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Asparagus Frittata Recipe
Posted on Apr 10, 2011 06:57:10 PM
Cheeeseandpears is back in the kitchen, let’s hope it lasts this time, with an easy frittata recipe. I’m a bit rusty I have to say, after months of cooking for myself, basically boiling frozen vegetables and soaking pieces of chicken breasts in pre-made tikka masala sauce. The magic was back for a couple of days with the Panettone recipe (never again, I tell ya!) and with the farinata (chickpea flatbread), but after that….
Asparagus Frittata. Here are the ingredients for 2:
250gr asparagus (choose the not so large ones)
2-3 eggs
1 leek
25gr butter
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp grated parmesan
1 tbsp grated smoked cheese
1 tbsp finely chopped chives
salt and pepper
Remove the bottom, harder part of the asparagus. There a scientific way to do it: bend them from the two extremities and they will break exactly in the point where the hard part ends. You can peel the asparagus ends and grill them in a pan, they will be a nice snack while you wait (just remember to peel them, or you’ll be chewing bark).
Boil the asparagus in salted water for ten minutes, then when theyre tender drain and chop them.
Melt the butter in a non-stick pan, chop the leek and saute, add the asparagus and cook for about ten minutes. In the meantime add the rest of the ingredients (except the oil) to a bowl, and stir with a fork. When the vegetables are ready, let them cool for five minutes, then add them to the bowl. Rinse the pan, heat the oil on a medium heat and add the frittata mix. Spread it evenly and let it cook until the bottom part is brownish. Using a dish or lid, turn the frittata upsiude down (this is the moment where the disaster could happen for this recipe for frittata, so be careful).
When it’s cooked on both sides, serve immediately or keep it for the lunch next day as a healthy frittata is good with any temperature.