There are times when a simple recipe is just the thing. This cherry tomato basil frittata takes only a few minutes to prepare and only requires four primary ingredients (eggs, cheese, tomatoes, and basil).
Despite its simplicity, it’s full of flavor, even though it only has a few ingredients. You don’t necessarily have to fuss for hours or use a long list of twenty ingredients to get something delicious to eat.
The other nice thing is that it uses ordinary pantry/fridge staples you probably already have in your kitchen. No special shopping trip required!
This is adapted from a recipe I cut out from The New York Times (I think) long ago. I added the goat cheese, since I had a little bit left I wanted to use up. If you don’t have goat cheese, use something else. Any relatively mild cheese would do the trick.
I also reduced the servings, and adjusted the cooking time. The beauty of single servings is that it takes a lot less time to cook and prepare. The original recipe called for 6 eggs and a pound of tomatoes!
This is a great quick lunch, weekend brunch, or even breakfast. It only takes a few minutes to make, so it’s great when you’ve got a bad case of the “hungries.” Add a chunk of crusty bread and you’ve got a meal.
Cherry Tomato Basil Frittata
A quick, easy light lunch or weekend brunch that's ready in under 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- pinch salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 1 T goat cheese
- 4-5 basil leaves, torn into pieces
- 1 T olive oil
- 3-5 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
Instructions
- Break the eggs into a bowl, add the salt and pepper and mix together with a fork.
- Add the goat cheese and basil and stir gently.
- Add the oil to a small frying pan and heat on medium heat.
- Pour the egg/cheese mixture into the pan. Let it cook for 30 seconds to one minute, until the sides of the frittata start to set and look more solid. Pick up the pan and swirl it around so that the eggs cook evenly.
- Reduce the heat to low and cook for additional 3-5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, and gently remove the frittata from the pan with a spatula.
Substitutions and Variations for Cherry Tomato Basil Frittata
- make it with mozzarella cheese or Monterey Jack instead of goat cheese
- add some fresh spinach
- use a pinch of red pepper flakes in addition to the black pepper
- swap the plain goat cheese for herbed goat cheese
- mix up the tomatoes: try one of those yellow/orange/red tomato blends
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