Goat Cheese Basil Frittata – Skyterra Recipe

A light and savory frittata — essentially a crust-free quiche — is ideal for a spa breakfast, brunch or lunch.  This nutritious and high-protein entree is easy to customize with your favorite add-ins, like herbs, vegetables, meats, and cheese — or just stick to this tried-and-true guest-favorite version.  Skyterra Wellness Retreat in North Carolina serves this Goat Cheese Basil Frittata over fresh greens dressed simply with olive oil and sea salt.

Goat Cheese Basil Frittata

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Resting Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Eggs, Skyterra

Servings: 4 Servings

Calories: 290kcal

Courtesy Of: Skyterra Wellness Retreat

A frittata is similar to quiche -- minus the crust. Light and nutritious, but so easy to customize, they are great for any meal, either fresh and warm, or served cold as leftovers, or on a bagel for a breakfast sandwich.

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 whole eggs - large
• ▢ ¼ cup goat cheese - crumbled
• ▢ 1 teaspoon paprika
• ▢ 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• ▢ 1 cup fresh basil - julienned, reserve a bit for garnish
• ▢ 1 handful Italian parsley - chopped, reserve a bit for garnish
• ▢ 4 cups fresh sorrel greens - or tender greens of choice
• ▢ 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ▢ Sea salt and pepper to taste

Optional Mix Ins

• ▢ 1 cup bell pepper - diced, or
• ▢ 1 cup mushrooms - diced, or
• ▢ 1 cup asparagus - diced, or
• ▢ 1 cup zucchini - diced

Instructions

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs with goat cheese, optional vegetables, basil, parsley, paprika, salt, and pepper.
• Preheat large sauté pan to low heat. Add grapeseed oil.
• Add egg mixture and allow to cook, undisturbed over low heat, for about 10 minutes, until eggs settle.
• Cover the pan and cook for an additional five minutes to ensure the top of the eggs are cooked through. Alternatively, leave off the lid, and pop the entire oven-safe skillet under a broiler, and watch very carefully as you briefly broil the top of the frittata.
• Remove from heat or broiler and allow the frittata to rest for about 5-10 minutes. During this time the eggs will continue to settle (see note), which helps to create a firm and sliceable texture.
• In a bowl, massage sorrel with olive oil and sea salt. Cut the frittata into 4 wedges, and serve each wedge over dressed greens, with basil and parsley to top.
  

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Spa Index Kitchen Notes

This recipe can be customized with your favorite veggies and herbs. We like asparagus and mushrooms in this recipe, in place of the bell peppers.

There is an oft-used saying when it comes to preparing eggs:  "Done in the pan is over-done on the plate."   This is true of everything from scrambled eggs to frittatas, because the heat carried over from preparation continues to cook the eggs for several minutes. Resting time is very important to have nicely cooked, but not over done, hard or dry egg dishes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 g | Calories: 290 kcal (15%) | Carbohydrates: 6 g (2%) | Protein: 15 g (30%) | Fat: 24 g (37%) | Sodium: 430 mg (19%) | Fiber: 1 g (4%)

Skyterra Wellness Retreat near Asheville, surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Skyterra offers an all-inclusive weight loss and fitness program in this beautiful mountain setting. Guests explore sustainable foundations of good health, sound nutrition and mindful well-being, and enjoy daily fitness, outdoor adventures, delicious cuisine, spa services, educational classes and more.

Executive Chef  Erica Lee Reynolds, in partnership with Lindsay Ford, RD, MS, ACSM, and the rest of the Skyterra culinary team deliver visually stunning, flavorful meals that offer optimum and complete nutrition – regardless of the type of diet a guest may be following. Vegan? Paleo? Vegetarian? Low-salt? Kosher? In the Skyterra culinary center, you won’t just be appeased. Your special diet will be embraced and celebrated, and you will walk away inspired to explore it further.   All meals are crafted from the best organic ingredients, with most of the items coming from local farms and purveyors. When it comes to sourcing meat and produce, the team builds on relationships with nearby farmers that have been doing things the right way for a long time.