Turkish Eggs With Olives, Feta and Tomatoes (Menemen) Recipe (2024)

for menemen; main ingredients are olive oil, tomatoes, onion and green peppers. then you can add ceddar cheese/kashar peynir/,turkish sausage/sucuk/ if you like. better to cook in spring,summer or autumn while tomatoes are fresh and tasty or freeze it for the winter. most important part of the cooking is cook the green peppers,onions first, add tomatoes and add eggs directly to this mix and beat in the pot. that makes fresh taste of the egg.

This is a really excellent twist on breakfast, made (somewhat) healthy by the addition of lots of veggies! Have made it twice now, almost exactly as written, but added a bit of cumin, coriander, and turmeric with the red pepper flakes. Substituted cotija cheese once (it was what we had on hand). The BF craves this dish!

I really enjoyed this. Although, maybe not exactly the same, it reminded me of so many breakfasts when I was living in north western Turkey. There, people didn’t really eat pita, however a French style baguette was served at almost every meal. Because of that, I subbed the pita with some ciabatta I happened to have on hand. This is a great recipe to stick in the fridge and have ready for breakfast every morning (yes, olives are breakfast food in Turkey).

Made it just as written; loved it so much.

Great recipe; it's been added to our breakfast rotation on the weekends.

I made this for dinner and thought it was just meh. But two days later, when I came across the leftovers in the fridge and ate it for breakfast, I loved it. Will make it again, and soon. I had sprinkled some Ajika on it and in the fridge that mellowed out and added a tiny kick. (Ajika is a slightly garlicky, warm spice blend from the country of Georgia, available at Trader Joe's. Highly recommended.)

Didn’t have olives or feta, but tried them anyway and I’m so glad I did! I replaced the feta with ricotta (used half the size it says here) and it worked perfectly! Definitely a quick home-office friendly brunch.

Easy and delicious, especially with homemade pita.

I made this for my Turkish boyfriend and he loved it! He said it tasted exactly how menemen should taste. Served with simit, olives and cheese for a traditional Turkish breakfast. Will make again!

I really enjoyed this. Although, maybe not exactly the same, it reminded me of so many breakfasts when I was living in north western Turkey. There, people didn’t really eat pita, however a French style baguette was served at almost every meal. Because of that, I subbed the pita with some ciabatta I happened to have on hand. This is a great recipe to stick in the fridge and have ready for breakfast every morning (yes, olives are breakfast food in Turkey).

Too much feta and tomatoes as is. I'd suggest using half the tomatoes and maybe 3/4 the feta.

My husband made this while I was recovering from knee surgery. It's a true comfort food! Hits all the right notes. And just what I needed!

wonderful lunch!

This is a really excellent twist on breakfast, made (somewhat) healthy by the addition of lots of veggies! Have made it twice now, almost exactly as written, but added a bit of cumin, coriander, and turmeric with the red pepper flakes. Substituted cotija cheese once (it was what we had on hand). The BF craves this dish!

I would use less feta next time. Otherwise, really good!

for menemen; main ingredients are olive oil, tomatoes, onion and green peppers. then you can add ceddar cheese/kashar peynir/,turkish sausage/sucuk/ if you like. better to cook in spring,summer or autumn while tomatoes are fresh and tasty or freeze it for the winter. most important part of the cooking is cook the green peppers,onions first, add tomatoes and add eggs directly to this mix and beat in the pot. that makes fresh taste of the egg.