Wednesday, May 22, 2013

veggie frittata

Frittata is an egg-based dish similar to an omelette or crustless quiche, enriched with additional ingredients such as vegetables, cheeses and meats. The dish frittata originated in Italy. It can be your main dish or a side dish. You can eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Here is a recipe for a simple vegetable frittata. You can alter the ingredients as you like, even adding meat if you fancy. 
Vegetable Frittata 

Ingredients
red onion, chopped
tomato, chopped
green onion, chopped
baby bella mushrooms, sliced 
bell pepper, chopped (any color, I used orange)  
yukon gold potato, sliced on mandolin, then cut 4 ways
spinach, chopped
6 organic eggs, equal parts egg whites
grapeseed oil
fresh ground peppercorn + sea salt to taste
shredded cheese (any kind, I used mexican shredded cheese blend, about 2 tbsp)
Directions 
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large pan, set to medium heat, drizzle grapeseed oil into pan. Add all veggies except for spinach.
 
3. Sauté all the veggies for about 5-7 minutes, until tender. Add spinach and sauté for a couple more minutes. Set aside from heat.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and egg whites added salt + pepper to desired taste.
5. Pour veggies into egg mixture. Then pour eggs and veggies into a round ceramic baking dish.
6. Sprinkle cheese on top and pop into the oven for 25 minutes. 
7. Let it cool for about 5 minutes and serve. 
I had a slice of the frittata with a smoked salmon salad for lunch, great combination! 

 Happy cooking!
-Kat