Hassan’s easy eggs with za’atar and lemon from Falastin: A Cookbook (page 22) by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley

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Accompaniments: Za’atar bread (Aqras za’atar)

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    See recipe for variations. Can substitute any other chilli flakes for Aleppo chilli flakes.

  • nicole_lmgml1 on January 20, 2026

    Lovely and simple! But my eggs were way too soupy after only 6 mins. Cook the eggs to medium-firm; I use a low simmer for 8-9 mins to achieve that.

  • treay on May 31, 2025

    They were quite nice but not exceptional. I didn't have spring onions so I used parsley instead.

  • Happykikkers on September 27, 2024

    Only made half the recipe because we were only 2 people and had only half the ingredients. 5-6 minutes was way too short and the eggs were very runny. Not a big deal, but in no way were these going to be torn without making a mess. Not sure if I liked the flavour but it was something different to try. Husband liked them. Used Urfa flakes.

  • ezwriternc on September 22, 2023

    I made hard boiled eggs and used the dressing. Very satisfying and fun way to dress up the eggs.

  • rmardel on October 06, 2022

    Easy and fast and somehow more appealing than either a plain soft-boiled or hard-boiled egg. I served this with some baba ganoush, mozzarella, and toast. I see many possibilities.

  • bernalgirl on October 02, 2022

    So easy and more than the sum of its parts. I served these with roasted eggplant, a cucumber salad, and sourdough toast for a very enjoyable weekend breakfast.

  • Indio32 on September 26, 2021

    Made this for myself as a Sunday morning breakfast as everyone else was a bit skeptical. Accidentally did 7 minute eggs but reading other people's notes that was probably a good thing as the yolks were beautifully jammy. My only issue was when looking at the recipe image in the book there appears to be little to almost no olive oil used, yet the recipe calls for 3 tbsp. Will definitely cut down on that next time. Anyway, would make a great light lunch with some flat breads/pita/toasted sourdough etc Will make again.

  • Lepa on December 29, 2020

    This is delicious and easy. We ate it with warmed pita. As @Zosia noted, the directions resulted in a very runny egg which is also very good) so I'd either use your favorite for soft boiling eggs or add another minute to the cook time (7 minutes?)

  • KarinaFrancis on October 04, 2020

    A really different way with eggs, I loved the lemon za’atar dressing. Glad we made some flatbread to mop up the eggs and dressing. Will make these again

  • joneshayley on July 12, 2020

    Very nice , a little different to usual eggs

  • Zosia on June 25, 2020

    This was a tasty way to liven up a boiled egg. The cooking method didn't work for me and resulted in runny yolks.

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