Pepper and Courgette Omelette
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Health Score:
84 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 31 min.
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 red Bell pepper (washed and chopped)
- 16 ozs Zucchini (thinly sliced)
- 2 scallions (washed and cut into rings)
- 5 eggs
- 1 Tbsp heavy cream
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- 1 pinch Nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 2 tsps fresh thyme (chopped; plus extra for garnish)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- fresh Basil (for garnish)
- sliced, toasted crusty Bread (or foccacia)
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat oven broiler.
2.
Heat the oil in an 8-inch ovenproof skillet. Add the zucchini and red pepper cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the spring onions and continue cooking for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
3.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the cream, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Fold in the thyme and Parmesan cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables. Reduce heat to medium and cook the frittata for about 5 minutes, or until the top is almost set and the bottom is golden.
4.
Place frittata under the hot broiler for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the frittata is fully set and golden.
5.
Cut frittata into wedges, garnish with fresh thyme and basil. Serve with toasted crusty bread or foccacia.
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