Italian

Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata)

Name: Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 2 zucchini; 1/3 cup grated parmesan; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Giulia @giulia_torino

Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata) is Italian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

20 min Easy Eggetarian Pescatarian Gluten free

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

6 large eggs
2 zucchini
1/3 cup grated parmesan
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Slice the zucchini thinly.
Warm the olive oil in a nonstick skillet and cook the zucchini until golden and soft, about 8 minutes.
Beat the eggs with the parmesan, salt and pepper, then pour over the zucchini.
Cook over low heat, lifting the edges occasionally, until the bottom sets and the top is mostly set, about 6 minutes.
Slide onto a plate, flip back into the pan, and cook 2 minutes more to set the other side.
Serve warm or at room temperature, with a contorno alongside.

Watch how to cook Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Serve it with

A Italian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

The cooked vegetable
- Cicoria Ripassata (Sauteed Bitter Greens)
  
  20 min
Something cool and fresh
- Insalata Caprese (Caprese Salad)
  
  10 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata) carries dairy and eggs. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Chicken Cacciatore
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	Yes	Affettati e Formaggio (Cold Cuts and Cheese Plate)
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 200 kcal
Protein: 12 g
Carbs: 3 g
Fat: 16 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 430 mg
Saturated fat: 3 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Frittata di Zucchine (Courgette Frittata) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in summer, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.