Kale, bit of trend setter at the moment, its the latest IT food, and I've caught the bug. Even better than the taste is its one of the healtiest vegies going. I got my hands on a gorgeous bunch at the farmers market and made this easy but oh so delicious fritatta. I had some leftover roasted pumpkin lurking in the fridge from dinner the night before so toasted some pinenuts to add some texture. Fritatta is a wonderfully versitile dish, as long as you stick with the right amount of eggs you can add a multitude of combinations. Some times the simplier the better, goats cheese, mint and pea is a favourite as is mushroom and parmesan. But let your cooking juices run wild. Again, use good quality free range eggs at the least. I got a dozen for $3 from the market, so no excuses. I actually ran into a reader in the supermarket awhile back near the egg aisle. He looked in my basket to check what eggs I had, organic free range, I think he thought I was all talk. We went and he showed me what he normally buys....so disappointing!! But I firmly added free range into his basket. The funny thing is, his excuse was price, but I'm sure he is on a cracker of a salary and wouldn't even blink at spending money in the liquor department!!
So crack 6 eggs in a bowl and whisk well. Season generously with s & p. Chop your kale up and steam in microwave for 5 minutes.
I love using this old Pie dish of my nan's but you can use a pan that can go into the oven or a quiche dish is great too.
In the dish lay the kale, then arrange the pumpkin, pinenuts then dot with feta and a sprinkle of herbs, I used mint and parsley. Pour over the eggy goodness and put in a preheated oven at 200c for 35 mins
Wack it under the griller to give it a big more colour. Leave it to sit for at least 10 minutes before you cut and serve with a salad of lovely green, a spritz of lemon and well seasoned with s & p and a gernerous glug of your best extra virgin olive oil and lunch is ready.
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Now, about the decluttering challenge, how are you going? Its not too late to start, you can read about it here. I must admit to dropping the ball a bit with it last week but made up for it over the weekend. More mags, a few old books, some more shoes and I tackled the plastic containers and got rid of the ones without lids. I need to do the pantry this week, well thats the aim.
Ciao, Jan
YUM!!!!
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