Vegetable Frittata With Quinoa
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup parsnips, peeled and diced into roughly 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup cauliflower, broken into florets
- 1 cup zucchini, cut into roughly 1/2-inch slices
- 1/2 cup quinoa, uncooked
- 1/2 cup red plum tomato, cored and diced
- 2 teaspoons Herbs de Provence (or equal parts thyme, oregano, marjoram, basil and sage)
- 2 teaspoons Roquefort or other blue cheese
- 4 eggs
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Heat stock in a saucepan over medium heat to boiling.
- Add parsnips and cook 5 to 7 minutes, until al dente.
- Remove parsnips from stock with a slotted spoon and put in large bowl.
- Reserve stock; it will be used to cook other frittata ingredients.
- Add cauliflower to heated stock and cook 5 to 7 minutes, until al dente.
- Remove cauliflower and add to bowl with parsnips.
- Add zucchini to stock and cook about 1 minute, then remove and add to vegetables in bowl.
- Add quinoa to simmering stock, bring to a boil and cook about 5 minutes, or until al dente.
- Remove the quinoa from the stock and add to vegetables in bowl.
- (The broth, enriched with flavor and vitamins from the vegetables, can be stored and re-used.)
- Add diced tomato, herbs and Roquefort to the cooked vegetables and quinoa.
- Mix until the cheese combines completely with the other ingredients.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with a fork until whites and yolks are mixed.
- Add the eggs to the vegetable mixture and stir gently.
- Rub 1 teaspoon butter on the bottom of a 10-inch nonstick ovenproof fry pan (or coat with nonstick spray).
- Heat the pan on the stovetop on medium until the butter is frothy, lower the temperature to medium-low and add the frittata mixture.
- Cook for a few minutes, then finish in the oven until done to your taste.
- (Leaving them slightly runny makes for a velvety texture.)
- Flip onto a plate by holding the plate upside down on top of the pan and flipping pan and plate together.
- You can brush the top of the frittata with melted butter and serve with toast.
vegetable stock, parsnips, cauliflower, zucchini, quinoa, red plum tomato, herbs, cheese, eggs
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1015459 (may not work)