This was supposed to be an egg white frittata. But I've never been keen on pure egg whites for that sort of thing. So I used a mix of whole eggs and egg whites. I ended up using seven whole eggs and six egg whites, but I probably could've gotten away with five and ten respectively. Either way, I think the mix worked well. It's a bit lighter than a frittata made entirely with whole eggs, but doesn't have the aggressive leanness of an entirely yolk-less rendition.

The beet greens, sun-dried tomatoes, and feta all work well together. That said, I think fresh spinach would work almost as well. (Although I would definitely stick to fresh for this. I don't think fozen would make an acceptable substitute.) Luckily though, we had some lovely fresh beet greens left over from the beet salad we made the other day. And I hated to see them go to waste. So this recipe worked out prefectly!

Beet Green and Sun-Dried Tomato Frittata

Slightly adapted from The Breakfast Bible by Kate McMillan

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 100g (~2 c.) chopped beet greens, rised very well
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 75g sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 5 large eggs
• 1 large egg whites
• 75-100g crumbled feta¹

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
2. Heat the oil over medium heat.
3. Add the onion and cook until softened (5-6 minutes).
4. Add the beet greens, season to tast with salt and pepper, cover, and cook until wilted (~2 minutes).
5. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and stir to mix.
6. Spread the vegetables out into an even layer on the bottom of the pan.
7. Beat the eggs with the egg whites and pour them into the pan.
8. Cook, without stirring, for 2 minutes.
9. Transfer to oven and cook until eggs are set (~10 minutes).
10. If top is still wet, place under broiler for a minute or two.
11. Invert onto plate, cut into wedges, and serve.

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¹ The original recipe only called for 60g of feta, but I didn't think that looked like enough, so I bumped it up to 100g. In retrospect, 75g probably would have been sufficient, but I'm certainly not complaining about the extra! ^Back