An authentic Italian recipe from our kitchen to yours. Buon
Appetito!
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs (whisked thoroughly) or 12 egg whites
- 1 pound fresh baby spinach
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (optional)
- Salt
Directions
1.
Preheat
the
broiler
in
the
oven
to
high.
2.
In a
nonstick,
broiler
safe
skillet
over
medium
heat,
add
the
olive
oil
and
garlic.
3.
When
the
garlic
begins
to
sizzle,
add
1/4
cup
fresh
water
and
the
spinach
to
the
pan.
Cover
and
cook
for
3 -
5
minutes,
until
the
spinach
begins
to
wilt.
4.
When
the
spinach
begins
to
wilt,
add
salt
to
your
taste
and
stir
constantly
for
2 -
3
minutes
until
all
spinach
is
lightly
cooked
(it
should
still
be
bright
green).
5.
Evenly
distribute
the
spinach
and
garlic
in
the
pan
and
then
pour
the
eggs
over
the
spinach.
Cover
and
cook
for
8 -
10
minutes
until
the
eggs
begin
to
firm
at
the
bottom
of
the
pan
and
cook
through
to
the
top.
6.
Uncover
the
pan,
remove
the
skillet
from
the
stove
and
place
it
under
the
broiler
for
3 -
5
minutes
to
finish
cooking
the
eggs.
7.
When
the
eggs
are
almost
ready,
sprinkle
them
with
the
Parmigiano
and
return
the
pan
under
the
broiler
to
brown
the
cheese.
8.
When
the
cheese
is
lightly
golden
and
the
eggs
are
cooked
well,
remove
the
pan
from
the
broiler,
plate
the
frittata
and
serve.