Pink_Minx
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One of my newly discovered go-to recipes - it's really tasty. The carb count is 8g per person (half the tortilla), but if you make your own pesto, you can reduce the count. I also don't have as many cherry tomatoes as the recipe suggests and I use coconut oil to cook it in. Let me know how you get on!
4tsp olive (coconut) oil
2 courgettes (about 300g) sliced into rounds about the thickness of a £1 coin
6 large eggs
1 large garlic clove, crushed or finely grated
10 cherry tomatoes
3 tbsp fresh pesto (choose one with whole pine nuts)
1 handful of rocket
Heat 2 tsp oil in a non-stick frying pan about 25cm across, add courgette slices and cook for 5 mins until softened, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, beat the eggs with seasoning and the garlic in a large bowl.
Tip the courgettes from the pan and wipe it out with kitchen paper. Add the remaining oil to the pan and return to the heat. Stir the courgettes into the eggs, then pour into the frying pan and cook over a low heat for 10 mins until almost completely set. Slide onto a large plate then flip back into the pan and briefly cook the other side to set. Alternatively put under the grill (much easier!). Remove from the pan onto a board.
Tip tomatoes into the pan for 2-3 mins to soften a little and char the skins. Cut the tortilla in half across to create two semi-circles, then spread one half with 2 tbsp pesto, then top with other half. Cut into wedges and top with remaining pest, tomatoes and rocket.
4tsp olive (coconut) oil
2 courgettes (about 300g) sliced into rounds about the thickness of a £1 coin
6 large eggs
1 large garlic clove, crushed or finely grated
10 cherry tomatoes
3 tbsp fresh pesto (choose one with whole pine nuts)
1 handful of rocket
Heat 2 tsp oil in a non-stick frying pan about 25cm across, add courgette slices and cook for 5 mins until softened, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, beat the eggs with seasoning and the garlic in a large bowl.
Tip the courgettes from the pan and wipe it out with kitchen paper. Add the remaining oil to the pan and return to the heat. Stir the courgettes into the eggs, then pour into the frying pan and cook over a low heat for 10 mins until almost completely set. Slide onto a large plate then flip back into the pan and briefly cook the other side to set. Alternatively put under the grill (much easier!). Remove from the pan onto a board.
Tip tomatoes into the pan for 2-3 mins to soften a little and char the skins. Cut the tortilla in half across to create two semi-circles, then spread one half with 2 tbsp pesto, then top with other half. Cut into wedges and top with remaining pest, tomatoes and rocket.
