Eggs kayana or strapatsada is one of the easiest Greek recipes packed with flavor and super easy to make. They are delicious scrambled eggs with tomatoes. You only need few ingredients for this recipe, good ripe tomatoes, eggs, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil. Serve with some feta on top.
This recipe is not exclusive to breakfast. It can be a delicious lunch and a quick dinner. Growing up, my dad used to whip up some eggs and tomatoes when there was no time to cook dinner. No one minded. We actually looked forward to this light as air truly delicious dish.
This recipe makes two servings. You can easily double or triple the recipe to cater to more people.
You will need:
- Two fresh, ripe tomatoes. Get the best you can find. They are the key ingredient for this recipe.
- 6 fresh large eggs.
- Extra virgin olive oil.
- 2-3 cloves of garlic-or more you can never have enough garlic 🙂
- Dry oregano.
- Chili flakes and feta for serving.
Eggs kayanas "my way"
Traditionally the tomatoes are grated and the skin is discarded. To be honest I can’t be bothered to grate my tomatoes. I don't mind the subtle texture of the skin, and the better the tomato, the thinner and sweeter the skin will be anyway. By all means you can grate and take the skin off if you prefer.
Another thing I do different is not stirring the egg-tomato mixture too much. I like the difference in textures and the dish works just as well this way. Purists will say I should cook the tomatoes more and mix them with the eggs really well. I disagree, always found the eggs heavier that way and the lightness of the dish was gone.
This is what I do:
1. Add the olive oil in a frying pan. In medium heat, add the sliced garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle all over 1 tbsp oregano. Stir tomatoes and sauté for 5-6 minutes gently stirring often. Don't break the tomatoes to much.
2. Add the beaten eggs to the pan and mix everything together gently. Stir egg and tomatoes mixture 2-3 times. Cook eggs to your desired texture. I always prefer my eggs moist and not totally done.
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Greek Eggs Kayana
Ingredients
- 2 large tomatoes cut in large chunks
- 6 eggs organic free range
- 2-3 cloves garlic sliced
- 2-3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- dry oregano
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
For serving
- feta cheese
- chili pepper flakes
Instructions
- Add the olive oil in a frying pan. In medium heat, add the sliced garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle all over 1 tbsp oregano. Stir tomatoes and sauté for 5-6 minutes gently stirring often. Don't break the tomatoes to much.
- Add the beaten eggs to the pan and mix everything together gently. Stir egg and tomatoes mixture 2-3 times. Cook eggs to your desired texture. Serve immediately with some crumbled feta cheese, a sprinkle or two of chili pepper flakes. Add some fresh herbs like basil or mint if you like.
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This sounds like a perfect breakfast or brunch. In fact, breakfast for dinner is a great option too. Eggs are great in recipes.
Looks delicious!
I love starting my day with eggs for breakfast, so I have no doubt that this recipe will be right up my street! Addition of crumbled feta cheese and chilli flakes makes it even more delicious!
Thanks so much Anna!
This recipe for Greek Eggs Kayanas was so wonderful. I get bored at breakfast sometimes and this was the perfect pick me up! The husband had seconds he loved it so much.
Thanks so much Heidi! So happy you all enjoyed the eggs!
I had this for breakfast this morning. I LOVE all of the flavors that are in the dish. Combined it is totally amazing. In fact, it's so good I like breakfast for dinner and I know this would be so satisfying at night time when I'm too tired to cook something long and complicated. We usually have the ingredients on hand so it will be easy to make when the mood strikes.
Thanks so much Marisa! So happy you liked them!
Grating tomatoes?! That sounds like a huge pain in the butt. Your version sounds way better. 🙂
This looks like such a filling and delicious balanced breakfast meal! Can't wait to try
Fabulous way to start a day and such a delicious recipe to have handy. Definitely adding it to my to-try list to cook ASAP! Love that I only need a few ingredients for it.
Love this recipe! It has all the stuff I like too, and it looks super tasty!
Perfect recipe for a Saturday brunch! We tried this weekend and love it!
This is such a wonderful idea to change up breakfast a little bit - I love savoury breakfasts. All of the ingredients that you have used sound delicious and I am inspired to try it 🙂
Love eggs in all forms. Would love to eat this any time if the day- breakfast, lunch and dinner! Looks very delicious