Narjissiya With Asparagus, Halloumi and Sumac Recipe (2024)

Amazing, simple recipe that packs a flavor punch. The sumac oil was a revelation. Definitely guest worthy. A few notes, the fairly thick stalks of asparagus I had on hand steamed through by these timings. Next time I'll remember that halloumi tends to be pretty salty and have a lighter hand with the added salt. To make it stretch to leftovers, I roasted some potatoes with zataar and paprika as a side. Would also add sumac next time. We ended up mixing it all together.

Loved this! Adding it to our weeknight rotation. Squeeze of lemon went a long way. I also skipped the pita chips on mine and didn’t feel like I was missing anything. Felt like the portion was perfect for 2 people.

Don’t make this unless you/family/friends will eat at one sitting, immediately. Even with freshly made eggs, the other ingredients don’t reheat well. Not a show stopper, but something to keep in mind before you go through the effort.

I made this with green beans and zucchini, and garnished with parsley. No notes, this was extremely delicious!!

This was delicious. I had an 8-oz. piece of halloumi so I increased the quantity of vegetables by adding about a cup of snow peas along with the asparagus. Also topped with eggs fried separately since I planned to save half the veggies for another meal. Garnished with a little chopped fresh mint.

This was a lovely light dinner for two. Might add some potatoes or extra veggies to make it a bit more robust.

This was wonderful and easy. We made about 1.5x the recipe, with 6 eggs, and a lot of asparagus as it's in season now. I used sea salt pita chips instead of making my own. I was able to get Halloumi at Wegman's; it seems like Oaxaca cheese might be a workable substitute if you can't, though it's not flavorful. Thanks for posting this!

I really enjoyed this - a light spring meal, but with the egg and the halloumi it doesn’t feel like diet food. The salted yogurt sauce really makes it shine. Very satisfying.

OMG this is good

Wonderful supper! Don't be shy with the sumac oil - I gave everything a light drizzle and ended up going back for more - it adds such a lovely, smoky, lemony pop to everything. I also added peas to bulk it up a bit, which went beautifully with the asparagus and made it slightly heartier. Will go into the rotation!

Delicious! I found that it's best to cook the asparagus in two batches because otherwise it crowds the pan.

Quick, healthy, and delicious! My thoughts: if you don't like a crispy bottom egg like me is to place the egg as much as possible on the asparagus. And the yolk goes from runny to hard in less than a minute so stay close. I will definitely make this and try different veggies and will double the sumac oil which was amazing!

Is whole yogurt used or could a Greek nonfat yogurt work? Thanks!

I had to take this to a pot luck an hour from home. I ended up making it like a cold salad. the only differences were using hard boiled eggs cut into quarters, and using a smoky cheese instead of the fried halloumi. so to prepare, I made all of the components (oil, yogurt, pita chips, asparagus), chopped the cheese and eggs. I put the asparagus, cheese, eggs and pita in a 9 x 13 dish, and then topped with yogurt and oil. People raved! I have been asked for the recipe several times.

Simple and tasty. I served it over some garlicky hummus and arugula, with tons of the yogurt sauce. Some soft pita to mop it up might be better than the pita chips.

Good, but the eggs weren't adding too much in my opinion. Instead, keep the fried halloumi out of the pan after frying and give the asparagus a light steam in the pan by covering and adding a bit of water if thick or woody

This was delicious and my husband inhaled it. Made exactly as written, and added a little zaatar on top. Will be adding to our go-to recipes.

I didn’t have all the ingredients but used this as an inspiration and it was delicious! I used zucchini instead of asparagus and tossed in some chickpeas before putting the eggs on top. Even without sumac or yogurt sauce this was a colorful and tasty dinner for 3!

Serve with sliced baby potatoes roasted in sumac oil. 5 eggs

So good! Would definitely make again

So good. Every. It is differently delicious. My partner likes her veggies soft, so I steamed the asparagus first. That worked well. We didn’t have pita, so I used a toasted Portuguese muffin. It’s a sweetbread, and that touch of sweetness was just right. I added no salt beyond the 1/4 tsp in the yogurt, and it was fine. This one goes on our favorites list

Super easy. Delicious meal. Perfect for a light lunch. Might skip the pita chips all together. I felt like the texture didn't add anything.

Such a pleasing, quick dish. Brightened significantly by a squeeze of lemon at the end and some fresh herbs - I used cilantro but mint would be even better. Maybe we eat too much but made with two eggs and the rest of the proportions the same, this made enough to feed two adults…with no leftovers.