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01st Aug 2015

Food For Thought: A Quick Homemade Recipe For Roast Pepper And Ham Frittata

A new take on eggs for breakfast!

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Kicking off your weekend, it can be hard to stay on the right eating track when you’re trying to squeeze in catch-ups, gym time and your daily to-do lists!

Each week, we’ll bring you one quick recipe with lots of health benefits. Using common ingredients you’ll find in the fridge, press (or local shop at a push!), take the hassle out of home-cooking with this fast meal.

This week… we’ve got the perfect breakfast to kick-start your weekend. Serve with fresh coffee for breakfast, or with a side salad for a lunch that will keep your full all day long!

frittata

Ingredients:

  • 5 eggs
  • 120 ml of milk
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 90g  crutons
  • 35g ham chopped
  • 95g of fontina cheese, grated
  • 45g of roasted red pepper, chopped finely
  • 45g of onion, finely chopped

Method:

  1. In a bowl, with a whisk, whisk eggs, milk and Dijon mustard.
  2. Add croutons, ham and half the cheese, half the peppers and half the onions.
  3. Pour the mixture of eggs in a greased pie plate of 9 inches or an 8 inches greased square pan. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, pepper and onion.
  4. Cook in a preheated oven of 180C for about 20 minutes or until the frittata is golden and the eggs are set.
  5. Keep cooking under the preheated grill for about 2 minutes or until frittata is golden and is lightly puffed. Put the pan on a rack and let cool for 5 minutes. Use a spatula to loosen the edges from the pan and cut in wedges.