Roasted Pumpkin and Caramelised Onion Frittata

Roasted Pumpkin and Caramelised Onion Frittata

Ready in 45 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, September 17, 2017.

If you don’t have an oven-proof fry-pan, transfer caramelised onions, pumpkin and spinach to an oven-proof dish and stir to combine. Pour over egg mixture, mix to combine then scatter over first measure of basil. Bake until cooked through.


Ingredients

Roasted Pumpkin and Caramelised Onion Frittata

  • 500g pumpkin, peeled and diced 1cm
  • 2 red onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons GF balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 6 eggs
  • ½ cup cream
  • ½ block Colby cheese, grated
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ bag baby spinach leaves (reserve a handful, for salad)
  • 2 tablespoons basil leaves and stalks, roughly chopped

Green Salad

  • Reserved baby spinach leaves
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
  • 1-2 teaspoons GF balsamic vinegar (optional)

To Serve

  • 1 tablespoon basil leaves, roughly chopped

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 230°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Toss pumpkin with a drizzle of olive oil on prepared tray and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 15 minutes, until tender. When pumpkin has finished cooking, switch oven to high grill.
  2. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium, oven-proof fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook onions with a good pinch of salt for 5-7 minutes, until soft. Add sugar, first measure of vinegar and water and cook a further 1-2 minutes, until caramelised. Remove pan from heat and set aside.
  3. Whisk eggs, cream, cheese and salt in a bowl, season with pepper and set aside. Roughly chop spinach; dice avocado and cucumber 1-2cm and place in a large bowl with 1 handful of the chopped spinach. Set aside.
  4. Return pan with caramelised onions to low-medium heat, add roasted pumpkin and remaining spinach and mix well to combine. Pour over egg mixture and gently shake pan to evenly distribute. Scatter over first measure of basil.
  5. Cook frittata for 8-10 minutes, until it is set around the edges, but still a little runny in the centre. Transfer to oven and grill a further 4-5 minutes, until frittata is cooked through, puffed and golden. Dress salad with a drizzle of olive oil and vinegar (if using). Season with salt and pepper.
  6. To serve, cut roasted pumpkin and caramelised onion frittata into wedges. Divide between plates, serve green salad on the side and garnish with remaining basil leaves.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1968 kj
470 kcal
Protein 17.8g
Carbohydrate 15.2g
Fat 37.0g