Garden Breakfast Stir Fry with Over-Easy Eggs

A quick, vegetable-rich breakfast featuring seasonal garden vegetables gently sautéed in ghee with coriander and topped with over-easy eggs and fresh basil. This nourishing meal provides balanced protein, healthy fats, fiber, and a wide diversity of plants to support digestion, energy, and overall wellness.

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Ingredients

1–2 tablespoons ghee
2 green onions, sliced

Directions

Heat the ghee in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add the green onions, radishes, and diced chard stalks. Sauté for 3–4 minutes.

Ayurvedic & Western Perspective

This simple breakfast beautifully balances Ayurvedic wisdom with modern nutrition. Eggs provide grounding protein and healthy fats that help sustain energy throughout the morning, while the abundance of seasonal vegetables offers fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and beneficial plant compounds. Cooking the vegetables in ghee enhances flavor while supporting healthy digestion (agni) and aiding the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients. Coriander gently kindles digestion without adding excessive heat, making it an ideal spice during the warmer months. With eight different plants in one meal, this breakfast also supports a diverse gut microbiome—an important contributor to digestive, immune, and overall health. Rather than focusing on individual "superfoods," aim to enjoy a wide variety of seasonal plants throughout the week.

Explore the Ingredients

Each ingredient in this recipe offers its own unique qualities and actions in the body. In Ayurveda, food is more than nourishment — it is medicine. Click below to learn how these ingredients support balance, digestion, and overall well-being.