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Sweet Potato Hash with Eggs & Spinach
A hearty breakfast hash with golden sweet potatoes, wilted spinach, and pasture-raised eggs.
~30 mintotal~624 kcalper serving~18g protein~91g carbs~24g fat
Estimated. Worked out from the ingredients using the UK food composition tables, so treat it as a guide rather than a measurement. A typical recipe lands within about a quarter of the true figure. Makes about 1.
Ingredients
- 2 medium Sweet potatoes
- 1 tbsp Coconut oil
- 2 cups Fresh spinach
- 2 Pasture-raised eggs
- 1 Garlic clove
- to taste Salt & pepper
Cooking Steps
Peel and dice sweet potatoes into small cubes.
Heat coconut oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Add sweet potatoes and cook until golden and soft (10-12 mins).
Add minced garlic and spinach, cook until spinach is wilted.
Make space in the pan and crack in eggs. Cover and cook until whites are set.
Season with salt and pepper, then serve hot.
Plant & Growing Tips
Sweet Potatoes
- Plant slips in full sun after the last frost, in well-drained, sandy soil.
- They need consistent moisture, especially during tuber formation, and mound soil around the base to encourage more growth.
Spinach
- Sow seeds directly in early spring or fall, as spinach prefers cool weather and bolts quickly in heat.
- Plant in partial shade in warmer climates and keep the soil consistently moist.
Garlic
- Plant individual cloves pointed-end up in well-drained soil in late fall for a summer harvest, or early spring in very cold climates.
- Ensure full sun exposure for the best bulb development.
Natural Pest Control
- Practice crop rotation for sweet potatoes to disrupt the life cycle of sweet potato weevils.
- Protect spinach from leaf miners by removing affected leaves promptly and using fine mesh row covers.
- Spray garlic plants affected by onion thrips with a strong stream of water or an organic neem oil solution.
Harvest
Sweet Potatoes
- Harvest when leaves start to yellow and die back, typically 90-120 days after planting slips.
- Carefully dig up tubers with a fork to avoid damage, then cure them in a warm, humid place for 1-2 weeks before storing.
Spinach
- Harvest outer leaves once they are large enough, allowing inner leaves to continue growing using a cut-and-come-again method.
- Harvest entire plants before they bolt in warming weather, as bolting can make leaves bitter.
Garlic
- Harvest when the bottom leaves start to yellow and dry, but there are still 4-5 green leaves left, typically in late spring or early summer.
- Loosen the soil around the bulbs and gently pull them, then cure them in a warm, dry, well-ventilated area for several weeks.
