Broccoli Frittata Recipe – Fantastically Simple But Oh So Tasty!

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Have you tried a broccoli frittata recipe?

Most of the recipes on this blog are Turkish recipes. You know, what with us living in Turkey and everything.

We do, occasionally, however, cook dishes of the non-Turkish variety. And more often than not, these dishes will not make it onto these online pages.

But there are always exceptions.

This broccoli frittata recipe is one of those exceptions.

Throughout winter, broccoli becomes a bit of a staple and we’re always looking for inventive ways to use it.

Obviously, broccoli soup is always going to be a warming comfort blanket in the colder months but broccoli is such a handsome vegetable, too.

We love dishes where it can stand out as the star of the show – and this broccoli frittata allows for just that.

When I first made the broccoli frittata, we were going in for an all out healthy recipe but, of course, little extras slip in there from time to time, too, now.

If we’re feeling a bit more indulgent, we’ll make a blue cheese and broccoli frittata.

Whatever cheese is in the fridge at the time. It could be kaşar or beyaz peynir (think feta).

But, the cheese is definitely optional.

So, how did a playing-around-in-the-kitchen lunch become a recipe on the blog?

Because of the response.

I often take quick photos of random daily goings on to add to our Instagram Stories.

Broccoli frittata was one of those photos and, to our surprise, it generated lots of comments and recipe requests.

A while later, we posted a couple of our broccoli frittata creations onto our Instagram feed and, again, they generated comments and questions. So, here it is.

Certainly not a Turkish egg recipe but we’re using quality Turkish ingredients, and this blog is about our life in Turkey.

Life in Turkey sometimes involves international recipes as well as our Turkish favourites.

This was a make-it-up-as-you-go-along recipe, but, obviously, there are oodles of broccoli frittata and broccoli omelette recipes out there.

If you want to keep things seasonal, as springtime approaches, the broccoli can be replaced with asparagus.

With most frittata recipes, your fillings are added to the oven dish and then the whisked egg is poured over the top.

With our broccoli frittata recipe, as mentioned above, we want the broccoli to be the star.

So, the egg goes into the oven dish first.

After being blanched for a few minutes, the broccoli florets are then arranged in the egg mixture, along with your added extras.

A light drizzle of olive oil over the top and your florets are vibrant green and just waiting for that roasted crispiness to occur in the oven.

And that’s how we make our cheese and broccoli frittata.

When the topping is golden and the egg is set all the way through (you can use a knife to pierce the top and check the centre), remove from the oven.

At this point, you can either leave your frittata to cool or you can eat it straight from the oven.

We prefer the latter, especially if cheese has been added. It’s still oozy at this stage.

And why cubes or chunks of cheese rather than grated?

Because we love just getting hit with the occasional burst of strong cheese flavour rather than the whole frittata tasting of cheese.

Remember, this is a frittata that allows the broccoli to take centre stage.

Easy Broccoli Frittata Recipe

So, let’s make our broccoli frittata – and add a little extra indulgence by way of cheese!

Afiyet Olsun

Cheese & Broccoli Bake – Afternotes

• Depending on the style of your shallow oven proof dish, you may need to grease it it with a little oil or butter before you add your mixture.
• When you are cutting your broccoli florets, keep them on the larger side of bite-sized so that they don’t completely submerge in your egg mixture.
• For reference, our oven dish has a diameter of 28cms.
• If you let your frittata go cold, it makes a great picnic snack when cut up into small pieces. We sometimes take food like this with us when we are doing walks around Fethiye.

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