School is in full swing, and I am having writers block like woah.
It is so hard to concentrate when I get paid to stare at these salty gems 3 mornings a week:
…but I must remember to eat my veggies so that my brain can start working properly again…
This is a funky time of year at the farmer’s market in New York City. Apples, pears, potatoes, and winter squash abound, but the tomatoes, peaches and plums, and corn are still pulling through for their final hurrah.
I just learned about the “nuke and shake method” for husking corn, and now before I blink my eyes three times, all of the corn will be gone! Drat.
This is a simple egg bake that you could do with any seasonal ingredients–vegetables, herbs, cheeses, and meat. I adapted the recipe from Sara Forte’s The Sprouted Kitchen Cookbook. Sara’s recipe includes sweet potatoes and goat cheese; I happened to have a variety of small colorful potatoes on hand and a ball of mozzarella hanging out in the fridge, so into the frittata they went.
Fresh corn got thrown into the mix as well, because corn + eggs = awesome.
Sure, I love a good quiche. How could you not love anything baked up in a flaky, buttery crust? But remember, we need brain fuel here, so potatoes for a “crust” will do. A few dashes of hot sauce always help fire up those neurons, too.
Seasonal Frittata with a Potato Hash Crust
adopted from Sprouted Kitchen, also seen on Cookie and Kate
serves 4-6, depending how you slice and serve
6-8 eggs (I used 6 extra large eggs)
1/2 cup milk
pinches of salt and pepper
2 small sweet potatoes, or about 2 cups of colorful new potatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 cups baby spinach
1-2 ears of corn, husked and sliced off the cob
3 oz. cheese, mozzarella ball or goat cheese
herbs, hot sauce, salt n’ pepper for topping
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, a pinch of salt and black pepper.
- Chop the potatoes into 1/4-inch cubes. In a 10-inch sauté pan (or well-seasoned cast iron skillet), warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the potatoes and toss to coat, then sprinkle with cumin and 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir. Cook the potatoes, stirring occasionally, until they are cooked through and have brown marks, 10 to 15 minutes (add another little splash of olive oil if the potatoes start sticking to the pan).
- Sprinkle the garlic on top of the potatoes, then the spinach and corn. Cover the pan with a lid or cookie sheet if you have one, and cook until the spinach wilts, a minute or two.
- Turn the heat down to low. Whisk the eggs one last time and pour them over the spinach. Crumble or slice the cheese and plop over the top of the frittata. Put the pan in the oven and bake until you can shake the pan and see that the middle is just barely set, about 12 to 18 minutes.
- Set the frittata aside to cool down slightly. You can either leave it in the pan or flip it onto a plate. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper, and add some herbs and hot sauce if you’re feelin’ it.
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