Showing posts with label asparagus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asparagus. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 March 2024

Asparagus Frittata

 Breakfast can be quite challenging... especially on weekends... when you're not in the mood for toast or porridge, the kids are nagging, and you are not in the mood for hours in front of the stove or even 30 minutes of hard work. 

That's what I love about Frittatas. It's filling, easy to make, little effort and healthy! Plus, you can make it with almost anything you have on hand. The possibilities are endless. Basically if you have cheese and eggs, you're halfway there. 

I've had this tin of asparagus in my cupboard for ages, wanting to make a quiche. But this morning I decided to make the frittata instead. 

This is very delicious and I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine did.


Ingredients

8 Eggs

1 Onion

1 tin Asparagus, 430g

100g Cheddar Cheese

1 rind Plain feta cheese

2tbs Plain yogurt

2tbs Mayonnaise

50g Butter / Margarine

½ t salt

¼ t ground black pepper

¼ t dried origanum

½ t dried thyme

¼ red pepper

¼ yellow pepper


Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C

2. Chop the onion, yellow & red peppers and cut the feta cheese into blocks

3. Melt the butter and fry the onion and peppers lightly, doesn't need to brown


4. Open the tin of asparagus, drain very well and add to the onion and peppers.

5. Continue to fry on medium heat, stirring regularly

6. Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk well.

7. Add the herbs, salt and pepper and whisk.

8. Add the mayonnaise and yogurt and whisk.

9. Grate the cheese and add to the egg mixture. Mix well.

10. Level the onion mixture in the pan, and add the egg mixture.

11. Dot the mixture with feta cheese and put in the oven.


12. Bake for 15-20 min until it is set and the sides are beginning to brown.


13. Remove from the oven and cut like a pizza.















Serve warm with coffee, or orange juice or milk and enjoy an amazing breakfast!

For a printable PDF version of the recipe, click here: Asparagus Frittata

Yours in oil and Veggies

Risch

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Asparagus Quiche

There are a lot of recipes for this quiche out there, so browse around and find one that suits your style, ingredients and time. Wednesdays are our meat-free days. We do add bacon to a lot of our Meat-Free recipes, but that is because I don't see bacon as meat... More as a taste enhancer or garnish! This is my version of an Asparagus Quiche, and I am throwing it together as I go along... Let's see how it turns out!


Ingredients                                                                      

1 cup Flour
1 tbsp Sugar


















Method


The crust
1. Mix flour, salt, sugar and margarine in blender.
2. Add milk to form loose crumbs.
3. Spread evenly in a baking dish, and press tight.





The filling
1. Melt the butter and fry the onion till lightly browned.
2. Add the bacon, loosen well and add the Worcestershire sauce.
3. Fry till done. Set aside.
4. Mix sweetcorn, eggs, spices, 2/3  of the cheese and asparagus.
5. Add the onion & bacon, mix well.
6. Scoop into baking dish and level.
7. Evenly cover with the rest of the cheese.
8. Bake in oven @ 180°C  for

Serve warm with some spicy preserve - curried beans and copper penny carrots - or a garden salad.


Yours in oil and veggies

Risch