RECIPE REQUEST: Salmon + Spinach frittata.

I posted this pic on twitter a while ago and have had some requests for the recipe so here goes nothing.

To be honest, I don't follow an actual recipe for frittata - because I usually make it according to what ingredients I have in the fridge - but that's what makes it so great. You can put nearly anything in it and adjust to your tastes.

SO. Here are the ingredients for this particular job....

1 Salmon steak - de-skinned and boned.

1 Carrot, grated

1 cup of shredded fresh spinach

2-4 eggs (depending on size and how many people you're cooking for)

4-5 sprigs of asparagus

1/2 cup of cheese

1/2 cup cottage cheese

Salt, Pepper, All Purpose seasoning

Instructions:

Get rid of the bones and skin from your salmon steak and chop it up into large chunks (or, even better buy the salmon without the bones and skin, because getting the tiny little bones out is a pain in the butt). Set aside.

In a large bowl add grated carrot, asparagus (chopped up into pieces about 3/4 of an inch long), spinach and eggs.

NOW. The eggs, basically - add as many as you want. Seeing as the eggs are kind of the filler, you don't want too much but you also don't want too little. I'm usually making this for two and I use around 3 medium size eggs. Depending on the size of your dish and how many people you're making this for you should adjust accordingly.

Now it's time to add the cheese (yum, yum). I would usually say add about a cup of grated cheese (some in the mixture and some to sprinkle on top) but I try to be healthy so I substitute half a cup of normal cheese for cottage cheese instead. The cottage cheese adds creaminess to the mixture and it's high in protein, low cal etc (in other words very good for you!) - I add the cottage cheese and about 1/4 cup of grated tasty cheese to the bowl and save the rest of the grated cheese to sprinkle on top later.

At this point, add a few chunks of salmon to the mixture and mix gently. Poor the mixture into a greased pie pan and layer the rest of the salmon over top. Season as you want.

Chuck it in the oven and cook at 180º/375ºF for around 30 mins or until the egg is cooked.

yum yum!!

This recipe really is easy and delicious (despite my long-winded ramblings). Other good things to add would be onion (to give it a bit of stooge), finally sliced leek, crumbled feta instead of grated cheese on top, tomato, capsicum, mushroom... the list goes on!

enjoy!