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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Roast Vegetable Frittata

Ingredients

Vegetables
500g sweet potatos, peeled and chopped
1 red capsicum, left whole
2 potatos, chopped into small bite sized pieces
Pinch oregano
Pinch thyme
½ tspn tumeric
Pinch chilli flakes
Small amount of olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste

Frittata Mixture
6 eggs
1 cup cream
½ cup grated parmesan
2 tblspn fresh herbs eg basil, parsley, dill, thyme
Salt & pepper to taste

Extra
Handful baby spinach
 
Directions

1) Preheat oven to 200°°
2) Using a large freezer bag, place the vegetable ingredients, including oil and all herbs into the bag and tie off. Smoosh the vegetables around in the bag until all they are all covered in oil and the herbs have spread evenly.
3) Put onto a baking tray and place in oven for 45 minutes
4) When cooked, carefully remove the capsicum and place into an airtight container or a paper bag for at least 10 minutes.
5) Take out the capsicum peel the skin off and remove the seeds. Cut into nite sized pieces.

NOTE: Vegetables can be cooked the day before and put into fridge to cool. Don’t peel the capsicum until you are about to use it.

6) Preheat oven to 200°
7) Whisk together all the frittata ingredients
8) Grease an oven proof dish or oven proof frying pan.
9) Spread the vegetables evenly in the greased oven dish. Add spinach. Pour over the frittata mixture.
10) Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden and puffed (depending on oven may need to cook for a little longer)
11) Remove from oven and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Then cut and serve.
12) Eat & Enjoy!

Variations: Add some chopped, cooked broccoli or cooked peas for extra flavour and nutrition.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Cheese & Mushroom Quiche


Ingredients
shortcrust Pastry to line 20-25cm quiche dish
1 medium onion, finely chopped
125g mushrooms, sliced
pinch thyme
1 tbsp oil
1 ½ cups grated tasty cheese
½ cup sour cream
2 large eggs
¼ cup milk
1 tbsp flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
black ground pepper
paprika
 
Directions
1) Pre heat onion to 230°
2) Heat oil and saute the onion, thyme & mushrooms until soft
3) Line a 20-25cm quiche dish with the shortcrust pastry
4) Cover the bottom of the uncooked crust with the grated cheese
5) Cover this layer with the onion & mushroom mixture
6) Beat the remaining ingredients except the paprika and pour into the crust (if you have a deep dish you can double this portion of the recipe, however it will rise so don’t overfill)
7) Sprinkle with paprika
8) Bake for 30 minutes (35 if you have doubled the egg portion) or until the filling is set in the centre
9) Eat & Enjoy!