Recipes

Ham & Vegetable Frittata

Such a good lunch option that can be enjoyed both hot or cold.

Prep Time 10mins
Cook Time 50mins
Difficulty Easy
Serves 6
Ham & Vegetable Frittata

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 potatoes
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 zucchini
  • 100g mushrooms
  • 150g sliced leg ham
  • 2 tbsp parsley
  • 1 cup grated cheese
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 pinch salt (optional)
  • 1 pinch pepper (optional)
  • 200g green salad
  • AND/OR 200g steamed vegetables

Method

  • Prep Ingredients: Whisk eggs lightly, grate potatoes and carrot, dice onion, slice mushrooms and chop leg ham.
  • Halve zucchini lengthways and slice thinly.
  • Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line base of a 20cm round or square cake pan.
  • Heat oil in large frying pan and cook potato, onion, zucchini, carrot, and mushrooms for 3 minutes until just tender.
  • Combine vegetable mixture, ham, parsley, cheese and eggs in large bowl and mix well.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Pour mixture into prepared pan, bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through. Stand 5 minutes before turning out.
  • Serve with salad and/or vegetables.
  • To freeze: Cut the frittata into portions and place in air-tight containers separated with non-stick baking paper. Freeze for up to three months.
  • To defrost: Place the portions in the fridge overnight and allow to defrost completely before reheating in the oven or serving cold.

FODMAP adaptable:
Keep cheese to 1/2 cup.
Omit onion from the recipe.
Choose only oyster mushrooms, keep to 75g (1 cup) or replace with more of the other veg

Thermomix Instructions:

  1. Grate Cheese for 6secs | Sp 8. Put aside in a bowl.
  2. Place potatoes, carrot, onion and zucchini in the thermie bowl and grate for 6secs | Sp 5
  3. Add the sliced mushrooms to the other veggies, along with the olive oil – cook for 5mins | 100deg | Sp 1
  4. Add to the veggies the ham (if using), herbs, cheese, eggs and season with salt & pepper.
  5. Combine for 15secs | Sp 2-3 (reverse)
  6. Pour mixture into prepared pan, bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through. Stand 5 minutes before turning out.