Servings : bowl
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Ingredients
Instructions
Cook Your Sweet Potato
- Season the sweet potato. In a small bowl, toss ½ cup peeled and diced sweet potato with 1 tsp olive oil, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp smoked paprika, ¼ tsp ground cumin, ¼ tsp cinnamon, and salt, to taste until evenly coated. Then cook using one of these three methods:
- Pan-fry (fastest, about 12 minutes). Heat the seasoned sweet potato in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring every couple of minutes, until the cubes are golden on the outside and fork-tender inside. Transfer to a plate.Air fryer (about 14 minutes). Spread the seasoned sweet potato in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Air fry at 380°F for 12 to 14 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through, until golden and tender.Oven (about 25 minutes, best for batch cooking). Spread the seasoned sweet potato on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Roast at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes, flipping once halfway, until caramelized at the edges and tender.
Cook Your Eggs
- Soft-scrambled (about 2 minutes). Crack 2 large eggs into a small bowl with a pinch of kosher salt and whisk until fully combined. Melt 1 tsp salted butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Pour in the eggs and gently push them around with a silicone spatula in slow strokes for about 2 minutes, until they form soft, billowy curds with no liquid runoff. Pull them off the heat right before they look fully set.Soft-boiled (7 minutes). Bring a small pot of water to a gentle boil. Lower 2 large eggs in with a slotted spoon and set a timer for exactly 7 minutes. Transfer the eggs to an ice bath for 1 minute to stop the cooking, then peel and slice in half. Sprinkle the cut sides with a pinch of salt.
Air fry the eggs alongside the sweet potatoes. If you're going the soft-boiled route, you can drop 2 whole, in-shell eggs straight into the air fryer basket with the sweet potatoes for the last 9 to 10 minutes of cook time (so add the eggs when the sweet potatoes have about 9 to 10 minutes left at 380°F). Pull the eggs out at the same time as the sweet potatoes, transfer them to an ice bath for 1 minute, then peel and slice. The yolks come out jammy and the whites just set.
Build Your Bowl
- Spoon ½ cup cottage cheese into a wide shallow bowl. Arrange the warm sweet potatoes, the eggs (scrambled curds or halved soft-boiled), and ½ small avocado in their own little sections around the cottage cheese.
Top & Serve
- Scatter a small handful of microgreens over the top, sprinkle on everything bagel seasoning and a pinch of red pepper flakes, then finish with a light drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Eat right away while everything is warm.
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Notes
- Meal prep. Pre-boil your eggs and roast a full sheet pan of seasoned sweet potato cubes on the weekend. Assemble each day just before enjoying.
- Cottage cheese. Full-fat (4%) cottage cheese gives the creamiest texture against the warm eggs and sweet potato. Low-fat has more protein but is less rich.
- No microgreens? Baby arugula or thinly sliced scallions both work.
- Make it spicier. Add a small spoonful of chili crisp under the eggs or swap the red pepper flakes for a drizzle of hot honey.