Bruschetta with Mini Frittatas

I love Sunday brunches.

We had some friends over for brunch today, our neighbors, Matt & Laura, Susanna (Laura's sister) and hubby's friend, Priti. Matt makes THE BEST pancakes! It is a family recipe so I can't have him write a guest post on them. Since he can't share his recipe with me, we made a deal that we should have a monthly brunch where he makes these scrumptious pancakes so we can enjoy them on a regular basis. Sorry folks, you guys are missing out. I have tried to extract the recipe and made a few versions but they are nowhere nearly as good as Matt's pancakes.

I made Mini Frittatas. It is one of my favorite things to make when I'm hosting a brunch party because they can be served at room temperature so you can make them ahead of time and actually hang out with your friends instead of scrambling around making the perfect sunny side ups when the guests arrive. I didn't want to make the same frittatas over and over again so I decided to incorporate pesto and bruschetta topping to make things interesting. It was a great combination!

I bought pesto from Trader Joe's and made the Bruschetta topping at home with these delicious tomatoes from a local farmer's market. Just spread a small amount of pesto on each frittatas, top it with the tomato+basil mixture and some shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Mini Frittatas

Ingredients

12 large eggs
3/4 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup yellow onions - chopped
1/2 cup green bell peppers - chopped
1 1/2 tbsp garlic - minced
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp salt, or to taste
1 tbsp black pepper

Steps

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350º F.
2. Whisk the eggs and milk in a large bowl.
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
4. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray. (I made these in 2 batches since I only had 1 mini muffin tin. You can even use a regular muffin tin.)
5. Pour the egg mixture in the greased muffin cups almost to the top.
6. Sprinkle shredded cheddar on top.
7. Bake for 10 minutes. (Regular muffin cups will take 12-13 minutes to cook.)

Bruschetta Topping

Ingredients
3 small tomatoes - chopped
2 cloves of garlic - minced
a handful of fresh basil - finely chopped
1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps

1. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl, cover and refrigerate for about half an hour or until ready to serve.

Time 20-30 minutes | Serves about 8 guests