Healthy Recipes
Asparagus and Sun-Dried Tomato Frittata
Farm-fresh eggs go Mediterranean in this one-dish meal that is perfect any time of the day. It provides sight-saving lutein and zeaxanthin, plus glutathione, an antioxidant that fights free radicals and detoxifies your body.
Serves: 6
Time to Table: 20 minutes
Healing Nutrient Spotlight
- Lutein, zeaxanthin, glutathione, omega-3
- Excellent source of riboflavin, selenium
- Good source of protein, vitamin B12, folate
Ingredients
1/4 cup organic sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
2 cups organic asparagus, blanched and chopped
2 Tbsp organic Parmesan cheese, grated
1 Tbsp organic butter
1/4 cup organic, 1% milk
6 large organic, omega-3 eggs
1/2 medium organic onion, diced
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325 F. In large bowl combine beaten eggs with the milk and Parmesan.
Heat the butter in a medium oven-safe sauté pan, and add the onion. Cook until the onion is translucent and golden.
Pour in the egg mixture and turn the heat down to low. Stir the eggs to fully cover the bottom of the pan. When the eggs begin to cook and take shape, stir in the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and asparagus. Place the sauté pan into the oven and continue to cook for 2 more minutes until the frittata is cooked around the edges and the center has puffed up.
Remove immediately form the oven. Invert the frittata onto a large platter and serve immediately.
Nutritional Information
120 calories, 8 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 2.6 g monounsaturated fat, 0.9 g polyunsaturated fat, 219 mg cholesterol, 162 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1.3 g fiber, 3 g sugars, 9 g protein
[Ed. Note: Kelley Lunsford is the Founder & CEO of Healing Gourmet, a multimedia company that educates on how foods promote health and protect against disease. She is also the creator of Healing Gourmet's Personalized Nutrition Software and Editor-in-Chief of the Healing Gourmet book series published by McGraw-Hill, including Eat to Fight Cancer, Eat to Beat Diabetes, Eat to Lower Cholesterol and Eat to Boost Fertility. For more information, click here.]
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