Description
For breakfast or as an appetizer, let these fun spring potato bites brighten your day with a potato basket loaded with vegetables and topped with a beet yogurt sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large baking potatoes (scrubbed and shredded)
- 4 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. black pepper
- 8 eggs
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 2 tbsp. fresh parsley (minced)
- 4 medium-size stalks of asparagus (chopped)
- 3 tbsp. green onion (chopped)
- 2 tbsp. beet juice (from a can of beets)
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
- Parsley springs (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° and generously spray a 12-count muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl toss the shredded potatoes with olive oil, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Firmly press the shredded potatoes into the cups of the muffin tins to create potato cups, filling each cup about 1/3 full. Be sure to add some of the potatoes onto the sides of each cup to form a basket.
- Bake until the potatoes are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
- While the potato baskets are baking, crack 8 eggs into a medium-size bowl. Add the milk and whisk the eggs well. Add the minced parsley, chopped asparagus and green onion and gently mix.
- When the potatoes are finished cooking, remove from the oven. Pour about ¼ cup of the egg mixture into each potato basket, careful not to overflow the cups.
- Bake the egg baskets for another 8 minutes, until the eggs are firmly set.
- As the eggs are cooking, mix the beet juice and yogurt together in a small bowl.
- Remove the egg baskets from the oven and let cool for about 2 minutes. Very carefully lift each basket out of the muffin tin and place onto serving plate. I use a small spatula and a knife to remove the baskets.
- Add a small dollop of the beet yogurt onto each egg basket, add a sprig of parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
Use a spoon to “scoop” the baskets out of the pan as they will break apart easily. My baskets were not perfect but they were tasty and crispy!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Breakfast