Flower Power
Adding herbs, vegetables and a variety of cheeses you can create many diverse combinations. However, even if you can’t find the blossoms, the courgettes themselves are more than enough to make a delightfully delicious dish!
Courgette Frittata
Ingredients
7 organic eggs
3 egg whites
½ cup whole milk
1 cup Feta cheese, finely crumbled
1 teaspoon salt
black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 courgettes, quartered lengthwise and cut into ½ cm slices
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
1½ teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
¼ cup Gruyere cheese, grated
5 to 6 courgette blossoms (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh, flat-leaf parsley, chopped
Method
1. Egg mixture: Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, egg-whites, milk and Feta cheese with ½ teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Courgette mixture: Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized, ovenproof, non-stick frying pan over a moderate heat. Add sliced courgettes and stir until golden, for 4 to 5 minutes. Add minced garlic, oregano, the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt and pepper. Stir for a minute.
3. Pour the egg mixture over the courgettes and cook, lifting up the cooked egg around the edges with a spatula. Let uncooked egg flow underneath — the centre must remain moist.
4. Sprinkle the frittata with Gruyere cheese and — if you have them — arrange the blossoms on top. Bake the frittata in the oven, on the highest rack, for about 3 minutes, until set and puffed up. Loosen frittata’s edges with a spatula and slide onto a platter, or use your ovenproof frying pan in which to serve.
5. Sprinkle some fresh parsley on top. Serve while the frittata is still warm and soft.
A cast iron frying pan is my preferred pan for frittatas, but any large, ovenproof pan will do.
Serves 4 to 6
