If you love frittatas then don’t move a muscle, and if not, still don’t move a muscle as I’m sure this recipe will have you running into the kitchen.
Egg based meals, especially omelets have become a staple in my diet of late. They are super speedy to make on a week day for a quick-lunch or dinner and packed full of nutritionally dense goodness. I love how easily adaptable they are too. Literally, there have been times where I have virtually nothing in my fridge, down to the last scraps before the weekly grocery shop, but I’m still able to rustle up decent meal with my trusted omelette pan. Lesson: always keep eggs in the house at all times.
This very recipe came about very much the same way. Eggs are a staple in my house and with us yet to do the weekly shop all I had left in the fridge was bits and pieces that needed using up from the week before. Luckily, what I did have left was pretty good – asparagus, cucumber, red onion and garlic and herb soft cheese. What did I make? A healthy frittata recipe that is just perfect for summer and easy on the food budget too.
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 red onion
- 5 asparagus spears
- 1 inch of cucumber deseeded
- Soft cheese like feta or goats cheese (I used garlic and herb cheese)
- 1 tbsp Lea and Perrins
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
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Slice the red onion, asparagus and cucumber and fry in a little oil in an omelette pan. Crack and beat the eggs before pouring them into the pan. Cover all of the vegetables and keep peeling the cooked part of the egg towards the middle of the pan to let the uncooked egg pour into the spaces around the edges. There maybe some uncooked egg left on top. If so, place in the oven and cook on a low heat for a couple of extra minutes. Sprinkle over the cheese, Lea and Perrins, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
Traditionally frittatas tend to be made with potatoes, but since this was for lunch I thought that they would make it too heavy. Believe it or not this is incredibly filling, when served with your favourite side salad or just on its own you are provided with a delicious, healthy vegetarian meal that will make your belly sing for sure.
The idea of cooked cucumber may sound strange to some, however in this recipe it adds a wonderful freshness and light summery flavour when combined with the rest of the ingredients. Sweet red onions which become caramelised once cooked really work with the sour notes from the soft cheese. I’m totally in love with how easy this is to make and how budget friendly it is. To read more about eating healthily on a budget read my hints and tips here. Happy cooking!
When you’re down to the bare minimum in terms of food, what is your go to meal?
*Lea and Perrins provided to create recipe, all content and opinions are my own.
This looks delicious and perfect served with salad for a tasty lunch.
That would be the perfect combination! 🙂
Mmmm nom nom! I am starting Slimming world next week, this would be free I think!
OOoh I hope it is for you, but as I say it is very adaptable! 🙂
This looks so good! Such an easy recipe too!
Thanks Dana! 🙂
Like you, eggs are always my go-to meals when I don’t know what else to have and have limited supplies. Anything really goes. Any veg, meat or fish. I just scramble it all together and it’s done and dusted. Goat’s cheese is a great addition!
They are so great for throw together meals, love them! I bet goat’s cheese would be fab!
I have never tried cooking cucumber before!
It’s actually very nice! 🙂
All those veggies in this make it look absolutely delicious!
Oh it really is, thanks Rachel!
This looks fab, red onion and feta is such a lovely combo. I’m a big fan of eggs and we always have them in the house!
Love the idea of red onion and feta, must try that next time. 🙂
My mom loves makes frittatas. I will share this recipe with her! Thanks 🙂
Thanks, please do! 🙂
Yum!!! I need to make things like this more 🙂 I never think to use my eggs and all of the produce I have in my fridge 🙂
It’s a great way to use up food and make a quick meal too. 🙂
this looks delicious…now i have a pregnancy craving!
Hahaha! A very healthy and nutritious pregnancy craving at that.
I love frittatas and this looks delicious! When we are tight on cash we always make pasta of some sort – it goes a long way (always left overs for lunch and enough sauce to freeze for another dinner) and can be as cheap or expensive as you want.
Pasta is a great budget food – a little goes a long way.
Looks delicious!
Thank you 🙂
That looks super yummy! I love that you have healthy-good-looking recipes! (:
Thanks Alyssa! 🙂
This looks gorgeous! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
Anything with feta looks good to me! I’ll have to give this one a try 🙂
YUM! Looks great
Oooh, that looks good!
Is the sauce vegetarian? I only ask because usually it contains fish- I have seen vegetarian sauce in the “free from” sections but not the normal stuff.
We are big veggie lovers! My family will love this!
I saw the pic on Facebook and Instagram yesterday so was eager to read the post. Love frittatas x
LOOKS so good.
This looks absolutely divine! I have to try it!
Thank you! 🙂