Super Easy, Healthy & Customizable Egg Dish: Frittata

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

cooked meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: beans

Tofu provides protein while being plant-based.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

herbs

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: frozen herbs

Spinach adds nutrients and can be more economical.

Start with the base of the frittata by using an onion and other optional ingredients.

Gather dairy products: milk and sour cream for a creamy texture.

Use good quality eggs, preferably heirloom eggs from the farmer's market.

Choose a fat for frying, such as olive oil, duck fat, or bacon fat.

Season with salt and pepper.

Prepare hearty and starchy ingredients like potatoes, zucchini, grape tomatoes, and sweet pepper.

Chop the onion thinly and prepare the zucchini by slicing one third thinly for garnish and dicing the rest.

Dice the sweet pepper and potatoes smaller for quicker cooking.

In a large bowl, crack in 8 eggs, season with salt and pepper, add 4 tablespoons of sour cream and 2 tablespoons of milk, then whisk until homogeneous.

Preheat a 10-inch cast iron skillet on medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of duck fat.

Add the sliced onion to the skillet and sauté for 1 minute.

Add the diced potatoes to the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and cook until softened (about 6-7 minutes).

Add the diced sweet pepper and zucchini to the skillet and cook for another minute, seasoning with salt.

Add 2 handfuls of spinach to the skillet and stir until wilted.

Pour the egg mixture over the cooked vegetables, pushing any sticking out into the mixture.

Arrange the sliced zucchini and halved grape tomatoes on top of the egg mixture, then sprinkle with mozzarella and parmesan cheese and some black pepper.

Bake the frittata in a preheated oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes until it doesn't jiggle when shaken.

If the top isn't brown enough, place it under the broiler for an additional 5 minutes.

Once done, slice and fan out an avocado for garnish, placing it on top of the frittata along with micro greens and a sprinkle of flaky salt.

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