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Spinach Frittata

How to make spinach frittata, or What to give to people who hate spinach so that they will eat spinach
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time7 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Breakfast, buffet, entree, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 1 frittata

Ingredients

  • 250 g Frozen spinach 7oz ; or 1 large bunch of fresh spinach
  • 6 Eggs
  • 40 g grated Parmesan cheese 1.4oz
  • 2 Tbsp Milk
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • Pepper to taste
  • 4 Tbsp Olive oil

Instructions

  • Thaw frozen spinach or steam the fresh spinach.  Let it cool a little then squeeze as much water as possible out of it.
  • While waiting for the spinach, whisk the eggs with the cheese, milk and salt and pepper. Add the cooled spinach and mix everything together.  Don't add the spinach while it is hot otherwise the egg will cook around it and make lumpy mess. :)
  • Heat the oil in a frying-pan on medium heat.  I use a 26cm (10inch) diameter pan. Pour in the frittata mixture. Put a lid on the pan and leave it, without shaking or stirring, to cook for 7-10 minutes until the top is set.
  • Now comes the tricky part, but take a deep breath and "just do it!" as those shoe people say!  Slide the frittata out of the pan onto the lid or onto a plate.  It needs to be flipped so that the part which is the top at present can brown a little.  My method is to tip the frying-pan upside down and place it on top of the frittata and then turn everything right-way up again.  If you're feeling adventurous, you could try and flip the frittata off the plate into the pan.  Just have plenty of cleaning supplies handy!
  • Let what is now the bottom of the frittata brown for 2 - 3 minutes, then slide onto a plate.

Notes

Instead of spinach you can use any vegetable, or combination of vegetables you like.  They need to be chopped into small pieces, or sliced (e.g. zucchini). and cooked first.