By using leftover bread and surplus vegetables, this recipe for Roasted Tomato and Bread Frittata minimises waste and promotes a greener plate. Serve with a crisp, green salad for a lunch or light meal.
Roasted Tomato and Bread Frittata Recipe
Serves 8
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cooking time: 60 mins
Ingredients:
125g butter, softened
4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
1 tsp sea salt flakes
1 loaf day-old sourdough, cut into 2 cm slices
1 kg assorted overripe tomatoes (e.g. heirlooms, Roma and cherry tomatoes), thickly sliced
2 medium red onions, cut into thin wedges
¼ cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
8 eggs
1 cup (250ml) pure cream
100g parmesan cheese, finely grated
100g Greek feta, crumbled
¼ cup roughly chopped parsley
Green salad, to serve
Method:
Preheat oven to 200ºC (180ºC fan forced). Combine butter, garlic and sea salt in a bowl. Spread each bread slice generously with garlic butter.
Layer bread slices, tomatoes and onions in a 3 litre (32 x 22cm) ovenproof dish and drizzle with olive oil. Cook for 20 minutes or until golden.
Pour over combined eggs, cream, half the parmesan and salt and pepper to taste; pour over bread. Bake for a further 20 minutes.
Scatter over feta, parsley and remaining parmesan and cook for a further 15-20 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and allow to settle for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Serve with a green leafy salad.
Smart Tips:
Elevate your garlic butter to change the flavours with garlic, rosemary and lemon or orange.
Add other vege like pumpkin or sweet potato by thinly slicing and roasting for 20 minutes before adding into the layers.
Try with different varieties of sourdough. I would try a dark rye with rosemary and orange butter, roast pumpkin, meredith dairy goats feta and finish with a scatter of pickled red onion.
As an alternative, reserve 1/4 of the butter mixture. Melt butter in the microwave and brush over the frittata as soon as you take it out of the oven to give it a lovely finish.
Recipe from culinary expert Tiffany Page, from Winnings Appliances, leading kitchen and laundry specialist. Image credits: photographer Alan Benson and food stylist Emma Knowles.
