Mini Smoked Salmon Frittatas

paula

12 years ago

My daughter loves salmon. When it is not in season (oh yeah…I don’t buy fresh farm raised salmon, a personal preference) I often buy smoked salmon from a large warehouse store and it is more than we use in one (or two or three) meal(s).

Although my daughter likes to eat it plain, I like to find other ways of enjoying it. As smoked salmon goes really well with eggs, I put it in both traditional folded omelets and their baked counterparts, mini frittatas.

Mini frittatas are so cute! They are great for appetizers, brunch, or breakfast for a crowd. Plus, they are simple to make.

Recipes: Mini Smoked Salmon Frittatas

Ingredients:

1 sm. to med. onion, diced (or to taste)
olive oil +/or melted butter
8 eggs
1/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt (to taste)
2 – 3 oz. flaked smoked or cooked salmon (to taste)
3 – 4 oz. shredded cheese,optional (to taste)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Brush mini muffin tins with melted butter or spray with a non-stick cooking spray.
Saute onion in a little olive oil and/or melted butter until tender and translucent.
Whisk eggs, milk, and salt until frothy.
Stir in sauteed onions.
Add desired amount of salmon and cheese to each muffin cup (tin).*
Fill each cup (tin) with egg mixture until it is almost full (leave about 1/8 inch or so).
Bake in oven for approximately 10 minutes or until egg mixture is set in the center.
Loosen from pan with butter knife or a non scratch spatula (if using nonstick pans) to remove.
Serve warm.

Notes:

* You can add egg mixture first and then salmon and cheese. Either way, the some of the salmon and the cheese will be on top of the frittatas.

Can omit cheese (some people dislike having cheese near any fish they eat) or a different type like Parmesan or goat cheese may be used. I use either mild or medium cheddar.

You can use equivalent egg substitute instead of eggs.

You can omit some of the egg yolks by adding more egg whites instead of the yolks.

You can make them in regular muffin tins or an oven proof, non stick skillet instead. You will need to adjust the baking times accordingly (larger the vessel, the longer the baking time).