Breakfast Vegetable Root Cake

Name: Breakfast Vegetable Root Cake
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 piece Celeriac (1 medium celery root); 1 piece Beet (1 medium beet); 2 pieces Carrot (2-3 carrots — up to 3); 2 pieces Red Potato (2-3 red potatoes (or 1 sweet potato) — up to 3); 1 piece Red Onion (1 red onion); 1 bunch Cilantro (1 bunch of cilantro); 2 pieces Garlic (2-3 garlic cloves — up to 3); ¼ cup Sunflower Seeds (¼ cup sunflower seeds); 5 pieces Egg (5-6 eggs — up to 6); 0 pieces Feta Cheese (feta (for the top)); 0 pieces Table Salt (salt, pepper, cayenne, and cumin ( to taste))

Breakfast Vegetable Root Cake - Dessert (Greek)

Greek

Servings4

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Steps

1I started out by getting the skillet heated with a bit of butter (you can also use olive or coconut oil). Then it was chopping time, starting with the denser veggies like the beet, celery root, potatoes, and carrots. They were chopped into smaller than bite size pieces. I probably cut about a cup to a cup and half's worth of each. I threw the veggies in as I cut them. The pan was about medium to high heat at this point. After stirring the veggies in with the butter and letting them fry for a few minutes, I started on the rest of the veggies (cilantro and onion and sunflower seeds). I save the garlic for very last.
2Stir fry the veggies on medium to high heat till they are almost cooked through. Then turn the heat way down. I don't want them overcooking while the eggs cook, and with the lower heat, it can take close to 10-15 minutes. When the celery starts warming up, it emits a very unique savory smell.
3As soon as the veggies are ready, I flatten them out in the pan. Then pour the (not overly) whipped eggs over top. I don't mix the eggs in with the veggies. I just want them to cook, and everything will come together at the end.
4Since the skillet doesn't have a lid, I improvised and stuck a cookie sheet on top while the eggs firmed up. I try to keep everything covered as long as possible without peeking – it helps to have a glass lid. ????
5When the eggs look about done, I flip the entire thing, which was impossible with the 90 (or more) pound skillet. So I just kept everything covered, and the eggs eventually cooked through. I season everything when it is about 5 minutes from being done. I even throw the minced garlic in at this stage. Garlic that is just warm enough that you can smell it, is one of the best smells in the universe!
6When everything is cooked just right, cut it into slices and serve with a bit of fresh cilantro, some feta (or salsa or both), and some sliced tomato.