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Eggs aren't just a breakfast food

Here's an ode to the humble egg, made not-so-humble in a Greek polenta pie, bacon & egg lasagne and the duly famous Spanish potato tortilla.

Flamenco eggs (huevos a la flamenco)

Flamenco eggs (huevos a la flamenco) Source: BBC Books / James Murphy

It's the mind-bending and much-appreciated gift from birds to humans, and we're all about extending its presence beyond poached, sunny-side up and scrambled.
This asparagus, polenta and feta pie is so easy it hurts. In essence, it's your typical quiche, but made Greek thanks to the addition of yoghurt and feta. We like it 'cause the polenta is mighty filling and cut into squares, it becomes a week's worth of lunches for the fam.
Asparagus, polenta and feta pie (kourkouto)
Asparagus, polenta and feta pie (kourkouto) Source: Alan Benson
2. Rolling with the punches

This Korean-style rolled omelette is typically made with one or two types of chopped vegetables. But the filling options are endless, including onion, mushroom, ham, bacon, zucchini, carrot and tuna.
Rolled egg omelette (gyeran mari)
Source: Alan Benson
Flamenco eggs or huevos a la flamenco is what you might call Spain on a plate, a sum-up dish of everything we love about Spanish cooking: serrano ham, chorizo, pimentón, tomatoes, garlic and onion.
Flamenco eggs (huevos a la flamenco)
Flamenco eggs (huevos a la flamenco) Source: BBC Books / James Murphy
If you're a hands-in-the-air fan of agedashi tofu, make time for this panko-crusted tofu with bacon dashi. It's a modernised version of the original, and calls for a ladle of salty bacon broth, and a square of tofu crowned with a poached egg.
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and perfect the classic tortilla! Made with four simple ingredients and a deep non-stick pan, this tortilla's packed with pink-eye potato (any waxy variety will do), and Matthew Evans' addition of broccoli adds a hint of greenery to the crisp, golden mass of egg.
Potato and broccoli tortilla
Tortilla calls! Source: Alan Benson
This broad bean, anchovy and pea salad can go from side dish to main just like that! The broad beans and peas are bright green flavours that burst through the richness of the anchovy while the radicchio adds a slightly bitter edge, keeping it all interesting.
Broad beans, peas, anchovy and soft-boiled egg
Broad beans, peas, anchovy and soft-boiled egg Source: China Squirrel
‘Breakfast’, ‘lunch’, ‘dinner’ – why do we have to have so many labels for things? This bacon & egg lasagne laughs in the face of outmoded ideas of categorisation and is equally awesome eaten at any time of day or night.
Bacon and egg lasagne
Source: Billy Law
In this Chinese recipe, boiled eggs are simmered in a mixture of oolong tea, soy sauce, ginger, star anise and more. This savoury sensation is served with goji berries, five-spice pressed tofu and steamed rice. Via Feast magazine
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Toasted sandwiches rarely deviate from the excellent yet tired ham-cheese-tomato variety. In this recipe, pan-fried white bread sandwiches a soft-egg omelette, mayo, carrot, ham and a teaspoon of sugar (in Korea, everything is sweet). Oh, and the addition of cabbage lends a lovely crunch.
Korean egg toast
A galette is basically a savoury crêpe. This version with ham and eggs (galettes jambon oeuf) is a simple enough recipe, though there is great skill in getting the crêpe super thin, so factor in a few goes to master it.
Galettes with ham and eggs
11. Egg + eggplant = gooood

Eggplant is abundant in the Philippines and, for this reason, this smoky eggplant omelette (tortang talong) is a much-loved staple. Keep the eggplant stems for their fancy aesthetic and serve with steamed rice and vinegar on the side.
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