Frittata Salad: Frittatine Verdi in Insalata
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh oregano leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh fennel fronds, plus extra for garnish
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 eggs
- 2 tablespoons plus 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 head escarole, cleaned and dried, roughly cut
- Zest and segments of 2 oranges
- 1 lemon, juiced and zested
- Chop together mint, basil, oregano, fennel fronds, salt and pepper until the size of bread crumbs.
- Place combined herbs and fennel into a mixing bowl.
- Crack the eggs into the same bowl.
- Mix well and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Add 1/2 of the escarole to the egg mixture.
- Place an 8 to 10-inch non-stick saute pan over medium heat.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil and heat until smoking.
- Add 1/3 of the egg mixture to the pan and cook the thin frittata until golden brown.
- Using a heat resistant spatula if necessary, flip the frittata over and cook on the other side.
- Remove to a plate to cool.
- Repeat process until the egg mixture is finished, placing each successive frittata on a different plate.
- When the frittatas have cooled, stack 1 on top of the other and cut into 1/4-inch julienne strips.
- In a clean mixing bowl, combine the remaining escarole, the orange zest and segments, the remaining extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- Season, to taste.
- Combine frittata strips with the escarole salad mixture.
- Garnish with fennel fronds.
- Serve immediately.
mint leaves, fresh basil, fresh oregano, fresh fennel, salt, eggs, extravirgin olive oil, head, oranges, lemon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/frittata-salad-frittatine-verdi-in-insalata-recipe.html (may not work)