Light Spinach Frittata With Tomato Salsa Recipes

LIGHT SPINACH FRITTATA WITH TOMATO SALSA

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• South Beach Diet page 130

SPINACH FRITTATA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to broil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper until smooth. Fold in the cheese and tomatoes and set aside.
• In a 9-inch, oven-safe nonstick frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Pour the egg mixture over the spinach, and cook until almost set, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and broil until golden brown on top, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a serving plate.

SALSA AND SPINACH FRITTATA

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• Strain salsa through a fine-mesh sieve; discard liquid. Melt butter in an 8-inch cast-iron skillet over high. Add strained salsa and spinach; cook until spinach is wilted, 2 minutes. Add eggs seasoned with salt. Cook, stirring, until almost set, 2 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees until set, about 12 minutes.

LIGHT SPINACH FRITTATA WITH SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a 10" nonstick skillet over med heat.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in spinach.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Beat eggs and milk until frothy, and pour egg mixture over spinach in skillet.
• Cook for 5-7 minutes, till egg mixture is cooked on bottom and eggs on top are almost set.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake in oven till eggs are set and cheese has melted, 5-10 minutes.
• Serve with salsa of your choice.

LIGHT SPINACH FRITTATA WITH TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• To make the frittata: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the spinach. Reduce the heat to low. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and egg whites with the milk until light yellow and frothy. Pour the egg mixture over the spinach in the skillet. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the egg mixture is cooked on the bottom and almost set on top. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake in the oven until the eggs are set and the cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes.
• To make the salsa: In a large bowl, stir together the tomatoes, scallions, garlic, cilantro, limejuice, salt, and pepper. Serve fresh, at room temperature, over the frittata.

TOMATO AND SPINACH FRITTATA

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• Pre heat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly spray a baking dish with Pam or other No Oil spray.
• Place the cottage cheese in a strainer and drain for 5 minutes.
• Pack the spinach on the bottom of the dish.
• Add the sliced onion.
• Sprinkle on the Adobe spice.
• Combine the eggs and cottage cheese in a food processor and puree until the mixture is very smooth.
• Pour over the spinach.
• Arrange the tomato slices on top.
• Sprinkle on the grated cheese.
• Bake in 375 oven until golden and the eggs are cooked apprx 25 minutes.

SPINACH-TOMATO FRITTATA

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• In small bowl with wire whisk or fork, beat eggs. Stir in cheese, garlic powder, basil, salt, pepper and nutmeg; set aside.
• In 9- or 10-inch nonstick skillet with sloping sides (omelet or crepe pan), heat oil over medium heat. Add spinach; cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring once or twice and watching carefully to prevent burning, until spinach is slightly wilted (if necessary, add 2 tablespoons water if spinach becomes dry).
• Reduce heat to low. Spread spinach evenly in skillet; top evenly with tomatoes. Pour egg mixture over top. Cover; cook 12 to 15 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned and top is set, lifting edges occasionally to allow uncooked egg mixture to flow to bottom of skillet. Cut into wedges.

SPINACH AND TOMATO FRITTATA

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• Coarsely chop spinach. In 2-quart saucepan, place spinach and water. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 3 to 5 minutes or until wilted.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix eggs, egg whites, onions, milk and ground red pepper until well blended.
• In 12-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet, arrange wilted spinach, tomato and feta cheese. (If ovenproof skillet is unavailable, wrap skillet handle with foil before placing under broiler.) Pour egg mixture over top. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 6 to 7 minutes or until almost set.
• Uncover skillet; broil about 6 inches from heat 1 minute. Let stand 1 minute before serving.

LIGHT SPINACH FRITTATA WITH TOMATO SALSA

Steps:

• To make the frittata: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the oil in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the spinach. Reduce the heat to low. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and egg whites with the milk until light yellow and frothy. Pour the egg mixture over the spinach in the skillet. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the egg mixture is cooked on the bottom and almost set on top. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake in the oven until the eggs are set and the cheese has melted, 5 to 10 minutes.
• To make the salsa: In a large bowl, stir together the tomatoes, scallions, garlic, cilantro, limejuice, salt, and pepper. Serve fresh, at room temperature, over the frittata.