Asparagus and Gruyere Frittata
This simple Asparagus Gruyere Frittata only has 6 ingredients, and is a cinch to make. It’s a delicious and hearty savory breakfast!
Frittatas seem to be very trendy, don’t they? With so much hype around them, I decided that I had to try one. Plus, I’ve been having so much fun learning to love breakfast a little bit more (breakfast is my least favorite meal…in fact, most days my breakfast is just leftover dinner or lunch from the previous day).
Asparagus is cheap these days, at least in my local grocery store. And lately I’ve been having a little love affair with gruyere. Like, I eat a little piece before bed sort of love affair.
It’s just so good.
Asparagus Gruyere Frittata
Ingredients
- 8 extra large eggs
- 1 bunch of thin asparagus
- 1 cup of chopped yellow onion
- 1.25 cups gruyere cheese grated
- 3/4 cups heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- When selecting asparagus, I recommend choosing thin asparagus. To an extent, thick vs. thin asparagus is a preference. I’m a thin asparagus girl. Cut the asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
- Melt the butter in an 8 inch oven proof skillet, and saute the onions for about 5 minutes with a good pinch of salt and pepper over medium heat.
- While the onions are softening up, whisk together the eggs, cream, and 1 cup of gruyere. Season the egg mixture with a heavy pinch of salt and pepper.
- Add your asparagus to the pan, and pour your egg mixture on top.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of gruyere on top, and bake your frittata for 30-35 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center comes out cleanly. It’s really important not to overcook the frittata, or you will literally cook all the moisture out of it and it will be yucky and dry. Once those eggs are cooked, time to eat!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
5 Comments on “Asparagus and Gruyere Frittata”
Liked this flavor combo for a frittata. Never would’ve thought to combine asparagus and gruyere here!
Just made this. No cream, used whole milk and the onions are so awful right now decided not to use. It was delicious! Thanks for posting!
Ooh, this looks lovely. I feel the same way about breakfast – I always prefer leftovers! But I am a recent convert to liking eggs, since we got chickens. I made some lovely scrambled eggs today with red peppers, smoky paprika, and dry bread crumbs.
Thank you Amy! I am glad somebody out there makes me look not so strange about my indifference to breakfast! And you have your own chickens? Are you serious??? That sounds amazing!!!
Yes! Just 3 hens – Comet, Hester and Muppet. They’re fun and surprisingly easy to take care of. They live in the backyard and put themselves to bed in their coop every night. We live in the city, so we don’t really have to worry about predators. We were really worried the squawking would bother the neighbors, but they have said they don’t mind.