When you’re craving breakfast for dinner, this asparagus and red pepper frittata really hits the mark.
Asparagus Frittata with Red Bell Peppers
When you’re craving breakfast for dinner, this asparagus and red pepper frittata really hits the mark.
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound asparagus trimmed and blanched
- 1 red bell pepper julienned
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 8 eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounces feta cheese crumbled (about 1 cup)
- 1½ tablespoons butter softened
- Lemon wedges and parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Reserve 6 asparagus spears. Cut remaining asparagus at an angle into 1-inch pieces, set aside.
- Sauté bell pepper in 2 tablespoons olive oil until soft, but not browned, for 7 minutes.
- Stir in onion and asparagus pieces; sauté for 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, remove vegetables to drain on paper towels; set aside.
- Whisk chopped parsley, salt, and pepper into beaten eggs. Stir in cheese and reserved sautéed vegetables. Coat the inside of a heavy, non-stick, 12-inch sauté pan (with a cover) with softened butter.
- Pour egg mixture into pan, cover with lid. Bake at 350°F until eggs are just firm, 35 minutes. Remove cover; bake for 10 minutes more, until top is lightly browned.
- Loosen frittata, then cover pan with a large, warmed serving platter. Flip frying pan over onto platter. Cut frittata into 6 wedges; garnish each with 1 reserved asparagus spear and parsley on top; lemon wedge on the side.
- Source: California Asparagus Commission
Works with a lot less oil and fat and using egg substitute instead of whole eggs
My family all enjoyed the Frittata. Because I needed to double the recipe I used a 9″x13″ casserole covering it with foil. However, I did need to bake it about 15 min longer before uncovering it for the final browning step. I didn’t double the amount of veggies, used 1 1/2. Would certainly make this again.
Just the crumbled feta, the shaved cheese was wrong.
Wait a second..Crumble feta or ‘shave cheese paper thin’? Thanks!