Baked Frittata With Yogurt, Chard and Green Garlic
- 1 generous bunch Swiss chard (1 to 1 1/4 pounds with stems), either green, rainbow or red
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 bulb green garlic, papery shells removed, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 6 eggs
- 23 cup plain Greek yogurt or drained yogurt (2 percent or whole milk)
- Freshly ground pepper
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Strip chard leaves from stems.
- Wash both leaves and stems thoroughly.
- Set aside stems for another purpose.
- You should have about 6 cups leaves, tightly packed.
- Add a generous amount of salt and the greens to the boiling water.
- Blanch greens for about 1 minute, until tender, and transfer to a bowl of cold water.
- Drain and take up chard by the handful to squeeze out excess water.
- Chop medium-fine.
- You should have about 1 1/2 cups chopped chard.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat in a heavy skillet and add green garlic, thyme and rosemary.
- Add a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring often, until the garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add chopped chard and cook, stirring, until ingredients are combined and greens are nicely coated with oil.
- Remove from heat.
- Place remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a 2-quart gratin or baking dish, or in a 9-inch ovenproof skillet, and place in oven for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk eggs in a large bowl.
- Season with salt (about 1/2 teaspoon) and freshly ground pepper to taste.
- Whisk in yogurt.
- Stir in greens mixture.
- Remove baking dish from the oven, brush sides with hot oil, and scrape in the egg mixture.
- Place in oven and bake 30 minutes, or until set and slightly puffed.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve hot, warm, room temperature or cold.
generous, salt, extravirgin olive oil, green garlic, thyme, rosemary, eggs, yogurt, freshly ground pepper
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016321 (may not work)