Happee Monkee

I always thought fritata to be a funny name for an omelet. It’s a bit fancy. To me, it’s a big beautiful delicious omelet filled with anything you can imagine. I read up on Wikipedia that the fritatas in Naples has spaghetti or other other pastas leftover from last night dinners along with sauce. How interesting! Would love to add some texture to it sometimes. I wonder if rice would work?

This fritata contains the leftovers of last week’s quiche filling. Since it didn’t all fit I set the pumpkin, zucchini, carrots and baby tomotoes aside and today, while rummaging around the refrigerator for lunch, I thought this was the opportunity to go absolutely fri-ta-ta-ta-ta-TA!

This is so healthy especially with some Blood Orange salad on the side. I absolutely love the colors and all. Not to mention the juices from the fresh fruit and vegetable is divine. I’m in gastro heaven.

Vegetarian Basil Fritata ( serves 4 )
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You’ll need:

• 4 eggs
• 250ml thickened cream
• 120g cheddar cheese
• 1 small zucchini, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 4 baby tomatoes, halved
• 100g pumpkin, sliced into small pieces
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 tbsp of dried basil
• salt and pepper

Method:

1. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan.
2. Cook onions until translucent. Put vegetables in.
3. Cook until soft. Stir occasionally.
4. Beat eggs and add cream, basil, a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
5. Preheat the oven to 180C.
6. Grease a baking tin with some butter or olive oil.
7. Arrange cherry tomatoes and cooked vegetables in the baking tin.
8. Pour egg mix in.
9. Sprinkle cheese and place in the oven for 30 – 40 minutes or when egg has completely set in the middle.

Blood Orange Salad
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You’ll need:

• A mix of salad leaves
• 1 blood orange, skinned and sliced
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped
• A drizzle of olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Arrange salad leaves and blood orange on a plate.
2. Drizzle walnuts and then olive oil.
3. Season the salad with some salt and pepper. Serve with fritata.

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1. Vegetarian Quiche