Simple, wholesome, and delicious, these calendula baked eggs are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dinner. Serve with toast or potatoes.

This dish is really simple, delicious, and nutritious. It involves making a rich vegetable stew, reminiscent of shakshuka, then poaching eggs in the bubbling hot stew.
Whether you serve calendula baked eggs for brunch or dinner, it’s an easy way to cook a lot of eggs all at once. I’ve written the recipe to serve 2 people, so feel free to scale up as needed.
Growing Calendula
I realize that not everyone has calendula growing in their garden. Perhaps you don’t have a garden or you live somewhere that is only just getting started with spring flowers? Don’t worry, this dish doesn’t really need the calendula.
However, serving eggs with a sprinkling of orange and yellow flower petals adds a burst of sunshine and summer to an otherwise simple dish.
The only trick to serving edible flowers is that they are not typically sold in grocery stores. And when you do find them at the farmers’ market they are expensive! So if you aren’t growing flowers, simply don’t add them to this dish.
Meanwhile… why not consider growing calendula? It’s particularly easy to grow, even if you don’t have a garden.
- They can grow in a window box or clay pot. Just pinch off the tips to prevent them from getting too tall and lanky.
- Calendula is not really picky and will grow in most soils. It can also grow in a partly shady location.
- They bloom starting in late spring and continue until October (on the west coast).
- You only need to plant them once, because they will either self-seed or resprout from their roots.
- The flowers have a slightly lemony or peppery flavor. And the bright colors are perfect for adding a bit of sunshine to pretty much everything from salads to muffins.
My dinner plans went a bit off the rails so I only made the veggie stew part as a side. Delicious. Iโm going to try reheating the leftover veg and adding an egg. Hopefully that will work, too. And I had calendula petals! Thanks, Emillie!
Glad you enjoyed it!