Zucchini Frittata

December 20, 2010 by Anna Merulla / Tags: appetizer , bread , frittata , ligurian recipes , panino , parmigiano , salad , snack , vegetables , vegeterian recipes , zucchini / 1 Comment

In Liguria, and generally in Italy, the frittata is a typical dish. It can be prepared adding any kind of vegetables. Its name traces back to the Latin, friggere, to fry, or fritt, to fuse together, also a derivative of friggere. Some days ago I prepared the Frittata with zucchini and I’d like to propouse the recipe to you. It is simple and delicious!

This recipe is always one of my family’s favorites. Sometimes, when we plan a trip by car, we prepare the frittata and stuff it into a panino ( bread ) and eat it during our excursion. Other times, we like to serve it as an appetizer or with some salad on the side. It is also a good nutritious alternative to meat!

Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients for 4 people:

6 eggs, 100 gr grated parmigiano cheese, 4 zucchini, 1 onion, olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley

Preparation:

Wash the zucchini and cut them into small pieces of medium size.

Then, pour olive oil into a large fry pan and sauté a chopped onion over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and fry them until they start to brown slightly. Add salt and parsley.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs with grated parmigiano cheese, some white bread soaked in milk and crushed until it becomes a paste-like, salt, pepper. Stir to combine and then, add the zucchini and mix all together.

At this point pour the eggs mixture in hot oil and let it cook. When it starts to soldify use a fork to loosen it from the edges of the frying pan and check that the bottom is cooked (it has to be golden).

Then, rotate the frittata and slide it back into the pan (I use a dish to rotate the frittata). Let the other face of the frittata cook till it is golden.

When the frittata is cooked, silde it in a serving dish and enjoy it!

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