Posts Tagged ‘chevre’

Recipe: Asparagus Frittata

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced (optional)
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan or other hard cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded chevre, feta, or mozzarella cheese

    • Directions

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Melt butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Stir in olive oil and asparagus, and sauté until the asparagus is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms (if using), and continue cooking about 5 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, water, and thyme. Pour into the skillet, and reduce heat to low. Sprinkle on the mozzarella, chevre or feta. Cover, and cook 5 minutes. Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, until eggs are no longer runny. Top the mixture with Parmesan cheese. Turn on the broiler, and broil until the Parmesan is lightly browned.

    Recipe: Winter Quiche

    The Best thing about quiche is that you can substitute almost any ingredient (except the eggs!) and it will come out totally different, but totally good.

    Ingredients

    • A little butter or olive oil
    • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 1 small onion, chopped
    • 2 bunches of spinach or Swiss chard (ribs removed) or Hakurei turnip greens (or any other tender green)
    • 6 ounces or feta or chevre (any flavor,) crumbled
    • 6 ounces of some grateable cheese, grated
    • Any kind of sausage, such as chorizo or breakfast sausage (optional)
    • 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
    • 4 eggs, beaten
    • 1 cup milk
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Directions

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a skillet, heat the butter or oil over medium heat. Saute the garlic and onion until lightly browned. If you are using sausage, remove it from the casing and add it to the pan. Cook it until browned while chopping it into small pieces. Add the greens and cook until just barely wilted (just to get them small enough to fit in the pie pan.) Spread the mixture in the pie crust. Sprinkle the crumbled cheese and half the grated cheese over it. Season with salt and pepper. Beat the eggs with the milk in a bowl. Pour them evenly into the pie crust. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle top with remaining grated cheese, and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until set in center. Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.