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Cherry Tomato & Ricotta Frittata {recipe}

Remember when I promised to post my cherry tomato and ricotta frittata recipe “very soon”?  Like 2 months ago, soon?  Well, here she is, just in time for the first frost and an impending seven solid months of the tomato-less hell that is winter.

I know, I know.  Excuses, excuses.  But seriously, grad school is tough y’all.  Over the past couple of months, I’ve cried in front of several fellow PhD students, cried my self to sleep after my first accounting seminar, cried in my professor’s office, cried when my boyfriend “jokingly” locked me in the bathroom, and left my first microeconomic theory midterm choking for breath because the tears were gushing so fast and so hard that all my facial orifices had clogged.

I am a character from a cheesy 80’s sitcom.

But I took a break from all that excitement, just to get this frittata recipe up here on the blog.  Now hurry outside and pick the last of the cherry tomatoes before the first frost comes!

Check out the bite-size video below to see just how darn easy this frittata is to throw together.  It tastes great when reheated and makes for a pretty mean breakfast sandwich, should you be so inclined.

Cherry Tomato and Ricotta Frittata
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

A quick, simple breakfast for a crowd bursting with summer flavor.

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked eggs, breakfast, brunch, frittata
Servings: 6
Calories: 148 kcal
Author: Fervent Foodie
Ingredients
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup packed arugula, roughly chopped
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan
  • 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add onion, season with salt and pepper, stir to combine, and reduce heat to medium. Cook the onion until soft (approximately 5 minutes), then add the garlic and cook one minute more. Gently fold in the cherry tomato halves and arugula, season once more with salt and pepper.

  3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine eggs, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and parmesan cheese. Whisk to combine. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet, and use a spatula to evenly arrange the ingredients. Cook for a few minutes, until the sides begin to set, then remove from heat. Using a spoon, dollop the ricotta cheese on top of the eggs.

  4. Bake until the eggs are nearly set (approximately 7 minutes), then switch the oven to broil, and broil until the top of the frittata is set (approximately 1-2 minutes).

  5. Remove from oven and allow frittata to cool. Slice and serve.

Recipe Video

Fervent Foodie

Hello! I’m Mary, a self-proclaimed fervent foodie and carbohydrate connoisseur. This blog is about my life—my passions, adventures, and failures—through food. I’m a bean counting CPA by trade, but my true passion is food. It is the unabashed soul of my being. The history, the culture, the taste, the experience–I am fascinated and enchanted by it all. I devote my free time almost entirely to scouting out delicious restaurants and cooking up new recipes. It makes me especially happy when I can take a recipe and “healthify” it. By this I mean turn it into something healthy and nutritious that still tastes friggin’ delicious. I love to connect with readers, restaurants, and those in public relations, so email me and let’s talk food! Google

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  • Yessss we hacked down all of our tomato plants last week but we still have a few that are just turning from green to red that we picked before the destruction.

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