Spanish Zucchini Frittata Recipes

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together eggs and salt., In an 8-in. ovenproof skillet coated with cooking spray, heat oil over medium heat; saute onion and zucchini until onion is crisp-tender. Pour in egg mixture; cook until almost set, 5-6 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese., Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 4-5 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with pepper.

SPANISH FRITTATA

Steps:

• In a medium size bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together, set aside
• Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat
• Add the zucchini and onions and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook another 1-2 minutes until the zucchini is just just fork tender
• Add cooked rice (or quinoa) and beans to skillet
• Pour egg mixture over the rice, beans and zucchini in the skillet
• Cook over medium low heat for 5-7 minutes or until mixture sets
• Run a spatula around the eggs of the edges of the skillet
• Sprinkle the top with cheese
• Cover skillet for 3-5 minutes for the cheese to melt

ZUCCHINI OVEN FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet or sauce pan, combine water, olive oil, salt, green pepper, zucchini and garlic cloves. Simmer until zucchini is tender, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Drain off water and discard garlic. Stir in onion, mushrooms and butter. Cook until onion is transparent. Add eggs and stir; season with salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until eggs are firm.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over eggs. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place under broiler for 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges and serving.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small fry pan. (I used a small saucepan.).
• Add onion; cook on low heat until translucent.
• Add zucchini, (I only used 1 zucchini) salt and pepper. Do not overcook. Zucchini should still have crunch.
• In a large bowl whisk eggs (I used 4 eggs ), and salt.
• Add the zucchini mixture; mix. (I put in eggs then added onion mixture).
• Add finely diced sage or basil now if using. Add only 1 leaf; don't go crazy.
• Coat bottom and sides of fry pan with olive oil. (I used Pam after I lifted out veggies, and took out most oil in a sauce pan with a little oil).
• Add zucchini egg mixture; have on low heat. Keep lifting up omelet and letting it run underneath; when almost dry on top, flip).
• Cover saucepan with a plate.
• Here is the hard part.
• SLOWLY, with the bottom part cooked, flip the mixture onto the plate and slide back into the pan, uncooked side down.
• Finish cooking.
• DO NOT BURN YOURSELF TRYING TO DO THIS.
• I have found a couple of seconds in microwave will set eggs nicely.

SPANISH ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Spray a 10-inch skillet with non-stick cooking spray.
• Saute first three ingredients until zucchini is tender.
• Drain off any liquid.
• Add chiles.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Add to the zucchini mixture and cook until the eggs begin to set.
• Broil just until top is golden.
• Serve with salsa.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Start by crushing some garlic and heating it in some olive oil in a medium nonstick saute pan on the stove. While that is heating up, very thinly slice the zucchini on a mandoline. When the oil and garlic are heated, tear some basil into the pan and add all the sliced zucchini. Cook until the zucchini is tender, but not cooked through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Blend eggs in a blender with a little bit of milk and some salt and pepper. Blend on the highest speed.
• Pour the egg mixture into saute pan and let it sit for 1 minute. When there isn't much loose egg left in the pan, grate some Parmesan on top and place pan in the broiler for 1 minute.
• Take pan out of broiler, let it cool and set in pan for 5 minutes. When cool invert a plate on top of pan and turn over. Slice and serve.

FRITTATA WITH ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in an 8- to-10-inch nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Add the shallots and zucchini and cook until just beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat the eggs with the milk. Add the Parmigiano and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir until combined.
• When the zucchini have softened, remove the pan from the heat and add the zucchini to the eggs. Stir to combine.
• Add the butter to the same pan and swirl to melt. Add the egg and zucchini mixture and top with the torn zucchini flowers if using. Cover the pan and cook over medium-low heat until the edges of the frittata begin to brown and the center has set and is puffed slightly, about 8 minutes.
• To serve, turn the frittata out onto a cutting board top-side-up. Slice and eat with Tuscan bread.

SPANISH FRITTATA

Steps:

• Pre-cook the potato. Microwave potato for 7-10 minutes.
• Saute chopped onion in olive oil over low to med low heat. Cook until onion has caramelized (apx 10 min). Watch and stir frequently.
• Add chopped (cooked) potato to caramelized onion. Saute another 10 minute until potato is golden. Scramble eggs for 1-2 min with dash of milk.
• Lower heat then sprinkle cheese over onion and potato stir and add egg mixture- lower heat again (cooking eggs slowly will make them fluffy) stir Continually to keep form burning. Sometimes I will remove pan form heat before I put my egg mixture in, then put it back after it cools down.
• Cook for another 1 or 2 minutes until eggs are no longer runny.
• Serve!

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Place shredded zucchini in a colender set over a bowl. Add salt and toss to mix. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Press zucchini with back of a spoon to press out excess moisture.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine egg sub., onion, oregano, basil and hot pepper flakes in a large bowl. Stir in cheese and zucchini and mix well.
• Pour into a lightly greased 9" pie plate.
• Bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes or until golden and set.
• Serve right away or cool to room temperature and serve.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Place the shredded zucchini in a towel or several layers of cheese cloth, gather ends and twist hard sqeezing out as much liquid as possible.
• Heat oil and butter in a large oven proof skillet (I use cast iron) and saute onion and garlic for 30 seconds. Add the zucchini and cook the vegetables over moderately low heat, stirring often, until the zucchini is just tender. Pour off any liquid that collects in the pan.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat together eggs, milk, seasonings, and 2 Tbs. of the parmesean cheese.
• Add to zucchini mixture, and cook, stirring often, until the eggs begin to set.
• Sprinkle the Frittata with remainder parmesean cheese and place the pan under the broiler or in a very hot oven (500)until the top of the Frittata is lightly browned (this happens fast so keep a close watch so it doesn't burn).
• Let stand a few minutes before slicing into wedges.

ZUCCHINI FRITTATA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat.
• Add onion, garlic,chard, and zucchini; cook, stirring ocasionally, until vegetables are soft (about 5 minutes).
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Beat eggs lightly with pepper, basil, and oregano.
• Stir in cheese and vegetables.
• Pour into a greased 9-inch pie pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until puffed and brown.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.