Frittata With Kasha, Leeks and Spinach
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 good-size leeks, white and light green parts only, cut in half lengthwise, cleaned, and sliced thin
- Salt
- 3 ounces baby spinach (1/2 bag), rinsed
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 6 large or extra-large eggs
- 2 tablespoons low-fat milk
- 1 cup cooked kasha
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
- 2 ounces feta, crumbled (1/2 cup)
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat in a heavy 10-inch, preferably nonstick skillet.
- Add leeks and cook, stirring, until they begin to wilt, about 3 minutes.
- Add a generous pinch of salt and continue to cook, stirring often, until leeks are soft and fragrant, 4 to 5 more minutes.
- Stir in baby spinach a handful at a time and turn up heat so that spinach wilts in liquid left on leaves after washing.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer contents of pan to a strainer and allow liquid to drip for 20 to 30 minutes, or longer.
- Rinse out and dry skillet and return to stove.
- Beat eggs in a large bowl.
- Stir in salt (I use 1/2 teaspoon), pepper, milk, kasha, leek and spinach mixture, dill, Aleppo pepper and feta.
- Heat remaining olive oil over medium-high heat in the 10-inch skillet.
- Hold your hand above it; it should feel hot.
- Drop a bit of egg into pan and if it sizzles and cooks at once, pan is ready.
- Scrape in egg mixture.
- Swirl pan to distribute eggs and filling evenly over surface.
- Shake pan gently, tilting it slightly with one hand while lifting up edges of frittata with the spatula in your other hand, to let eggs run underneath and form a few layers during first few minutes of cooking.
- Once a few layers of egg have set, turn heat down to very low, cover (use a pizza pan if you dont have a lid that will fit your skillet), and cook 10 minutes, shaking pan gently every once in a while.
- From time to time remove lid and loosen the bottom of the frittata with a spatula, tilting the pan, so that more egg runs underneath.
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- Meanwhile, heat broiler.
- Uncover pan and place under the broiler, not too close to the heat, for 1 to 3 minutes, watching very carefully to make sure top doesnt burn (at most, it should brown very slightly and puff under the broiler).
- Remove from heat, shake the pan to make sure the frittata isnt sticking, and allow it to cool for at least 5 minutes and for up to 15.
- Loosen edges with a wooden or heat-proof rubber spatula.
- Carefully slide frittata from pan onto a large round platter or plate.
- Cut into wedges or into smaller bite-size diamonds.
- Serve hot, warm, room temperature, or cold.
extra virgin olive oil, leeks, salt, baby spinach, freshly ground black pepper, eggs, lowfat milk, kasha, dill, pepper, feta
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017206 (may not work)