Tomato And Leek Frittata With Goat Cheese Recipes

TOMATO & GOAT CHEESE CROSTATA

Steps:

• For the pastry, place the flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and pulse to combine. Add the diced butter and toss carefully with your fingers to coat each piece of butter with flour. Pulse 12 to 15 times, until the butter is the size of peas. While pulsing, add the ice water all at once through the feed tube. Pulse to combine, stopping just before the dough forms a ball. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board and form it into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for one hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450˚ F. Heat the 4 tablespoons butter in a large (12-inch) sauté pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add the leeks, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and sauté for 8 minutes, until the leeks are tender and starting to brown. Set aside. Place the tomatoes on a plate, sprinkle them with salt and pepper and drizzle lightly with olive oil. Set aside.
• On a floured board, roll the dough into an 11-inch circle, then place it on a sheet of parchment paper. Turn a sheet pan upside down and transfer the paper to the inverted pan. Spread the leeks on the pastry, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border. Crumble the goat cheese evenly on top. Arrange the tomatoes over the goat cheese, overlapping the slices because they will shrink. Turn the edges of the pastry up and over the tomatoes, crimping so they lie flat. Brush the pastry with the egg wash. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the pastry is nicely browned. Allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, sprinkle lightly with the fresh herbs and salt, cut in wedges and serve warm.

LEEK, PROSCIUTTO AND GOAT CHEESE FRITTATA

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position, about 5 inches from heating element; heat broiler. Whisk eggs, half-and-half, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoons pepper in medium bowl until well combinedm about 30 seconds. Set aside eggs.
• Heat butter in 12-inch nonstick ovensafe skillet over medium heat until foaming subsides. Add leeks and 1/4 teaspoons salt; reduce heat to low and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8-10 minutes. Stir prosciutto, basil, and half of goat cheese into eggs; add egg mixture to skillet and cook, using spatula to stir and scrape bottom of skillet, until large curds form and spatula begins to leave wake but eggs are still very wet, about 2 minutes. Shake skillet to distribute eggs evenly; cook without stirring for 30 seconds to let bottom set.
• Distribute remaining goat cheese evenly over frittata. Slide skillet under broiler and broil until frittata has risen and surface is puffed and spotty brown, 3-4 minutes; when cut with a paring knife, eggs should be slightly wet and runny. Remove skillet from oven and let stand 5 minutes to finish cooking; using spatula, loosen from skillet and slide onto platter or cutting board. Cut into wedges and serve.

TOMATO AND LEEK FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in 10-inch ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium. Add 2 cups sliced leeks; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cover; cook 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup grape tomatoes. Cover; cook 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
• In another bowl, beat 6 egg whites with salt and pepper to stiff peaks. Whisk in 4 egg yolks.
• Brush skillet with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add eggs; sprinkle with vegetables and 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese, pushing slightly under surface. Cook over medium until sides are dry, 3 minutes. Transfer to oven; bake 15 to 20 minutes.

SOUFFLED FRITTATA WITH LEEKS, TOMATOES, AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 10-inch oven-proof nonstick skillet heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add leeks and season with salt and pepper. Cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, cover, and cook 2 minutes more. Transfer to a bowl.
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites with salt and pepper to stiff peaks; add egg yolks and whisk to combine.
• Brush skillet with remaining 1 teaspoon oil. Add eggs, tilting skillet to evenly distribute. Sprinkle with vegetables and goat cheese, pushing gently under surface. Cook over medium heat until sides are dry, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to oven and bake until puffed and golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

TOMATO AND LEEK FRITTATA WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 10-inch, ovenproof nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil over medium. Add 2 cups leeks; season with coarse salt and ground pepper. Cover; cook 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl (reserve skillet). In another bowl, beat eggs with egg whites; season with salt and pepper. Brush skillet with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add eggs; sprinkle with vegetables and goat cheese, pushing down slightly. Cook over medium until edges are set, 3 minutes. Transfer to oven; bake 15 to 20 minutes.