CARAMELIZED CAULIFLOWER FRITTATA
Frittata is an egg-based Italian dish similar to an omelette or crustless quiche or scrambled eggs, enriched with additional ingredients such as meats, cheeses or vegetables. The word frittata is Italian and roughly translates to “fried. This recipe of Caramelized Frittata is made using Cauliflower.
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How to make?
CARAMELIZED CAULIFLOWER FRITTATA
Ingredients
Cauliflower-one small head (cut into bite size florets)
3 3 -4 Eggs
3 3 -4 tbsp Olive oil
3 3 -4 Garlic- (cloves-minced fine)
1/2 cup 1/2 Whole milk/Thick cream
1/2 tsp 1/2 Ground Pepper
Paprika- a pinch or two
3 3 -4 Sweet Basil leaves- ( to sprinkle on top)
Salt- to taste
Mozzarella cheese for topping
Directions
- Rinse the cauliflower in cold water & sauté it in oil.
- To this add the garlic, paprika, fine ground pepper, salt & keep stirring for a few minutes, until lots of dark brown caramelized spots appear on the cauliflower, this makes it luscious & savory unlike the steamed version
- Now add the beaten egg along with the milk/cream on top & transfer this to a preheated oven( 350 degrees for 10 minutes), after sprinkling the herbs( sweet basil) and mozzarella cheese on top.
- Bake it in the oven for 20- 30 minutes, when it starts to brown on top, check to see if the egg is cooked & not runny by poking with a fork
- Now transfer this pan to a cooling rack, serve when its just warm enough to eat.Have a protein rich veggie meal cooked in a jiffy on a hungry weeknight.
Listed below is our tried and tested Cauliflower recipes,for you to try in your own kitchen.
- Cauliflower Kootu with Idli
- Chettinad Cauliflower Masala Dosa
- Cauliflower and Green Peas Kurma
- Cauliflower Tabbouleh
- Caramelized Cauliflower Frittata
- Cauliflower and Green Peas Curry
Want to know all about How to choose ,store and prepare Cauliflower? Check out our blogpost here.
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