Spinach and potato frittata
A recipe for a flavourful Italian frittata with potatoes, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes - topped with cheese and crisp Parma ham.
Servings 4 people
Calories 439kcal
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 100 ml milk
- 1 onion, sliced into thin strips
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 40 g sun-dried tomatoes, diced
- 200 g fresh spinach
- 8 sprigs basil, leaves only
- 500 g boiled potatoes, cut into cubes
- 100 g Parmesan, aged Havarti or similar
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil - ideally from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes
To serve
- 6 slices Parma ham
- A little dried thyme and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Lay the Parma ham slices on a baking tray lined with baking parchment, drizzle with oil and season with freshly ground pepper and a little dried thyme, if you like. Bake in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 220°C for about 8-10 minutes, or until the slices are crisp.Meanwhile, prepare the frittata. *When the Parma ham is crisp, take the tray out and turn the oven down to 200°C, conventional (top and bottom heat).
- Heat a splash of oil, ideally from the sun-dried tomatoes, in a frying pan and fry the onion, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes until the onion is translucent.
- Add the spinach and basil leaves and cook them until they wilt and release their liquid, then finally stir the potatoes into the pan and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Whisk the eggs and milk together and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Spread the filling evenly in the pan (if it is ovenproof) or in a pie dish, and pour the egg mixture over.
- Crumble the cheese over the top and gently fold the filling together with two forks.
- Bake the frittata in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 200°C for about 18 minutes, or until it is set in the middle. The baking time depends a little on the size of the pan and the depth of the frittata.
- Before serving, top with crumbled crisp Parma ham and a few fresh basil leaves, if you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 361mg | Sodium: 891mg | Potassium: 1454mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5606IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 466mg | Iron: 5mg