This fancy frittata with caramelized fennel, apple and blue cheese definitely has the wow factor. An amazing combination of flavours! This recipe definitely demonstrates how well you can eat in a van. The quick method of getting the fennel caramelized is great for vanlife. This recipe is great to make ahead of time and take along to a picnic or get together.
This recipe is usually done using an oven or grill, but we’re sure you get could inventive and give it a go on the stove top. Let us know if you give this caramelized fennel, apple and blue cheese fritatta a go!
Caramelized Fennel, Apple & Blue Cheese Frittata
Equipment
- Oven or grill
Ingredients
- 1/2 Fennel
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp Caster Sugar
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1 Apple
- 5 Eggs
- 1/4 cup Milk or cream
- 2 tbsp Blue Cheese
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- To caramelize the fennel. First cut off the green bits and put them to the side.
- You can use the fronds for a garnish. Then slice the very hard bottom off and slice the bulb length ways. Making sure it stays in tack.
- Heat one tspn of butter in pan and add sliced fennel until brown on both sides.
- Add the sugar and 1 tspn of water, shake the pan and leave to go a darkish brown.
- Once it’s reached this point add the rest of butter. Whisk up the eggs with cream, salt and pepper and seasoning.
- Slice apple and arrange over the fennel in the pan then pour over the egg mixture.
- Crumble blue cheese and cook either under grill or in the oven until the frittata is set.
- Serve with chopped fennel fronds over the top.