about 15 minutes until the egg whites look solidified.
- Serve the baked eggs warm.
jedib says
Oh my goodness, this looks yummy! It’s going to be another couple of months until asparagus season over here in Central Europe. But this recipe is on top of my list – I’ll be ready 🙂
Tom Schultz says
I think you’ve outdone yourself. This looks incredibly delicious. 🙂
paninigirl says
This dish looks so good. I love anything with an egg on it!
renmi86 says
This looks insanely good. I’m so glad we’re nearing asparagus season. They are so underrated as an ingredient!!
smilecalm says
yum!
i’ll try it
with the ingredients
that i have 🙂
Noel Williams ...www.klassicportraits.com...www.photopincher.com says
Wow! This dish looks amazingly Yummy! I am going to try the recipe. I like my eggs a little harder though. Blessings.
Sio says
This recipe looks delicious, and what a cute fork!
amandaeshraghi says
Mmm this looks so good! Also, I adore your little fork! <3
chirose says
Ok…I’m gonna have to try this tomorrow.!! Thanks 🙂
healingpilgrim says
That looks scrumptious! If I didn’t already have asparagus-inspired plans for tomorrow’s brunch (in a frittata, from last week’s NYT!), then I’d be making this… but, as long as the spears are in season, I’ll definitely whip this one up too. (I’m on ‘this’ side of the world for awhile, so I’m taking advantage of all sorts of ingredients that I don’t easily find on Bali…) Happy spring Andrea!