Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Serves: 4
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A frittata is an Italian omelette made with chunky fillings to create a meal in one dish. A frittata is served open faced, not folded like a French omelette.
You will need a small non-stick frying pan, approximately 18cm (7 inch), with a heatproof handle, and a large flat serving plate. We used the Dualit Mini Oven to make this recipe.
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Ingredients
- 600g (1½ lbs) courgettes (about 4 medium sized)
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 5 eggs
- 60g (2oz) freshly grated Parmesan
- a few basil leaves (if you have them)
- 4 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 40g (1½ oz) butter
- 3 large cloves garlic, lightly
- crushed in their skins
- salt and pepper
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, set to Convection, rack position B.
- Cut the ends off the courgettes and wipe clean. Slice finely, into 4mm (less than ¼ inch) thin rounds. Heat the oil in two pans, or cook in two batches.
- Toss the courgettes in a little salt and fry gently (they should steam). When the skins are bright green and they have lost some of their moisture, put into a sieve to drain and cool.
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl, add the Parmesan, plenty of salt, pepper, basil, parsley and the courgettes.
- Heat the butter in the frying pan and put in the garlic cloves to gently imbue their flavour into the butter, and then remove them.
- When the butter begins to foam and before it has coloured, add the egg and courgette mixture and turn down the heat as low as possible.
- Cook for 15 minutes, then place in the oven for a further 15 minutes or so to complete the cooking.
- Put the grill tray on top of the oven and place the serving plate on top to warm.
- When ready, the frittata should be just set, feel spongy when you press the centre, and the tip of a pointed knife should come out clean when inserted.
- Take pan out of oven, turn the omelette upside down onto the warmed plate.
- Serve after 10 minutes or so when it has cooled down. Do not chill.
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Dualit Product Used
Dualit Mini Oven
£174.99
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