Spinash, Butter Bean and Ricotta Frittata

Two new recipes today, nice and easy to make for when you don't have much time or inspiration, but still are after something good :)
ok, second might take some more time to make, but is soooo good! I was really surprised by it and LOVED it! It made several of my lunches very enjoyable :D

but first things first: the Spinash, Butter Bean and Ricotta Frittata!


Serves 2 ~ Preparation 10 min ~ Cooking time 10 min
Kcal 417 Protein 32g Carbs 34g Fat 18 g (info that came with recipe in case you cared ;) )

What you need:

- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 400 g (13 oz) can butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 200 g (7 oz) baby spinach leaves
- 4 eggs beaten
- 50 g (2 oz) ricotta cheese (i had some smooth ricotta that looks more like some sort of cream cheese than ricotta... it worked, but i am sure that proper ricotta would be so much better!)
- salt and freshly ground pepper (optional)

Put your apron on and:
1 - heat the oil in a medium frying pan, add the onion and fry 3-4 min until softened. Add the butter beans and spinach and heat gently for 2-3 min until the spinach has witted.

2 - Pour over the eggs, then spoon over the ricotta and season with salt & pepper, if using. Cook until almost set, then place the pan under a preheated hot grill and cook for another 1-2 minutes until golden an set.
I didn't used the grill, but turned over the frittata using a plate like you would do for a spanish tortilla... if you want to do it my way: take a plate that can cover the pan you use, put it on top of the pan and while holding both turn over the two so that the frittata now lies on your plate and is turned over. You can now slide the frittata back into the pan to cook the side that was previously on the top.


Easy to make in advance and take with for lunch or cut in small pieces and serve as finger food at a party :)

Bon Appétit! :)
**Gg**

Salmon and Avocado Burger

YA-HAM i have to say! :D
I love what the wonders of the internet can do and how they manage to pleasantly surprise you once in a while :) A Saturday night at home with my flatmate Julia, having a piece of Salmon and avocado ready to use for a recipe i wanted to try out, we didn't have all needed ingredients and actually wanting something faster to cook, i had a look on the internet to see what i could do with salmon and avocado and i found this recipe. Perfect for a quick dinner in front of a movie :D

Serves: 4 people ~ Preparation 15 minutes ~ Cook Time 6-10 minutes

What you need:

Salmon Burger Ingredients:

- 200g tinned salmon, drained and flaked
- 2 medium eggs, beaten
- 1 cups wholemeal bread crumbs
- 1 tsp of paprika
- 1 tsp of cumin
- ¼ of a cup onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp of lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil

4 spelt or wholegrain bread rolls Rocket or lettuce to serve

Avocado and Yoghurt dip:
- 1 avocado, pip removed and mashed
- 100 grams of Greek yoghurt
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- ½ a lemon squeezed
- 1 tbsp of coriander, chopped finely

What to do:

• In a mixing bowl, combine all of the salmon ingredients apart from ¼ of the cup of bread crumbs. Keep the other 3/4 to cover the patties later before frying them.
  (i added some extra wholemeal flour to make the mixture stick more together and be able to make patties out of it... also I precooked the salmon a bit to flake it more easily and for it to stick better in the patty mixture)
  
• Make four patties out of the salmon ingredients and cover them with the remaining bread crumbs.
  (i made 6 patties out of it and they were big enough)
  
• In a hot frying pan, add olive oil and cook the patties for 3 minutes each side over a medium heat.
• Combine all the avocado and yoghurt ingredients in a mixing bowl. It's ok if this is a little chunky.
  (i would add the lemon juice little by little and taste in between. As i added it all at once and found the lemon taste to be overpowering and so ended up adding extra avocado on my bread ;) )
• Cut the bread rolls in half and toast to golden brown. Place the rolls on a plate. On one side of the roll, generously smear with avocados and yoghurt dip. Add a little lettuce or rocket and then place the patties in the roll. Serve and enjoy.
  (i added some sliced cherry tomatoes in it, combines very well with it :) )

There you go, you have a perfect burger for a movie night at home, delicious lunch or even a picnic in the park. Great change from the meat burgers! :)
Or if you made this for yourself and are bored of the salmon avocado burger option, I made a wrap with one of my salmon patty leftovers and added cream cheese and sweet chilli sauce instead of the avocado/yoghurt dip --> DE-LI-CIOUS! :d

And if you're an as big avocado fan as I am, you might want to check out this website, seems very interesting :)
http://www.avocado.org.au/

Bon Appétit mes amis!
see you at the next recipe :D
**Gg**