Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Central Park Frittata



There are some things worth getting up before sunrise for. A two hour hike in Central Park after a fresh snowfall counts as one of those things. Especially if it includes a frittata afterward. More especially, if it's a frittata at my friend Karen's.

Ingredients:
1 zucchini
2-3 scallions
4 eggs
olive oil
butter
salt
pepper
parmesan cheese

Here's how she does it:

Step 1.
Slice the zucchini and bake in hot oven (450° F) for about 5 to 7 minutes on an olive-oil greased cookie sheet. Then flip and broil until slightly roasted.


Step 2.
Slice scallions and braise them in olive oil until lightly browned.


Step 3.
Heat butter in skillet.


Whisk eggs and add them. Keep heat on low.

Step 4.
Layer scallions evenly on top.
Add zucchini on top.


Allow to cook until eggs are no longer runny.

Step 5.
Lightly sprinkle top with parmesan cheese.


Broil for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or so until the top is lightly browned.

Serve hot.


A very nice reward for the early bird.

2 comments:

Chef Aimee said...

Gorgeous! We did not get any snow here today on the North Shore of LI! I can't believe it. Your walk sounds divine. Hope you are staying warm!

Denise said...

Your walk through a snow covered Central Park sounds amazing!! Can you believe I've never been to NYC? I've done quite a bit of traveling, and was even stationed in Hawaii when I was in the Navy (1990)...but now that I am home with three children....NYC seems a dream in the distant future. Hope a not too distant future.