Cheese And Vegetable Frittata With Fresh Fruit Sal...

This Mediterranean recipe is a flexible, flavorful and heart-healthy meal for any time of day.

Substances

 Servings  6  

Cheese and Vegetable Frittata: 

• 6 giant eggs
• 2 tablespoon whole-wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 medium onion (about 1 cup), minimize into 1/2 inch items
• 1 cup recent or frozen spinach, minimize into 1/2-inch items
• 1 cup crimson and/or inexperienced bell pepper, minimize into 1/2-inch items
• 1 cup recent mushrooms

OR

• 1 cup canned mushrooms
• 1 clove garlic (finely chopped)
• 2 tablespoon recent basil leaves (finely chopped)
• 1/3 cup part-skim mozzarella cheese (shredded)
• Cooking spray

For the Fruit Salad: 

• 2 peeled oranges, minimize in half, then into 6-8 items, relying on their measurement
• 1 cup recent inexperienced, crimson or purple grapes (use varieties with out seeds), left entire
• 1 cup recent or frozen strawberries, if recent take away inexperienced prime, sliced in half or quarters relying on their measurement
• 1 cup recent or frozen blended berries (blueberries, blackberries and/or raspberries)
• 2 tsp balsamic or white wine vinegar OR recent or bottled lime or lemon juice OR pineapple and/or orange juice
• 2 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 Tbsp mint or basil leaves, left entire, faraway from stems

Instructions

For the Cheese and Vegetable Frittata:

1. Preheat oven (common or toaster oven) to broil setting.
2. In a big bowl, whisk eggs collectively till foamy, stir in the entire wheat flour, black pepper, and baking powder.
3. Utilizing a heavy skillet with an ovenproof deal with, coat the skillet with cooking spray and warmth on medium.
4. Add the onion and prepare dinner till it begins to get gentle, then add the spinach, bell pepper and mushrooms and prepare dinner for 2-3 minutes extra.
5. Add the garlic and basil and prepare dinner for 1 minute. Stir to keep away from burning these.
6. Add the egg combination into the pan and stir to combine the greens with the eggs. 
7. Cook dinner for 5-6 minutes or till the egg combination has set on the underside and begins to set on prime.
8. Add the shredded cheese and utilizing the again of the spoon, push calmly below the eggs, so it gained’t burn within the oven.
9. Place pan into the oven and broil for 3-4 minutes till golden and fluffy.
10. Take away from pan, minimize into 6 servings and serve.

For the Fruit Salad:

1. In a big bowl mix all fruit salad elements.
2. In a small lined jar shake the vinegar or juice with the olive oil to combine.
3. Add dressing to the fruit and toss to coat. If utilizing frozen fruit toss very gently to keep away from breaking them up an excessive amount of.
4. Garnish with the recent herbs, if obtainable.
5. Serve with the frittata.
6. (See Cooking Ideas for extra ingredient strategies)

Fast Ideas

Tip: For additional spice you’ll be able to supply individuals paprika or dried crimson chili powder so as to add to their fruit salad. This will make the salad fairly spicy over time, so it’s finest so as to add proper earlier than consuming and that method leftovers don’t get too scorching. That is significantly good with citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit), mango and pineapple.

Tip: It’s also possible to add broccoli, eggplant or zucchini, minimize into ½ inch items to the greens you place within the frittata. Your youngsters might help set out the elements, and relying on their age, assist crack and whisk the eggs, minimize the greens and shred the cheese.

Tip: You need to use recent or frozen thawed mango, recent or canned in its personal juice pineapple, recent or frozen peaches, nectarines or melons, relying on what’s season or extra simply obtainable. When utilizing canned fruit, select fruit that’s packed in water, its personal juice or gentle syrup (drain and rinse)

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